P117 : Epidemiologic analysis on usage patterns of cosmetic products in Korea: part II = P117 : Epidemiologic analysis on usage patterns of cosmetic products in Korea: part II

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Background: Ingredients of cosmetics are able to pass in variable amount across the skin and generate adverse effects at given level of systemic exposure. Recently, cosmetic products are widely used even in adolescents and babies and the type and prevalence of cosmetic products for men are increasing prominently. Objectives: A database was created with person-oriented information regarding demographics of consumers and usage patterns for 72 kinds of cosmetics. Methods: We analyzed data from the online survey carried out 5 cities and 18,000 adults and adolescents comprising 908 males and 892 females ranged from 15 to 59 years completed the digital questionnaire. Results: - The average number of the cosmetic products which the participants use was 27.4 in women and 13.3 in men. The most commonly used products in men were shampoo, facial moisturizer and body cleanser. The use of base makeup and color makeup products of male respondents (21.7% and 32.3%, respectively) was reported to be quite higher than that of the past survey in other countries (0.5%). The average number of cosmetics for babies is 0.2 and the most commonly used products are lotion, shampoo and body cleanser. The teenagers use the average 24.1 cosmetic products and the commonly used ones in order are shampoo, lotion and hand cream. Conclusion: Our study provides valuable information on the usage pattern and exposure data of cosmetic products especially, in babies, teenagers and men