PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve objective evaluation of the shining of entire hair, arranged flow of hair fibers, and floating/flicking of hair fibers, and further, evaluation corresponding to evaluation of an appropriate age by a beauty expert.SOLUTION: From a plurality of subjects, the relational expression between the wave undulation information on not yet permed hair fibers and the appearance evaluation value of the entire hair selected from the flicking is acquired, and the appearance of the entire hair of an optional subject is evaluated from the wave undulation information on the hair fibers of the optional subject based on the relational expression.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】毛髪全体の艶、毛髪繊維の流れの揃い又は毛髪繊維の浮き・ハネを簡便な手法で客観的に評価できるようにし、さらには、美容専門家による相当年齢の評価に対応する評価を、客観的に行えるようにする。【解決手段】複数の被験者から、パーマ未処理毛髪繊維のうねり情報と、毛髪全体の艶、毛髪繊維の流れの揃い及び毛髪繊維の浮き・ハネから選ばれる毛髪全体の外観の評価値との関係式を取得し、該関係式に基づいて、任意の被験者の毛髪繊維のうねり情報から該被験者の毛髪全体の外観を評価する。【選択図】図1