Yellowness in skin complexion: Analysis of self-perception of women in China evaluated against clinical parameters of yellowness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Skin "yellowness" is an abstract and subjective term, without a definitive measurement protocol. Objectives were to analyze Chinese women's self-perception of skin yellowness and associated parameters and identify objective clinical measurements that correlate with these perceptions.

Methods

Following focus group discussions, criteria for skin yellowness were defined, and validated by volunteer rankings of facial images. A typology study of 185 women was performed. Participants were grouped into yellow (Color Uniformity, Brightness and Transparency (CUBT) yellow scale grade > 3, chromameter b* value > 16) and non-yellow (CUBT yellow scale grade < 2, b* value < 14) groups. Participants self-evaluated their skin on yellowness, transparency, skin uniformity, dullness

SUBMITTER: Lua BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11300536 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature