17% of elementary school students use color cosmetics every day...How to protect soft skin?
May 07, 2025
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According to a survey on the use of cosmetics for elementary, middle and high school students last year, 36% and 17% of middle and high school students and elementary school students who use color cosmetics every day, 34% and 21% of them used more than three times a week, and 16% and 27% of them used more than once or twice a week, respectively.
Respondents who said they use color cosmetics answered the most when they started color makeup from the fifth grade of elementary school to the first grade of middle school. 32% (329 students) of elementary school students said they start in the fifth grade of elementary school, and 39% (470 students) of middle and high school students said they start in the sixth grade of elementary school.
In this regard, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety plans to conduct more than 300 training sessions for 20,000 people from June 3 to November 10 this year. This training can be applied by institutions and organizations such as elementary, middle, and high schools, local children's centers, and alternative schools through the cosmetics safety use education website by June 30, and the education method can be selected face-to-face or online depending on the situation of each school when applying.
For elementary school students, the educational content was reinforced with basic concepts such as 'What is cosmetics?'How to use basic cosmetics (skin, lotion, and sun cream)', 'How to wash your face clean', and'How to make your own pouch' as participatory activities.
Middle and high school students focus on how to understand and manage their skin by themselves, such as 'How to use basic and color cosmetics correctly', 'How to check product labeling', 'How to cope with side effects after using cosmetics', 'How to store safely', and 'How to choose a product safely'.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will also operate exhibition and experiential booths to promote children and adolescents' proper understanding of cosmetics and safe use habits at the 21st Korea Youth Fair, which will be held at Andong International Convention Center from May 22 to 24.
According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, it is recommended to avoid color makeup as much as possible because hormone secretion increases during adolescence, increasing sebum production, and thickening the stratum corneum makes it difficult to discharge sebum. However, if you used color cosmetics, it is important to wash your face carefully after makeup. In addition, due to the nature of color cosmetics, they are often shared with friends, and in this case, there is a possibility of mutilation or contamination, so they should not be shared as much as possible.
Pigments and metals used to color tone cosmetics and eye makeup products are one of the causes of allergic contact dermatitis on the skin. However, even for the same cosmetics, the degree of skin allergic reactions to certain ingredients varies from person to person, so it is recommended to refer to the ingredients on the label before purchasing color cosmetics or test a small amount of samples on the skin such as under the ears.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
