A hedonic response to an assay made on octogenarians using cosmetics that promise to donate comfort , attractiveness and youth

156 How to cite this article: Martini L. A hedonic response to an assay made on octogenarians using cosmetics that promise to donate comfort, attractiveness and youth. Our Dermatol Online. 2017;8(2):156-159. Submission: 30.05.2016; Acceptance: 17.08.2016 DOI: 10.7241/ourd.20172.42 A hedonic response to an assay made on octogenarians using cosmetics that promise to donate comfort, attractiveness and youth


INTRODUCTION
Four are the chief aesthetical manifestations occurring and therefore valuable to be studied in the interesting and ignored and disregarded field of the geriatric dermatology [1][2][3][4].
Xerosis which occurs most often on the hands and all throughout the entire trunk.The appearance of xerotic skin is like a pattern of cracked pottery.These cracks or fissures are present owing to the progressive epidermal water loss (TEWL).
Pruritus: the characteristic patterns of pruritus in elderly include scratching and inflammation.The condition is often associated with other underlying diseases.Itching is reputed to be induced by the effect of histamine and is mediated exclusively by the peripheral nervous system.
Purpura: that can be defined as any of a group of conditions characterized by ecchymoses or other small hemorrhages in the skin, mucous membranes, or serosal surfaces.Purpura may be caused by decreased platelet counts (thrombocytopenia), platelet abnormalities, vascular defects, trauma, or drug reactions.35Elderly persons are especially susceptible to hemorrhage into the skin.
Two are the seats where malaises and dysfunctions currently appear in old people: epidermis and derma.
And finally, two are the physiopathological metamorphoses which occur in epidermis and other two in dermal regions: As far as epidermis is concerned a decrease of 14% of melanocytes is observed per decade, and as far as Langerhans cells are concerned it is undeniable that their density and responsiveness decline progressively.
All the photo-inducted diseases are to be neglected in this paper, since the Author studied only old women living in a luxury rest home for old age persons, which are not supposed to stay too long exposed to sun rays: only one hour in the afternoon drinking fresh beverages under palms and beeches, so that they cannot manifest actinic keratoses, telangectasias and pigmentary disorders.
My attention was focused only on the black spots every beldam cannot hid.
In effect aim of my research has been to fit out a sensorial hedonic questionnaire to old ladies (16 individuals from 76 to 91 y) who live together in a rest house in a lovely and calm champaign.
They had solely to respond to a series of questions (twelve questions) about the satisfaction after having creams and alcohol-free lotions containing certain peculiar plants with diverse functions and attitudes apt to struggle the aforesaid manifestations, typical of elderly.
The experimentation lasted 7 days.
Questions were extremely simple and reasonable, like: How do You feel today?Do You feel your skin oiled?Do You feel a sensation of a silky or velvety skin?How many times do You need to scratch your trunk? and so on.
I retained no approval of the study by the Local Ethical Committee was required and therefore I have thought that it is utterly superfluous to find out an approval number and the corresponding date to provide to the Editor, even because all the treated individuals, had previously accepted voluntarily to try the suggested cosmetic items, by herbs that are all included in INCI.
To try to defeat the four chief aesthetical manifestations occurring in geriatric dermatology, four are the type of plants that contain manifold principles that synergically contribute to the full resolution of the problem.
First of all: Anti-inflammatory remedies are required for combat eczematous dermatitis: and they are represented by all kinds of plants containing antioxidants and polyphenols, catechins and anthocyanines (turmeric, green tea, white willow bark, maritime pine).
Herbs Ointments must be always prepared as ancient Pharmacopoeias prescribed, using all animal greases (seal, reindeer, shark, pig, ox or sheet) and amongst those the ones which present the major percentage of ω-6 acids.
Paladins of the Organic Cosmetology are thus prayed to put definitively off the diatribe about the animals' sacrifice to obtain certain greases and fats, whenever, they are prayed to shrink whichever automotive machine (forecasted for the production of manifold consumer good,) that all use animal greases as main lubricants low cost, according to Rule CE 1069/2009, and Rule UE 142/2011.
All this, because these greases and animal fats are utterly diachysic bio-principles with regards to injured and senescent skin.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
The 16 volunteers were classified as follows: Four ladies suffering from xerosis (A,B,C,D), four ladies suffering from pruritus (E,F,G,H), four ladies suffering from eczematous dermatitis (I,L,M,N) and finally four ladies suffering from purpura (O,P,Q,R) and all they were prayed to spread the following products four one week and to answer to the Peyram's questions twice a day.

RESULTS
Each day we obtained two responses corresponding to the relative number of the scale.
The numerical differences were calculated as integer numbers, and this ought to correspond to the statistical part of all the experiment made in the rest home, and fortunately it has been fully possible to draw Table I where all the values are scored.
The higher is the value, the major is the feeling of satisfaction.

DISCUSSIONS
Somebody could object that the psychological approach to the experiment is important to evaluate the real degree of satisfaction: abandoned beldams could be exaggerate their appreciations on the donated products, since they feel, in that precise circumstance, important and loved for one entire week, as it were a joke.
The old ladies have always responded seriously and conscientiously to the Peyram's questionnaires.

CONCLUSION
The scores are sufficiently clear to show that there cannot be any doubt about the fact that too often

Table 1 :
Peyram's scores representing the single degee of each volunteer's satisfation the lacquered World of Cosmetic lavishes illusions, howbeit they sometimes are not fake or misleading.