Consumer Perception towards Skin Whitening Creams and its Advertisements

Consumer Perception of Unethical Marketing Behavior and its Consequences: Identifying the Role of Idealism and Egoism

Background: The unethical behavior of companies often leads to public outrage, which in turn causes a change in consumer behavior, like a consumer boycott. The purpose of this research is to develop and test a model that focuses on consumer perception of the company's immoral behaviors and its consequences. Method: This research is an applied study and in terms of data collection, it is a descr...

Towards Consumer Ethnocentrism and Animosity in Indonesia

This current study aimed at investigating the effects of gender (male versus female) and age (younger versus older) on consumer ethnocentrism and animosity in Indonesia in regard to eight opposed countries. Based on the ANOVA test, the findings showed that female and young consumers have a higher political and economical animosity; while female and old consumers tend to have higher ethnocent...

Barrier creams for skin breakdown

Debbie Flynn and Sally Williams examine how moisture and pressure can cause skin to break down, how barrier creams can help the skin to heal and a new barrier system. Nurses have a major role to play in assessing and preventing skin breakdown. It is essential to risk assess all patients to identify those most likely to be vulnerable. Incontinence poses particular risk factors as both urine and ...

Liposomes in skin creams don?t work

[Xeesal: Cosmetic skin whitening in subsaharan Africa].

The use of skin lightening products is a widespread practice in sub-Saharan Africa. We observed this practice during a cooperative project conducted in Senegal. In this letter we do not provide an in-depth study or a detailed analysis, rather we give an outline of this practice, illustrating it with anecdotal cases that required attention due to the adverse effects caused by the skin lightening...