• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.307-315
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of purchase behavior of Cosmeceuticals according to appearance concern. The subjects of this study were 709 women aged for 20 to 50 living in Daegu. The questionnaires were conveniently sampled from December 20 to 31, 2007. The SPSS 12.0 package was use for data analysis which included Frequency analysis, Factor analysis, Cronbach's a and Analysis Structural Equation Modeling by use of Amos 5.0. The results of this study were as follows; Appearance concern had influence on usage behavior of cosmeceuticals and usage satisfaction of cosmeceuticals, but appearance concern had not influence on usage preference of cosmeceuticals. Usage behavior of cosmeceuticals had influence on usage satisfaction of cosmeceuticals and usage preference of cosmeceuticals. And usage satisfaction of cosmeceuticals had influence on usage preference of cosmeceuticals.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.73-81
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• 2009

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.339-356
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• 2012

At this point in time, the importance of cosmeceuticals is being emphasized. This report is about the cosmeceuticals usage analysis of actual condition and purchasing behavior of female undergraduates. I suggest the methods for the sustainable improvement of cosmeceuticals that will satisfy needs of more customers through market segmentation. The subjects of this study were 340 undergraduates of selected 2 women's Universities in Seoul. 300 replies among the total distibuted questionnaires were analyzed with SPSS WIN 15.0 Statistics program. Through the study, it appears that the most female undergraduates use cosmeceuticals and the usage of cosmeceuticals is to resolve their skin problems. The most popular places for the purchase of cosmeceuticals are department stores and the most important consideration on purchases is the effectiveness of products. It is discovered that sunscreens are the most used cosmeceuticals.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.560-570
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• 2000

The purposes of this study were to segment the cosmeceuticals market based on consumer usage behavior and to develop a profile of each segment using appearance-related variables, purchase attributes, purchase behavior and demographics. A total of 518 responses collected from a questionnaire survey to female consumers was analyzed. Cluster analysis on usage behavior of cosmeceutical products identified three groups including: Anti-aging/Whitening/Slimming product users (22% ); Pore-control product users(20%); and Minimum users(57%). MANOVA, ANOVA and Chi-square analysis revealed significant differences among the three groups on 2 appearance-related variables, 3 purchase attribute factors, 4 purchase behaviors, and 2 demographic characteristics. Based on the results, the study developed a profile of each segment and provided marketing implications.