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

NCT05945472 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Beauty and wellness
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 150
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

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

Keywords

beauty; Wellness; cosmetics; self-esteem; stress; Mental Beauty

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)

  The Rosenberg self-esteem scale is a test with good psychometric properties, and is one of the most widely used tests for the evaluation of self-esteem in clinical practice and scientific research. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) is made up of 10 items that refer to self-respect and self-acceptance rated on a 4-point Likert-type scale, ranging from 1 (totally disagree) to 4 (totally agree). Items 1, 3, 4, 7, and 10 are positively worded, and items 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9 negatively. Each dimension is made up of 6 items that are rated on a 99-point scale ranging from 1 (totally disagree with the item) to 99 (totally agree with the item). The higher the score, the higher the self-esteem.

  3 minutes

• Perceived Stress Scale

  The "Perceived Stress Scale" (PSS), constructed in its original version, has been the instrument most frequently used to study the relationship between stress and psychological health, The questions refer to feelings and thoughts during the last month. In each case, respondents are asked how often they felt a certain way on a five-point scale ranging from 0 'never' to 4 'very often'. To calculate a total PSS score, the responses to the four positively stated items (items 4, 5, 7, and 8) must first be reversed (i.e., 0 =\> 4; 1 =\> 3; 2 =\> 2; 3 =\> 1 ; 4 =\> 0). Then the PSS score is obtained by adding all the elements. Higher scores indicate higher levels of perceived stress.

  5 minutes

• The Short Mood Introspection Scale

  The Short Mood Introspection Scale. The scale consists of 16 adjectives that measure the mood of the current moment. Participants rate themselves on a four-point response scale (1 does not describe my mood at all, 2 describes my mood a little, 3 describes my mood well, 4 describes my mood very well). The higher the score, the greater the perception of mood.

  5 minutes

• Psychological Well-Being Scale

  Ryff (Psychological Well-Being Scale). It is made up of six dimensions: Self-acceptance, positive relationships, autonomy, mastery of the environment, purpose in life, personal growth. Scale made up of 39 items to which the participants responded using a Likert-type response format with sensitive sensors between 1 (totally disagree) and 6 (totally agree), for a maximum total of 234 points. Scores above 176 are indicative of elevated psychological well-being (BP); between 141 and 175 BP high; between 117 and 140 moderate BP points; and less than 116 BP points low.

  10 minutes

• Descriptive questionnaire

  Age, marital status, highest level of education, work, are you a health worker, do you work in the beauty and esthetics industry, level of income within the family unit. Do you currently make use of regular facial treatment, at what age did you start using cosmetics for facial use, how many years have you been using facial cosmetics, when you buy your facial treatment cosmetics what do you take into account at the time of purchase, how do you feel if you think about your body, how do you feel if you think about your face, how do you feel if you think about your body, how do you feel if you think about your face, how do you feel if you think about your body, how do you feel if you think about your body, how do you feel if you think about your face?

  5 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The abbreviated 5-factor mindfulness instrument FFMQ

  10 minutes

Study Arms (3)

Positive reinforcement method

EXPERIMENTAL

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.

Other: Positive reinforcement method

Standard method

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

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.

Other: Standard method

Control

NO INTERVENTION

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).

Interventions

Positive reinforcement method OTHER

A 30-minute talk based on mindfulness, positive thinking and teaching for the application of the cosmetic through positive messages (Ayuna method). Adapts the teachings of mindfulness to the field of beauty and stimulates the skin-brain connection through self-care. By applying cosmetics through intentional massages, with this technique is stimulated the brain in a positive positively in the general wellbeing. The cosmetic is applied with a massage aimed at loving oneself, a ceremony for the skin and an invitation to enjoy the moment; positive messages are included during the application. In addition to favoring the penetration of the products, these maneuvers help to disconnect and achieve, in the long term, a healthier appearance. The technique consists of slow, intentional movements to create an ideal space to become aware of the present moment and draw a love story with oneself.

Positive reinforcement method

Standard method OTHER

A 30-minute talk based on how to administer it according to the guidelines of general cosmetology, related to the use and application of the cream, following conventional techniques of the cosmetic industry, which focus on the application of the product in the areas of wrinkles or with more treatment needs: "anti-aging" "anti-stain" "anti-sagging" "anti-sagging" product, "anti-sagging" "anti-sagging" "anti-sagging" "anti-sagging" "anti-sagging" "anti-sagging" product. rejuvenating results to try to reduce the "skin years", reduce wrinkles, loss of firmness, flaccidity and spots.

Standard method

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 64 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón: lead
• BIT BEAUTY SL.: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Health Sciences. Zaragoza's University

Zaragoza, 50009, Spain

Location

Related Publications (8)

• Danthinne ES, Giorgianni FE, Austin SB, Rodgers RF. Beauty and the big business: A qualitative investigation of the development and implementation of the CVS Beauty Mark. Body Image. 2022 Jun;41:74-83. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.01.012. Epub 2022 Feb 28.

  PMID: 35240392 BACKGROUND

• Díaz Rojo, J. A., Y Morant Marco, R. (2007). El discurso crítico contra la <tiranía> del culto al cuerpo. Revista electrónica de estudios filológicos, (XIV), 1.

  BACKGROUND

• McLaren, L. Hardy, R. Y Gauvin, L. (2004). Positive and negative body-related comments and their relationship with body dissatisfaction in middle-aged women. Psychology & health ,2, 261-272.

  BACKGROUND

• Voegeli R, Schoop R, Prestat-Marquis E, Rawlings AV, Shackelford TK, Fink B. Cross-cultural perception of female facial appearance: A multi-ethnic and multi-centre study. PLoS One. 2021 Jan 22;16(1):e0245998. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245998. eCollection 2021.

  PMID: 33481957 BACKGROUND

• Little AC, Jones BC, DeBruine LM. Facial attractiveness: evolutionary based research. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2011 Jun 12;366(1571):1638-59. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0404.

  PMID: 21536551 BACKGROUND

• Samson N, Fink B, Matts PJ. Visible skin condition and perception of human facial appearance. Int J Cosmet Sci. 2010 Jun;32(3):167-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2009.00535.x. Epub 2009 Nov 3.

  PMID: 19889046 BACKGROUND

• Fares K, Hallit S, Haddad C, Akel M, Khachan T, Obeid S. Relationship Between Cosmetics Use, Self-Esteem, and Self-Perceived Attractiveness Among Lebanese Women. J Cosmet Sci. 2019 Jan/Feb;70(1):47-56.

  PMID: 30856095 BACKGROUND

• Cohen S, Kamarck T, Mermelstein R. A global measure of perceived stress. J Health Soc Behav. 1983 Dec;24(4):385-96. No abstract available.

  PMID: 6668417 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Once participants have signed the informed consent form and meet the inclusion requirements, they are randomly assigned 1/1 to the fasting or non-fasting intervention group. The statistician does not know to which group the participants belong.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Professor

Model Details: There are three arms, two of intervention and one control. Arm 1: intervention with fasting method Arm 2: Non-fasting method Arm 3: Control group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 11, 2023
• First Posted: July 14, 2023
• Study Start: December 26, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2023
• Study Completion: February 1, 2023
• Last Updated: July 20, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Locations

ES (1)