Table 2 Age- and education-adjusted mean use per week of personal care products by race/ethnicity, with the highest mean per category in bold (CAPABLE Study, 2019–2020).

From: Differences in personal care product use by race/ethnicity among women in California: implications for chemical exposures

 

Average days used per week (mean ± se)

Black

Latina

Vietnamese

White

Mixed race

n = 70

n = 73

n = 78

n = 79

n = 18

Makeup

 Mascara

1.7 ± 0.3

4.7±0.3B, V, W, M

2.4 ± 0.3

3.7 ± 0.3B, V, M

2.2 ± 0.6

 Eyeliner

1.8 ± 0.3

3.0±0.3B, M

2.6 ± 0.3M

2.2 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.6

 Eyeshadow

0.4 ± 0.3

2.1 ± 0.3B

2.2±0.3B

2.2±0.2B

1.2 ± 0.5

 Glue-on Eyelashes

0.4 ± 0.2V

0.6 ± 0.2W, V

1.6±0.2W, B, L

−0.1 ± 0.2

0.2 ± 0.4

 Eyebrow tint/pencil

1.9 ± 0.4

3.5±0.3B, V, W

2.0 ± 0.3

2.4 ± 0.3

2.2 ± 0.7

 Foundation (with SPF1)

0.8 ± 0.3

3.9±0.3B, V, W, M

2.8 ± 0.3B

2.4 ± 0.3B

1.6 ± 0.6

 Concealer

0.7 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.3B, M

3.4±0.3B, L, W, M

2.7 ± 0.3B, M

1.0 ± 0.6

 Highlighter

0.5 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.3B, W

2.9±0.3B, W, M

1.5 ± 0.3B

1.2 ± 0.6

 Blush

0.6 ± 0.3

3.7±0.3B, W, M

3.5 ± 0.3B, W, M

2.4 ± 0.3B

1.4 ± 0.6

 Lip gloss

3.0±0.4V, W

3.0±0.3V, W

2.0 ± 0.3

1.9 ± 0.3

3.0 ± 0.6

 Lipstick

2.8 ± 0.3

4.1±0.3B, V, W, M

2.8 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.6

 Lip stain

0.3 ± 0.2

1.2±0.2B, V, W

0.3 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.4

 Lip liner

0.8 ± 0.3

2.0±0.3B, V, W, M

1.2 ± 0.3

0.7 ± 0.2

0.5 ± 0.5

 Lip plumper

0.1 ± 0.1

0.6±0.1B, V, W

0.2 ± 0.1

0.0 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.2

 Lip balm/chapstick

4.7 ± 0.3

4.0 ± 0.3

5.0±0.3L

5.0±0.3L

5.0±0.6

Hair products

 Shampoo

0.6 ± 0.2

6.1±0.2B, V, W, M

4.6 ± 0.2B, M

4.1 ± 0.2B

3.3 ± 0.4B

 Conditioner

0.8 ± 0.3

5.4±0.3B, V, W, M

4.5 ± 0.2B, M

4.0 ± 0.2B

3.0 ± 0.5B

 Leave-in conditioner

1.6 ± 0.2V, M

1.0 ± 0.2V

0.2 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.2V

1.8±0.4V, W

 Gel/mousse

1.7 ± 0.3V, W

1.6 ± 0.2V, W

0.5 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.2

2.5±0.5V, W

 Hair spray—pump

0.3 ± 0.2

1.2±0.2B, V, W, M

0.1 ± 0.2

0.4 ± 0.2

0.1 ± 0.3

 Hair spray—aerosol can

0.1 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.2B, V

0.0 ± 0.2

1.3±0.2B, V, M

0.4 ± 0.4

 Hair oil/grease

2.6±0.2L, V, W

1.6 ± 0.2V, W

0.0 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 0.2

2.2 ± 0.5V, W

Skincare products

 Makeup remover (liquid)

0.3 ± 0.3

2.5±0.3B

1.7 ± 0.3B

1.9 ± 0.3B

1.5 ± 0.6

 Makeup remover (wipes)

0.8 ± 0.3

2.7±0.3B

2.1 ± 0.3B

2.0 ± 0.3B

2.0 ± 0.6

 Toner

2.2±0.4L

0.9 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3

1.7 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.6

 Foaming facial cleanser/face soap

3.5 ± 0.4

4.3 ± 0.3

7.2±0.3B, L, W, M

4.1 ± 0.3

3.4 ± 0.6

 Exfoliating cleanser

1.2 ± 0.3

2.0 ± 0.3

5.2±0.3B, L, W, M

1.5 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.6

 Face scrub

0.8 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.3W, M

3.3±0.3B, L, W, M

0.8 ± 0.3

0.2 ± 0.5

 Skin lightening cream

0.1 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.1

0.5±0.1W

0.0 ± 0.1

0.0 ± 0.3

 Face cream (without SPF)

3.1 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.3

3.5 ± 0.3L

4.1±0.4L, M

1.9 ± 0.7

 Face sunscreen

2.1 ± 0.4

4.0±0.4B

3.1 ± 0.4

3.1 ± 0.4

3.1 ± 0.7

 Sunscreen for body

0.6 ± 0.3

2.1±0.3B, V, W

0.7 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.5

 Moisturizer or body lotion

6.0±0.3V, W

6.0±0.3V, M

4.5 ± 0.3

4.8 ± 0.3

5.7 ± 0.5V

 Body, shea, or cocoa butter

4.1±0.3L, V, W

2.1 ± 0.3V, W

0.2 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.3V

2.1 ± 0.6V

 Liquid soap or body wash

5.5 ± 0.3

5.4 ± 0.3

6.6±0.3B, L, W

5.3 ± 0.3

5.8 ± 0.5

 Bar soap for your body

3.3 ± 0.4V, M

3.7 ± 0.3V, W, M

0.3 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.3V

1.5 ± 0.6

 Shaving cream

0.5 ± 0.2

1.0 ± 0.2V

0.3 ± 0.1

1.2±0.2B, V

0.0 ± 0.3

Deodorants and fragrance

 Solid, stick, roll-on deodorant

5.9±0.4V

5.8 ± 0.3V

4.8 ± 0.3

5.6 ± 0.3

5.2 ± 0.6

 Spray deodorant

1.3±0.3V

0.9 ± 0.2V

0.1 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.2V

0.6 ± 0.5

 Perfume, cologne, or spray

4.2±0.4W

4.1 ± 0.3W

4.0 ± 0.3W

2.7 ± 0.3

3.1 ± 0.7

 Body powder/baby powder

0.7±0.2V

0.7±0.2V

0.1 ± 0.2

0.4 ± 0.2

0.7±0.4

 Essential oils

2.3±0.2L, V, W

0.7 ± 0.2

0.3 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.2

1.4 ± 0.5V

  1. The following items did not differ by racial/ethnic group and are not included in the table: eyebrow tint, face masks, dry shampoo.
  2. SPF Sun protection factor.
  3. B, L, V, W, MSuperscripts indicate that mean is significantly higher (p < 0.05) in pairwise comparison than mean for Black (B), Latina (L), Vietnamese (V), White (W), or Mixed-Race (M) women, respectively.