臺灣溫泉應用於臉部美容之效益評估

The Evaluation Study of Taiwan Hot Spring Water Applying to Cosmetic in Facial Skin

近年來，國人著重於生活品質的提升，對於休閒養生的重視亦逐年增加；因此，對於台灣富有之溫泉資源，即是具有觀光遊憩及休閒養生，二種重要功能結合之產業。此外，近期研究亦發現：台灣碳酸氫鈉溫泉水具有吸收自由基及抗發炎作用，此結果將有助於應用台灣溫泉資源於美容醫學產品之研發，並可針對特有之溫泉泉質，研製相對應之化妝保養品，創造具特色之溫泉專屬產品；同時，亦可創造溫泉泉質之高值化、多元化經營。爰此，本研究主要檢視不同溫泉泉質應用於臉部美容之效益，評估不同的實驗條件所形成之膚質影響；希望藉由不同的操作方式，如：利用溫泉面膜與溫泉蒸氣美容等方式，探討將不同溫泉泉質：A組（RO水）、B組（氯化物碳酸氫鈉泉）、C組（氯化物硫磺泉）、D組（碳酸氫鹽泉）應用於臉部皮膚之效益。研究結果顯示：各組實驗的各項皮膚檢測值並無大幅增加及衰退之現象，碳酸氫鈉溫泉面膜與碳酸氫鹽泉之保濕度較其他泉質高，蒸氣美容A組（RO水）對彈性值無顯著效益，而溫泉面膜對彈性值則具有提升之效果，前後測的彈性值增加了5.75。此外，經蒸氣美容後之組別其皮脂量皆上升，溫泉面膜之皮脂量則維持平衡；pH值方面，RO組、氯化物硫磺鹽泉與碳酸氫鈉泉之pH值呈現下降趨勢；含水率方面，溫泉面膜、碳酸氫鹽泉、氯化物碳酸氫鈉泉與氯化物硫磺鹽泉之表皮水份維持平衡，RO組則使表皮水份下降。因此，本研究證實使用溫泉蒸氣美容與溫泉面膜對於臉部美容有正面效益，可做為未來推廣溫泉美容之依據。

In recent years, with the progress of society, people increasingly focus on recreation and health. In Taiwan, a spa is one of the recreations considered for this purpose. Studies found that the sodium bicarbonate content in hot springs can absorb free radicals and has anti-inflammatory effects. Also, water that contains sodium bicarbonate is currently the best choice as base water in the cosmetics industry. While currently the use of hot springs in Taiwan has not been fully explored, these facts give hot springs the merits for further study in cosmetic and medical product development.This research aims to determine the cosmetic benefits of using hot spring on facial skin using different application modes and spring qualities. Two application modes are used; hot spring facial film and hot spring vapour. Also, four different hot spring qualities are used: Group A （RO water）, Group B （Hydrogen Sodium Chlorine and Carbonic Acid Spring）; Group C （Chloride Sulphur Spring）; and Group D （Carbonic Acid Hydrogen Brine Spring）.Group D and facial mask showed better moisturizing effect compared to the other groups. In terms of skin pH, all the groups are still within the 4.5-6 acceptable range but groups A, B, and D showed lower values. The skin sebum content increased for all the groups except for facial mask which showed no difference after application. In terms of epidermal hydration, all the groups including the facial mask registered no significant change while group A resulted in lower values. All groups exhibited insignificant change to the elasticity of the skin after application.