Asahi Kasei Home Products Co., Ltd.
-“Survey on rough hands and dishwashing detergent” asked 500 people-90% of people suffer from rough hands every year in the dry season coming soon! It is clear that 80% of the “rough hand neglected layer” who have regretted not being able to care for rough hands
Asahi Kasei Home Products Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Katsunori Takahashi, hereinafter “Asahi Kasei Home Products”), which sells the Frosh (R) brand, has targeted 500 women aged 30 to 59 with “dishwashing detergent.” A fact-finding survey on rough hands” was conducted via a web questionnaire.
[Survey summary]
■ Approximately 80% of people have increased the frequency of alcohol disinfection compared to before the corona disaster. About 70% of people became concerned about rough hands. It is clear that 90% of them are suffering from dryness as a specific symptom.
⇒ 28.6% of the respondents said that they were “very worried” about rough hands due to the increased frequency of alcohol disinfection, and 66.8% of those who were “worried”.
⇒As for the symptoms of rough hands, “dryness” was overwhelmingly common at 91.3%, “hangnails” at 36.7%, and “cracks” at 36.4%. ■Approximately 90% of people feel rough hands in autumn and winter every year, and about half of them start feeling it in October or November. However, about 80% of people have regretted their hands after not taking any particular measures.
⇒ More than half of the respondents, 54.2%, “feel very” rough hands in autumn and winter.
⇒ On the other hand, it is clear that 34.3% of the respondents regretted not taking measures against rough hands, and 80.5% of those who regretted it a little.
■Although 86% of people feel that washing dishes affects rough hands, 1 in 4 people feel that measures against rough hands are sufficient. The most common countermeasures were “applying hand cream”, “using rubber gloves when washing dishes” in 2nd place, and “use detergent that is gentle on hands” in 3rd place. In addition, the function that is emphasized when choosing a dish detergent is “detergency” at the 1st place, “sterilization performance” at the 2nd place, and “gentleness to the skin” is the 3rd place. It is also clear that the fact that “dirt removal” is emphasized.
⇒ 42.2% of respondents said that washing dishes had an effect on rough hands, and 86.0% of respondents answered that they felt it somewhat. ⇒However, only 25.6% of people feel that their own measures against rough hands are sufficient.
⇒For countermeasures against rough hands when washing dishes, “apply hand cream” ranked 1st (84.4%), “use rubber gloves” ranked 2nd (54.0%), and “use gentle detergent” was 3. Rank (38.6%)
⇒ The most important functions when purchasing dishwashing detergent are “detergency” (51.0%), 2nd “sterilization performance” (12.4%), and 3rd “gentleness to hands” (51.0%). 11.2%).
[Survey overview]
Survey method: WEB questionnaire
Survey target: Women aged 30 to 59 nationwide
Number of valid responses: 500
Survey implementation date: August 26-28, 2022
Investigator: Asahi Kasei Home Products Co., Ltd.
* When posting this survey data, please be sure to write “surveyed by Asahi Kasei Home Products Co., Ltd.”. *It is also possible to interview and comment on Mr. Arata Tomori.
About 80% of people have increased the frequency of alcohol
disinfection compared to before the corona disaster.
About 70% of people became concerned about rough hands.
It is clear that 90% of them are suffering from dryness as a specific symptom. ・Compared to before the corona crisis, 63.6% of the respondents said that the frequency of alcohol disinfection “increased”, and 79.0% combined with those who “slightly increased”.
・28.6% of the respondents were “very worried” about rough hands due to the increased frequency of alcohol disinfection, and 66.8% of them were “worried”.
・As for the symptoms of rough hands, “dryness” was overwhelmingly common at 91.3%, followed by “hangnails” at 36.7% and “cracks” at 36.4%.
How has the frequency of alcohol disinfection changed compared to before the spread of the new coronavirus (before January 2020)? [Image 1
■Do you feel that your hands are more rough than before due to the increased frequency of alcohol disinfection?
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■What kind of symptoms are rough hands?
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Every year, about 90% of people feel rough hands in autumn and winter. About half of the people start feeling it around October or November. However, about 80% of people have regretted their hands after not taking any particular measures.
・More than half (54.2%) of the respondents said that they “feel very” rough hands in the fall and winter, and 87.4% of those who “feel somewhat”.
・27.2% of people start feeling rough hands in November, 19.2% in October, 17.2% in December, and 7.1% in September.
・On the other hand, it is clear that 34.3% of the respondents regretted not taking measures against rough hands, and 80.5% of those who regretted it a little.
■ Do you usually feel rough hands in autumn and winter?
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■When do you start feeling rough hands?
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■Have you ever regretted your hands after taking no special measures? [Image 6
Despite the fact that 86% of people feel that washing dishes affects rough hands 1 in 4 feel good enough. As a countermeasure, the first place is “apply hand cream”,
“Use rubber gloves when washing dishes” ranked second, and “Use detergent that is gentle on the skin of hands” ranked third. In addition, when choosing a dishwashing detergent, the most important functions are “detergency”, 2nd place is “sterilization performance”, and “skin care”.
Gentleness” came in 3rd place, revealing the fact that “dirt removal” is more important than “gentleness to the skin”.
・42.2% of respondents said that washing dishes had an effect on rough hands, and 86.0% of those who answered that they felt it somewhat. ・However, only 25.6% of people feel that their own measures against rough hands are sufficient.
・When washing dishes, “applying hand cream” ranked 1st (84.4%), “using rubber gloves” ranked 2nd (54.0%), and “use detergent that is gentle on the skin of the hands” (84.4%). use” is 3rd (38.6%)
・When purchasing dishwashing detergent, the most important function is “detergency” (51.0%), 2nd is “sterilization performance” (12.4%), and 3rd is “gentleness to hands” ( 11.2%).
■Do you feel that washing dishes affects rough hands?
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■ Do you feel that your rough hands are sufficient for washing dishes? [Image 8
■What kind of countermeasures do you think are effective for washing dishes in winter?
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■Please tell us the most important function when purchasing
dishwashing detergent.
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[Expert opinion]
Doctor (internal medicine, dermatology) Dr. Arata Tomori
Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine / Member of the Japan Diabetes Society / Member of the Japanese Dermatological Society / Member of the Anti-Aging Society Born in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture. Graduated from Tokyo Women’s Medical University. After working in the internal medicine department at the same university hospital, she transferred to the dermatology department. Currently, while working at a clinic for internal medicine and dermatology, he pursues beauty and health as medical care from the standpoint of a doctor, and is developing enlightenment activities for living beautifully through magazines and TV.
The dry season is hard to handle every year. Thinking more than usual this year, Would you like to work on “dry measures” for your hands?
Rough hands are a common symptom that we see on a daily basis, but in fact, once the hands are rough, it takes time to completely heal. Especially from autumn to winter, many people feel the symptoms of rough hands due to the dryness of the outside air. Also, people who do not feel rough hands may actually have damaged skin.
Healthy skin has a barrier function to prevent moisture from escaping inside and to protect it from external stimuli due to the stratum corneum on the surface of the skin and the sebum coating that covers it. However, according to the results of this survey, there are many people who feel that “washing dishes has an effect on rough hands.” The barrier function of the skin deteriorates. And when the barrier function declines, the dryness of the skin progresses, and when it gets worse, symptoms such as itching may occur.
“If you start to feel dry, it’s a sign of rough hands.” Even when washing dishes that damage your hands, it is important to take measures against dryness with detergents that are gentle on your hands before you feel dryness. We recommend that you choose
Features of Frosh (R) Dishwashing Detergent
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●Environmentally friendly
1. Use 100% recycled PET containers to reduce environmental impact. 2. Cleansing ingredients after use are decomposed into water and carbon dioxide by microorganisms that exist in nature, and almost 100% return to nature. *1
3. Uses 100% renewable plant-derived cleaning ingredients.
– Gentle on hand skin
1. Weakly acidic, just like the skin on your hands
2. Non-alcoholic formula that does not contain alcohol that causes rough hands * 2
3. Hypoallergenic formulation combined with mild surfactant
*1 According to the intrinsic biodegradability test (OECD302B) *2 Alcohol is ethanol.
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*[Method] Transepidermal cells from the epidermal model before and after culturing for 24 hours by contacting an epidermal model (J-TEC Lab Site Shrimp Model, Lab Site, J-TEC) with 2 w/w% detergent solution for 60 minutes and culturing for 24 hours. The amount of water loss (TEWL) was measured, and the gentleness to hand skin was evaluated from the rate of change (%). The rate of change (%) was determined by (TEWL of the epidermis model after detergent adaptation – TEWL of the epidermis model before detergent adaptation) x 100. Based on our experiments. (This data is an example of measurement, not standard values.)
Comparing the amount of water that evaporates from the hands after washing the dishes, the gentleness of Frosh (R) on the hands is almost the same as washing with water.
Frosh (R) brand site
https://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/saran/products/frosch/index.html * “Frosch” is a registered trademark. *(R) indicates a registered trademark
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