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This study experimented hair coloring using impatiens balsamina. Impatiens balsamina gathered in the hillock was divided into stems, flowers, and leaves, dried in the natural shade for 15 days, and finally grinded by a machine. 13 natural hair samples were made with the tip(5g) of hair fixed. 6 samples were mordanted, 6 were not mordanted, and 1 was used as a standard sample. As a result of colorimetry using natural hair and impatiens balsamina without mordanting had no coloring effect. Although coloring effect was tested again using mordant, all of them had no reaction. On the contrary, impatiens balsamina showed clearer and darker color in shorter time. Colorimetry of bleaching hair mordanted showed that impatiens balsamina showed the clear and dark coloring result in comparatively short time. In sum, impatiens balsamina could have clear color in 1 or 2 hours. In natural dyeing, natural hair needed bleaching to have clear color. In addition, clear and dark coloring depended on the kind of mordant even under the same condition and time. This study will contribute to providing a new coloring method which complements the problems of chemical dyes and uses natural dyeing for beautiful and clear hair color.

The desire for the women’s beauty became a motive power to carry out the development of the beauty industry, and according to this development, the nail area also has grown. The nail market is generally classified as the nail care and the nail art. The nail care is related to the hand care in order to prevent the easy tear and break of nail depending on the personal environment and nutritional status, whereas the nail art is the area for creating the unique and splendid designs. The studies on the objects from basic design to expression ways are in processing, and the nail artists also are studying the nail art works. The object of this study is researching the basic design of the nail art using the hand paintings and the design factors appearing at the figurative beauty of nail design using hand paintings and Greek costumes. Studying the nail designs based on the design factors, we hope the nail art to become an important part of the total coordination and this study to contribute to the recognition of the nail art as an independent art. We also hope this study to be used as a design material for the nail art area and to contribute to establishment of the basic design on the nail art area.

This study starts from the searching for make-up actual condition and attitude about make-up of beauty high school students. The research was conducted from March 15 to April 4 in 2009 for students (they were three beauty high schools in Busan). The respondents composed of the first grade-13.9%(45 people), the second grade-47.8% (155 people), the third grade-38.3%(124 people). The statement issued by the students is follows. A survey of the students has found that there are two main reasons of make-up; “deal with weak point”-38.0%, “beautify oneself”-30.2 %. And 38.9% said they were satisfied with their make-up, while 6.8 percent said they were not and the remaining 50.0 percent said their were somewhere in the middle. According to this survey, most of the students are not unsatisfied with their make-up. It showed the average of the attitude to make-up is 3.29±0.55. Also it showed the attitude to make-up by health state; ‘very good(3.52)’, ‘good(3.40)’, ‘bad (3.00)’, ‘very bad(3.08)’. According to this result, most of the students have positive attitude about make-up.The related factors to the attitude about make-up are follows; perception about the importance of make-up(p<0.001), self satisfaction of own make-up(p<0.001), state of skin health(p<0.01). A survey of the students has found that they have more positive attitude to make-up who think make-up is more important, more satisfied with their make-up and make-up is good for skin health. It showed students recognized the necessity of make-up and the lower grade students think that appearance change is more important like dealing with weak point. Make-up can change appearance. Also it is closely related with self-confidence of relationship and state of skin health. For that reason, this study can be used as basic data for construct make-up education system for would-be experts.

The late Chosun Period is the time when the women’s hair styles were a lot changed and the social interests in it were very higher than anytime. This study has classified the hair styles as the social symbolism, the mental & psychological symbolism and the aesthetic & physiognomic symbolism. The symbolism of the hair style for the social class and marriage was the general form for symbolism at the Chosun period and the symbolism appearing at hair style of the Chosun period is comprehensively analyzed by the detailed classificaitons. The social symbolism is classified as the marriage meaning, the class meaning and the wealth meaning, whereas the mental symbolism is classified as the filial piety meaning, the obedience meaning, the dignity meaning, the meaning of forming a relationship and the passing meaning. The aesthetic symbolism of hair style is classified as the beauty and the physiognomic symbolism and finally as the incantation symbolism in order to study the symnbolism appearing at hair style of the Chosun period. The extended interpretation with the limited remains and the documentary materials is more and less unreasonable. The study on the past is not perfect, but we are able to plan the furture considering the past as a life model. Therefore, we hope this study will help understand the Korean beauty culture and also will be used as a basic material for the further research in order to create the value of the beauty culture.

Cosmetic products made up of mixtures of ingredients used by all age group of person to keep their skin healthier and fresh. Occasionally, undesirable sides effect both local and systemic may occur with the use of cosmetics. Claimed effects and safety of cosmetic products depends upon the ingredients incorporated. Study of risk assessment associated with ingredients is the best way to avoid future problems. By adopting proper methodologies and techniques risk factors of ingredients incorporated in cosmetics can be determined and managed at safety level. This paper enlightened the toxic effects associated with some of the cosmetic ingredients, with the tool used for risk analysis and management procedure. This review encourage the industrialist, cosmeticians, pharmacist and researchers to carry and publish more cosmetic toxicity studies, which would help to explore the myth of cosmetics in front of consumers that will beneficial in terms of human health.

The purpose of this study was to classify women consumer group according to the well-being lifestyle, to examine characteristics, needs and want of each group, and to find out differences of cosmetics purchasing behavior among each group segment. The improbability sampling method was used on aged from 20s to 40s, and the survey was performed over a one month period. A total of 266 were valid and analyzed for this study. Based on the previous researches, I have chosen seven important characteristics of the well-being lifestyle. The number of iteration on factor analysis revealed that our sample population can be formed into four different groups. The significant group differences resulted on the following study variables; popular fashion-oriented, social relationship-oriented, environmental awareness-oriented, reality relationship-oriented, material pursuit-oriented, self centered-oriented, health-oriented.

While there is a rapid increase in world population, aging population arises with the extension of mean life span. Since the silver generation who is increased in time to spare has more economic ability than other generations, their possibility to pursue consumption life will be increased. Because Korea has rapidly advanced to aging society, health and aging is a very important issue to become a huge market from a marketing angle. Therefore researches on the silver generation are necessary to prepare for aging society in the future. At this point, this study measured and understood skin beauty interest in silver generation women and examined the understanding and management of skin beauty, the use of cosmetics, and what product was used at that time. Also, this study aimed to grasp the growth potential of cosmetic market in silver generation women and provide basic materials for the development of the silver industry by analyzing purchase types of cosmetics, purchase expense, cosmetics-related expenses, self-purchase rate of cosmetics, consideration in purchase, the route to obtain beauty information, the need of cosmeceuticals, the intention to purchase cosmeceuticals in the future, and necessary characteristics of cosmeceuticals. As a result of the study, skin beauty interest was positively correlated with the number of basic cosmetics in silver generation women but they had a statistically significant difference(r=0.443, p=.000). Thus, it suggests that as skin beauty interest becomes high in silver generation women, their number of basic cosmetics is increased. Skin beauty interest was positively correlated with the purchase expense of cosmetics in silver generation women but they had a statistically significant difference(r=0.454, p=.000). Thus, it suggests that as skin beauty interest becomes high in silver generation women, their purchase expense of cosmetics is increased. There was a statistically significant difference in skin beauty interest according to the direct purchase of cosmetics(t=5.810, p<.05). Thus, it suggests that the silver generation women purchasing cosmetics directly have higher skin beauty interest than the women not purchasing directly. There was a statistically significant difference in skin beauty interest according to the use of cosmeceuticals(t=5.630, p<.05). Thus, it suggests that the silver generation women using cosmeceuticals have higher skin beauty interest than the women not using it. There was a statistically significant difference in skin beauty interest according to the need of cosmeceuticals(t=4.790, p<.05). Thus, it suggests that the silver generation women perceiving the need of cosmeceuticals have higher skin beauty interest than the women not perceiving it. Based on these results, it is necessary to develop cosmetics which can be used simply but have multiple functions for silver generation women. Furthermore, since silver generation women’s potential of cosmetic market according to their skin beauty interest will expend the cosmetic industry and contribute to the growth of the cosmetic industry, the market should prepare it.

Aroma therapy is absorbing the volatile scented essential oils, which was extracted from various flower, fruit, stem, leaf, root of a plant and promotes beauty of body and skin. The effects of aroma therapy are mainly on the nerve sedative effect, excellence in beauty, purifying the grounding, and smooth organic function. The most effective way in aroma therapy is inhalation. Scent delivers the signal directly to limbic system through the olfactory nerves. Bathing method is most effective way to enjoy the aroma therapy at home. Enjoying the scent comes from the tub and taking bath relives the fatigue and softens the muscles and nerves. Steam method is effective for promoting blood circulation, providing moisture, removing wastes, promoting metabolism, promoting sweating, and deep cleansing. Compressing method shows consistent effect on the muscle pain, bruise, treatment of acute and chronicle disease, which removes the fatigue and effective for the relief of pain, improvement of blood circulation, smooth the limp gland, and remove the congestion of blood. Massage method can relieve the headache, pain of delivering women, stress, mental fatigue, physical pains and tension, also removes the wastes deriving from the metabolism, thus promotes the metabolism, statue of skin, circulation, limp drainage, flexibility of joint, relief of muscle. You must use the 3% essential oil diluted in carrier oil. Due to the essential is highly concentrated, imprudent use can be harmful. It is not important to use in a statue of original oil, when using the method of bath, inhalation and ramp diffusion, though it must be diluted and used in and massage method. Without understanding of essential oil, using aroma therapy can cause the side effect, before using it consult with the expertise. Aroma therapy is as the alternative medicine, it is very useful to our life, though the prior understanding of essential oil and aroma therapy need to be preceded. As the cure all does not exist in this world, imprudent and excessive misuse can be harmful.