Profile of Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL), Skin Hydration, and Skin Acidity (pH) in Indonesian Batik Workers

Table 3

Skin hydration profile of batik workers in Paseseh Village, Tanjung Bumi.

		Skin hydration
		Palmar	Dorsal
Skin hydration profile (a.u.)
Dry work	Mean ± SD	49.80 ± 19.16	52.77 ± 16.21
	Minimum	13.45	28.05
	Maximum	86.00	109.75
Wet work	Mean ± SD	47.00 ± 12.73	62.94 ± 10.09
	Minimum	25.18	38.35
	Maximum	69.78	77.48
Total	Mean ± SD	49.06 ± 17.64	55.44 ± 15.45
	Minimum	13.45	28.05
	Maximum	86.00	109.75
Classification of skin hydration (n)
Dry work	Sufficiently hydrated	30 (66.7%)	35 (77.8%)
	Dry	6 (13.3%)	9 (20%)
	Very dry	9 (20%)	1 (2.2%)
Wet work	Sufficiently hydrated	12 (75%)	15 (93.7%)
	Dry	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)
	Very dry	3 (18.7%)	0 (0%)
Total	Sufficiently hydrated	42 (68.8%)	50 (82%)
	Dry	7 (11.5%)	10 (16.4%)
	Very dry	12 (19.7%)	1 (1.6%)