Article ; Online: Exploratory study on the body distribution of skin color, pigmentation and, degree of tan in Central European Caucasian Women.
2024 Volume 23, Issue 3, Page(s) 493–502
Abstract: It is well known that skin color varies by body site and with season. However, little quantitative data on the topography of skin color and pigmentation are available. Therefore, exploratory cutaneous colorimetric measurements in 20 in central European ... ...
| Abstract | It is well known that skin color varies by body site and with season. However, little quantitative data on the topography of skin color and pigmentation are available. Therefore, exploratory cutaneous colorimetric measurements in 20 in central European Caucasian women aged 20 to 60 years have been made at 18 body sites. Tri-stimulus L*a*b*-values, hue, and chroma are considered to describe skin color. Based on the "Individual Typology Angle", the "Degree of Tan" was introduced to quantify the difference between constitutive and facultative pigmentation. Measurements were done in late winter and early summer to estimate potential changes by solar ultraviolet radiation. These measurements made evident that skin color obviously differs across the body in late winter. Even nearby body sites can be recognized as differently colored. A remaining degree of tan was found at permanent and intermittent exposed body sites. The remaining tan was not most pronounced at the permanently exposed sites but on the intermediate ones like the shoulder. In early summer, the degree of tan has most developed at the hands, arms, and instep, followed by the face. This study showed that besides basic differences between body sites in winter, accumulation, and degradation of tan also vary between body sites. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Female ; Skin Pigmentation ; Ultraviolet Rays ; Skin ; Colorimetry ; Solar Energy |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2024-02-14 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2072584-X |
| ISSN | 1474-9092 ; 1474-905X |
| ISSN (online) | 1474-9092 |
| ISSN | 1474-905X |
| DOI | 10.1007/s43630-024-00533-6 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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