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Kor J Aesthet Cosmetol > Volume 3(2); 2005 > Article
Kor J Aesthet Cosmetol 2005;3(2): 27-42.
브랜딩된 에센셜 오일이 발무좀 상태개선에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구
신 영 철, 유 미 금, 최 정 순
A Study on the Influence of blending essential oil to the Improvement of Athlete's Foot
Young-Cheol Shin, Mee-Geum Yoo, Jung-soon Choi
ABSTRACT
In this study, the effect and satisfaction of aroma oil on the improvement of athlete’s foot, targeting men and women residing in Jeollabuk-Do, were researched. The study target was men and women in their 20’s ~ 60’s with athlete’s foot in Jeollabuk-Do. The study method was to let the target group use blended aroma oil, and after use of the blended aroma oil, the effect and satisfaction before and after the use of aroma oil were compared through self-diagnosis questionnaire survey. The analysis was conducted with responded 56 questionnaires, except for 14 inadequate responses, among the 70 surveyed questionnaires. The result of study is as follows: First, as for demographic variable of the general characteristics, 11 people were in their 20’s, 7 for the 30’s, 34 for the 40’s, 2 for the 50’s and 2 for the 60’s. Second, as for status of athlete’s foot, 31 people had intertriginous type (55.36%), 13 had tinea unguium type (23.21%), 8 had cornification type (14.29%) and 4 had vecsicular type (7.14%). The intertriginous type was prevalent. Regarding period of athlete’s foot, 14 had less than a year of athlete’s foot (25.00%), 14 for a year ~ 5 years (25.00%). While 12 people had more than 20 years (21.43%), 10 for 5 years ~ 10 years (17.86%) and 6 for 10 years ~ 20 years (10.71%). 35 people (62.50%) had athlete’s foot control experience, and 21 people (37.50%) answered that they had no experience for control. With regard to degree of stress, due to athlete’s foot, 30 people said they got stress a little (53.57%), and much stress was 13 people (23.21%), very much stress was 7 (12.50%), while no stress was 6 (10.71%). Third, the effect of aroma oil on the athlete’s foot of the target group was positive. Among the target group, 3 answered very effective (5.45%), effective was 38 people (69.09%), while no effect was 10 (18.18%) and no effect at all was 4 (7.27%). As for the period to start to be effective, a week later was 22 (40.00%), 16 said they did not feel any effect (29.09%), two weeks later was 15 people (27.27%) and 1 person said after 3 weeks, it was effective (1.82%). It was found that users who felt effect after a week were the most. Regarding satisfactorily effective period, 24 said they did not feel (42.86%), 19 after two weeks (33.93%), 9 after 3 weeks (16.07%) and 4 after a week (7.14%). Fourth, as for satisfaction of the blended aroma oil, 4 answered very satisfactory (7.17%), 38 satisfactory (67.86%), 10 not satisfactory (17.86%) and 4 no satisfactory at all (7.14%). Regarding the use of aroma oil for other treatment, very so was 2 (3.57%), yes 40 (71.43%) and not so 10 (17.86%) and not at all 4 (7.14%). As for satisfaction for improving period of athlete’s foot, 3 said very satisfactory (3.56%), 28 satisfactory (50.00%), 19 not satisfactory (33.93%) and 6 not satisfactory at all (10.71%). In the result as above, the blended aroma oil was helpful to athlete’s foot improvement in treating the athlete’s foot skin. In the future, aroma oil can be selectively used for skin status improvement in terms of athlete’s foot, and it is expected to be utilized as basic data to treat athlete’s foot furthermore.
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