A Study on the Effect of Hydrogen Water Cleansing on Skin

Choi, In-jeong; Kang, Sang-mo

Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology 2019;25(4):835-847.
Published online August 31, 2019.

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A Study on the Effect of Hydrogen Water Cleansing on Skin

In-jeong Choi, Sang-mo Kang

Abstract

This study conducted a comparative experiment with tap water and electrolyzed hydrogen water to verify whether the facial cleansing with hydrogen water affects facial skins. The experiment tested twenty four men and women, who are from twenties to forties, using tap water for twelve people in the control group and hydrogen water for twelve people in the experimental group, for four weeks. After the four-week experiment, this study could confirm that the hydrogen water facial cleansing was more effective than the tap water facial cleansing for removing skin wastes while sustaining skin moisture from the test results of skin changes thirty minutes after facial cleansing. Compared to the control group, facial skin moisture was 3.71% higher for the experimental group (p<0.05). The amounts of sebum were 51.33% lower (p<0.005) for the experimental group, pH was 8.36% lower (p<0.005) and TEWL was 2.75% lower (p<0.005), respectively. In the case of checking skin changes for two hours after facial cleansing, similar results were found. Compared to the control group, facial skin moisture was 19.48% higher for the experimental group (p<0.05). The amounts of sebum for the experiment group were 36.16% lower (p<0.005), pH was 4.27% lower (p<0.005) and TEWL was 23.82% lower (p<0.005), respectively. Thus, it was shown that the hydrogen water facial cleansing had better cleansing compared to the tap water facial cleansing.

Key Words: Cleansing, Electrolyzed water, Hydrogen water, Skin improvement effect