화장품 안전성에 대한 인식 및 사용실태 연구

Abstract

Consumers are moving further from their aesthetic function due to social phenomena caused by the era of aging, increasing their desire for skin health, raising the level of awareness of the safety of cosmetics. They are exposed to information on safety through various media, and as the frequency of use of cosmetics increases, they are repeatedly exposed to chemicals, and cases of various diseases and side effects are becoming issue, making consumers feel anxious about the safety of cosmetics. Therefore, in this study, a survey was conducted on adult women in their 20s-40s in order to conduct a study on the awareness of the safety of cosmetics and the actual conditions of use. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS(Statistical Package for the Social Science) WIN 25.0 program. The study found that women are highly interested in the ingredients of cosmetics and are mainly interested in the ingredients of functional cosmetics. Preservatives were found to be among the most worrisome ingredients for consumers' safety, and they were found to be aware of safety issues through news articles. As a result of examining whether the ingredients were identified after cosmetics were purchased or purchased, the ingredients were not identified for more than half of women whose ingredients were not identified, and as a result of examining the reasons for the unidentified ingredients, it was found that the number of women whose ingredients on cosmetics were not identified was the highest because it was difficult to understand the terminology. As a result, improvements or alternatives are required so that the ingredients of cosmetics can be more easily identified, and making consumers' reconsider about safety will help the development of the cosmetics industry.