Sensitive skin in China: characteristics and burden

Sensitive skin is a very frequent disorder, which appeared less frequent in China than in other countries. The published data are not sufficient to reach a consensus on sensitive skin management.

We aimed to study the prevalence of sensitive skin in China, its individual burden, its impact on the quality of life (QoL) and several associated triggering factors.

A survey using Internet was carried out on a national representative sample of Chinese (15 and 60 year). Data on the presence and the severity of sensitive skin were collected, as well as putative triggering factors. The QoL was assessed thanks to DLQI. The cultural and linguistic validation of the BoSS was performed according to guideline.