Sun protection
The ultraviolet radiation emitted by the sun can be beneficial, among other things, it stimulates the production of vitamin D in the human body, which affects immunity. But the sun also has its… dark side – it accelerates skin aging and can be carcinogenic. Cosmetics with sun protection (UVA/UVB filters) come to our aid. As many as 85% of respondents use them at least from time to time (over 89% of women and over 80% of men). This category of cosmetics is most popular among people aged 30-39 (92.5%), and least popular among people aged 70+ (73.1%).
Do you use cosmetics with sun protection (UVA / UVB filters)? (photo: dlahandlu.pl/source: IBRiS)
Poles use cosmetics with sun protection regardless of where they live – both residents of rural areas (83.3%) and metropolitan areas (83.2% of responses) are aware of the important protective function these products fulfill. The most affirmative answers were received from people living in medium-sized cities (over 50,000 inhabitants) – 87.1%.
People with sunscreens are least likely to use cosmetics with sunscreen
primary and lower secondary education (46.7%), and most often post-secondary (93%) and higher (91%).
As many as 95% of respondents with minor children declare that they use protective cosmetics.
After sun care
Dryness or redness is a clear signal that the skin also needs care after sunbathing. After-sun balms, soothing creams, and even tan-maintaining cosmetics may come in handy. As many as 73.5% of respondents (78% of women and 68.5% of men) declare that they use
from time to time after-sun cosmetics. Again, people aged 30-39 are in the lead here (81.7%), and people aged 70+ use them the least frequently (only 55.3% of respondents).
Do you use after-sun cosmetics (photo: dlahandlu.pl/source: IBRiS)
Do you use after-sun cosmetics? (photo: dlahandlu/source: IBRiS)
Interestingly, after-sun cosmetics are equally popular regardless of where you live and the size of the town. However, the education of the respondents turns out to be an important variable. Their use is declared by as many as 82.6% of people with vocational education and 81.3% of people with higher education. The fewest respondents confirming their use appeared in the group with secondary education (68.6%).
Sun in a tube
For some people, the longing for the sun can sometimes be so great that…
they reach for self-tanners and bronzing creams. Definitely more often after this
type of cosmetics are used by women (42.9%) than men (25%).
A certain tendency can be noticed in this category – interest in opalescent cosmetics decreases with age. They are most often chosen by people aged 18-29 (40.1%) and 30-39 (43.6%), and are least popular among respondents aged 60-60 (23.1%) and 70+ (30.5%).
Glasses with filter
It is also worth protecting your eyes against radiation by wearing sunglasses with a UVA/UVB filter. In the summer, 76.8% of respondents use them, at least from time to time. The lowest percentage of respondents declaring wearing sunglasses was in the group 70+ (68.3%) and in people with primary and lower secondary education (58.2%), and the highest in the group of people 30-39 years old (86.6%). and higher education, bachelor's or engineering (85.3%).
How we fight insects
You can fight insects in two ways: using means
repellent/eliminating or using gels and ointments that soothe itching after
bite – approximately 79% of respondents use them. Interestingly, women are more willing
choose means to soothe bites (82.8%) compared to men (75.9%). Men, however, prefer insect repellents, the so-called repellents – 81.2% of men and 76.4% of women declare their use.
As for age, people 70+ are the least likely of all surveyed age groups to use repellents, i.e. insect repellents (60%), and the youngest age group, 18-29, are the least likely to use ointments that soothe bites (74.8%).
Finances matter
Our choices are often dictated by the current financial situation – this is clearly visible in the study conducted by IBRiS.
People who assessed their financial situation as very poor were much less likely to use sunscreen or mosquito repellents (27.2% of respondents), or even sunglasses (24.5%). The economic indicator is important here because the products from the examined category are not first-need products. Among people who assess their financial situation as very good, as many as 97.9% of respondents use, for example, sunscreen creams, and 88.2% use glasses with a UVA/UVB filter.
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