Interest in micellar solution to reduce unpleasant skin sensations

The results from the “Objectifs Peau” project showed that approximately 30% of the French population complains of an unpleasant skin sensation at least once a day. Itching was the most frequent complaint (32%), followed by tingling (18.9%) and burning sensation (5.6%), which impact an individual’s daily life. These sensations could be identified, as they were either isolated or associated with each other.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of micellar solution to reduce these sensations, especially on sensitive skin.

A questionnaire was administered at Day 0 (D0), D2, D14, and D28 using a mobile phone application to individuals applying micellar solution (Sensibio H2O, Laboratoire Bioderma, NAOS) who spontaneously used micellar solution for sensitive skin and/or spontaneously consulted a health professional. Itching, tightness, tingling and burning sensations were evaluated by means of frequencies (never, rarely, sometimes, often or constantly) at D0, D2, D14 and D28. Responses from the questionnaire were rated (never=0, rarely=1, sometimes=2, often=3 or constantly=4) and allowed us to obtain an overall “unpleasant sensations” score, where a higher score corresponded to a higher degree of unpleasant sensations.