PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To measure the surface elasticity and the inner hardness of the skin surface at the same time and at the same region.SOLUTION: The skin characteristic measuring apparatus 1 includes: a probe 20 to which vibration of a prescribed frequency is applied an oscillation circuit 23 for measuring the change of the frequency of the probe 20 when the probe 20 is brought into contact with the skin surface of a subject a strain indicator 24 for measuring the reactive force received from the skin surface when the probe 20 is pressed on the skin surface of the subject with prescribed pressure and a skin characteristic measuring part 30 for measuring the characteristics of the skin surface based on the result of measurement by the oscillation circuit 23 and the strain indicator 24.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】肌面の表面弾力および肌面の内部硬さの双方を同時にしかも肌面上の同一部位において測定すること。【解決手段】所定の周波数の振動が与えられる接触子20と、接触子20が人の肌面に接触されたときに、接触子20の周波数の変化を測定する発振回路23と、接触子20が人の肌面に所定の圧力により押圧されたときに、肌面から受ける反力を測定する歪計24と、発振回路23および歪計24の測定結果に基づいて肌面の特性を測定する肌特性測定部30と、を有する肌特性測定装置1を構成する。【選択図】図1
