중국인 유학생의 미용행태에 관한 연구

A Study on the Skin Care Practices of Chinese Students -Around Gwangju Area-

This study, conducted with the purpose of being used as the basic data for skin health care of Chinese staying In Korea, analyzed the differences in skin types, skin troubles, skin photo types, and skin care habits perceived by the gender, by means of a questionnaire-based research method with the subjects of 186 male and female Chinese students registered at H University in Gwangju Metropolitan City. The results obtained from the questionnaire survey are as follows. The perceived skin types of Chinese students by the gender were revealed high in intelligence for males and in complexity for females, while the perceived skin troubles were found in acne(pimples) and sensitivity for males, and in acne(pimples) and pigmentation for females. In the skin care habits of Chinese students by the gender, eye washes were highly used for foam cleansing both by males and females, and scrubs were mainly used for deep cleansing. The respondents' uses of packs were 11.3% for males and 39.1% for females, while massages were seldom used both by males and females. The respondents' uses of other cosmetics than eye washes or packs indicated that males mainly used toner, and females used in the order of toner, lotion, cream, and sunblock. Color cosmetics were little used when compared with fundamental cosmetics, and as for the kind of cosmetics used that of females was more evenly spread than that of males. Based on the results, it is considered that the study can be used as the basic data for the orientation in the developments of skin care programs and cosmetics and also for the establishment of marketing strategies toward the growing number of Chinese students.