Beauty as a State of Wellness Beauty as a State of Wellbeing in Women 40 to 64 Years of Age

Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón

Status: Completed

Conditions: Self Esteem; Mood; Stress, Physiological; Psychological Well-being

Treatments: Other: Positive reinforcement method; Other: Standard method

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05945472

Beauty and wellness

Details and patient eligibility

About

The sociocultural pressure towards women's body image is one of the problems that today afflicts much of the female population. It is a reality that society exerts a strong pressure on body image, particularly on women.

The main objective of this study is to analyze the self-perception and self-esteem of people who apply a facial cosmetic. A convenience sample of 150 participants is estimated, who can be randomly included in one of the three groups with different interventions.

Full description

The aging process is something inherent in all people, causing biological and structural changes in our organism, being the skin the one that shows the first signs of this aging. Being healthy is no longer a desire and a natural aspiration of every person, but a kind of tyranny that has turned health into a duty that, according to the wellness industry, can only be satisfied through the consumption of certain commercial products and services. The cosmetic industry feeds us with false beliefs where perfection is something achievable, but many women do not want false promises from the cosmetic industry when they are aware that they have wrinkles. Such practices jeopardize physical health and impact mental health.

IIn line with this evolution, the researchers propose this study that suggests a relationship between the use of cosmetics, psychological well-being, stress and self-esteem of the people who consume them.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40 to 64 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women between the ages of 40 and 65 years old
• Who use a facial cosmetic at least once a week.

Exclusion criteria

• Receiving oncological treatment at the time of participation in the study.
• Suffering acute infectious disease processes in the 3 months prior to the study or during the study period.
• Being diagnosed with some type of mental illness.
• Failure to sign the informed consent form.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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150 participants in 3 patient groups

Positive reinforcement method

Experimental group

Description:

The people who form the intervention groups will receive a facial cosmetic of natural components to be administered for 28 days, for which they will be given the cream. The cream will be provided to the participants on the 1st day of the talk. The container containing the facial cosmetic will be applied twice a day, morning and evening. Afterwards, in the "experimental" group, the participants will be given a talk on how to administer it according to the "positive reinforcement" method.

Treatment:

Other: Positive reinforcement method

Standard method

Active Comparator group

Description:

The people who form the intervention groups will receive a facial cosmetic of natural components to be administered for 28 days, for which they will be given the cream. The cream will be provided to the participants on the 1st day of the talk. The container containing the facial cosmetic will be applied twice a day, morning and evening.

Treatment:

Other: Standard method

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

This group will continue to use their usual cosmetics and complete the questionnaire on the first day of the study and on the last day of the study (28 days later).