THIS week's contributor is Judy Cheung-Wood, skinB5 Founder & CEO - SkinB5 conducts the Skin Care and Wellness Survey 2019: Judy Cheung-Wood, conducted the survey to understand peoples' experiences with acne and to determine what support and education is needed.
"We surveyed our key stakeholders, members of the pharmaceutical and skin care industry, influencers and our customers to really understand some of the pain points that people are experiencing with bad skin and acne conditions."
Acne and breakouts are a common skin condition that over 90% of people experience in their life and 75% of people surveyed said that acne and bad skin had a negative impact on their life. Over half of the respondents said that hormones and stress are the main reasons identified as the cause of acne breakouts.
Behaviour in seeking treatment was varied. The contraceptive pill, isotretinoin, and antibiotics were also commonly used pharmaceutical treatments. 52% of respondents were treating acne and breakouts with products from shopping centre aisles. One-third of respondents (over 30%) however, had not used any other form of treatment to manage their acne and just hoped it would go away.
Next week will cover consumers concerns with skin care products.
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