29 March 2024: Human Study
Questionnaire-Based Study of 392 Women in Abbottabad, Pakistan, to Evaluate the Types of Cosmetic Products Purchased Between December 2018 and March 2019 and Their Associated Adverse Events
Fatima Nisar 1ABCDEF , Atif Ali 1ABDEF , Hira Shahid 2CDF , Muhammad Mamoon Iqbal 3CDF , Hira Khan 4ABCDE* , Qasim Khan 1ABEF , Ayesha Iqbal 56CDEFG , Sana Samreen 7CDEFG , Wajid Syed 8ABCDEFG* , Mahmood Basil A. Al-Rawi 9CDEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSMBR.943048
Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2024; 30:e943048
Table 7 Responses on problems associated with commonly used cosmetic products between December 2018 and March 2019 (n=392).
| Variables | Response | Frequencyn (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Inappropriate use of cosmetics causes skin problems | Strongly agree | 200 (51%) |
| Agree | 192 (49%) | |
| Neutral | 0 (0%) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0%) | |
| Strongly disagree | 0 (0%) | |
| White hair due to the use of chemical dyes | Strongly agree | 207 (52.8%) |
| Agree | 181 (46.2%) | |
| Neutral | 4 (1%) | |
| Disagree | 0 (0%) | |
| Strongly disagree | 0 (0%) | |
| Hair dying on pregnant and breast-feeding women has harmful effects | Strongly agree | 66 (16.8%) |
| Agree | 114 (29.1%) | |
| Neutral | 101 (25.8%) | |
| Disagree | 67 (17.1%) | |
| Strongly disagree | 44 (11.2%) | |
| Increase risk of sunburn | Strongly agree | 86 (21.9%) |
| Agree | 185 (47.2%) | |
| Neutral | 85 (21.7%) | |
| Disagree | 36 (9.2%) | |
| Strongly disagree | 0 (0%) | |
| Suppression of immune system | Strongly agree | 66 (16.8%) |
| Agree | 56 (14.3%) | |
| Neutral | 103 (26.3%) | |
| Disagree | 101 (25.8%) | |
| Strongly disagree | 66 (16.8%) | |
| Harmful substances may absorb through the skin and may lead to organ failure | Strongly agree | 36 (9.2%) |
| Agree | 42 (10.7%) | |
| Neutral | 236 (60.2%) | |
| Disagree | 66 (16.8%) | |
| Strongly disagree | 12 (3.1%) |