You Have the Right to Know: Empowering Women Through Clean Beauty Research and Education
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Summary
Every day, consumers use personal care products containing thousands of manmade chemicals. Growing evidence suggests that personal care products specifically marketed to Black women (e.g., hair straighteners and oils, skin lighteners) often contain potentially hazardous chemicals that can interfere with hormones or increase cancer risks. This research focuses on how the investigators can educate and activate community members in Newark, NJ to reduce disparities in exposures occurring through hair products. Leveraging educational clean beauty events hosted by collaborators at Clean Water Action, the investigators will administer surveys on hair product use and attitudes immediately before and after a clean beauty educational intervention. Participants will also complete surveys 3 months post-event to examine any changes in attitudes or behaviors around hair products and their use and safety.
Description
The investigators will evaluate hair product perceptions, knowledge, and use among community members before and after an educational intervention. At the beginning of Clean Beauty events hosted by Clean Water Action, the investigators will collect survey data on hair product use as well as knowledge and perceptions around product safety from attendees. The investigators will administer a post-workshop survey to evaluate changes in knowledge and perceptions from pre- to post-workshop. Three months after the workshop, the investigators will distribute a follow-up survey to examine whether the in…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Attendees of clean beauty events hosted by Clean Water Action, age 18 and older Exclusion Criteria: * Not applicable
Interventions
- BehavioralChemical Exposure Prevention
Education on potential toxic chemicals found within personal care products and safer alternatives during community-engaged clean beauty events.
Location
- Weequahic ParkNewark, New Jersey