Amaris Geisler, Natasha Masub, Michelle Toker, Julie Nguyen, Lauren Seale, Rithu Srikantha, Caroline Halverstam, Henry Lim, Jared Jagdeo
Targeted marketing and media may serve as potential sources of health information for consumers, influencing knowledge, practices, perception, and utilization of health care services. In addition to this vulnerable consumerism, there are barriers to healthy consumerism including exposure to different sources or lack thereof, lack of knowledge, inadequate transportation, or proximity to stores, cost, and marketing of products that are not suitable for all skin types. We conducted a multi-center “Skin of Color Skin Care Needs” survey to characterize the skin care practices, concerns, and habits of both persons of color and non-Hispanic whites to evaluate barriers and influences on product choice and behaviors in these populations...
July 1, 2022: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology: JDD