Burden of Sensitive Skin (BoSS) questionnaire and current perception threshold: use as diagnostic tools for sensitive skin syndrome

The assessment of sensitive skin syndrome, characterized by subjective unpleasant sensations, remains a challenge, since there is no international consensus on the best diagnostic tools.

This study evaluated the combination of the Burden of Sensitive Skin (BoSS) questionnaire and the current perception threshold as diagnostic tools for sensitive skin syndrome, and the relationship between BoSS and the subjects’ smoking status, phototype and skin type.

A total of 100 women completed the BoSS questionnaire, and current perception threshold was measured on the face.