Healthy adults
Conditions
Interventions
Apply the active agent to the one side of the cheek and the placebo to other side of the cheek twice a day for 8 days.
Sponsors
Kao Corporation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy males aged from 25 to 50 years old. 2. Subjects with a high dryness score and a low skin hydration of the cheek selected by screening test. 3. Subjects who can agree to participate in the study and provide written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects with atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis and cutaneous hypersensitivity 2. Subjects with problems in the skin of the face, such as wound, eczema, sunburn. 3. Subjects who is using topical agent on the skin of the face. 4. Subjects who attend a hospital or who take drugs. 5. Subjects with any allergies. 6. Subjects who is undergoing, or have received, medical cosmetic treatment such as chemical peeling, cosmetic surgery. 7. Smoker. 8. Subjects who is participating in, or have participated in, other clinical study. 9. Subjects deemed inappropriate to participate in this study by the principle investigator.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The dryness score of the skin before and after application. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The skin hydration, pH, the image analysis of the skin surface, the analysis of components of the skin, the analysis of the questionnaire before and after application. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactSatoko Fukagawa
Kao Corporation Biological Science Research
Outcome results
None listed