Table 3 Use of other personal care products in five different user groups of skin care products (n = 114 202). The NOWAC study, 2003–2011, Tromsø, Norway
From: Characterization of heavy users of skin care products among Norwegian women from 2003 to 2011
Use of skin care products | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | Light | Moderate | Frequent | Heavy | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
2131 (100) | 43239 (100) | 28455 (100) | 38037 (100) | 2340 (100) | |
Sunscreena | |||||
In Norway | 851 (39.9) | 29714 (68.7) | 22441 (78.9) | 30287 (79.6) | 1848 (79.0) |
In southern latitudes | 817 (38.3) | 26790 (61.9) | 20778 (73.0) | 28671 (75.4) | 1711 (73.1) |
At Easter holiday | 800 (37.5) | 27305 (63.2) | 20522 (72.1) | 27978 (73.6) | 1629 (69.6) |
Perfumeb | |||||
Never/seldom | 1089 (53.0) | 11338 (27.0) | 5210 (18.5) | 5608 (15.0) | 358 (15.8) |
1–3/month | 259 (12.6) | 6072 (14.4) | 3144 (11.2) | 2884 (7.7) | 159 (7.0) |
1/week | 133 (6.5) | 3693 (8.8) | 2598 (9.2) | 2708 (7.24) | 131 (5.8) |
2–4/week | 160 (7.8) | 5654 (13.5) | 4748 (16.9) | 5080 (13.6) | 218 (9.6) |
5–6/week | 67 (3.3) | 2272 (5.4) | 1891 (6.7) | 2285 (6.1) | 69 (3.0) |
1/day | 340 (16.6) | 12523 (29.8) | 10118 (36.0) | 17783 (47.6) | 805 (35.4) |
≥2/day | 7 (0.3) | 492 (1.2) | 427 (1.5) | 1052 (2.8) | 532 (23.4) |
Median (25th–75th percentile) | Median (25th–75th percentile) | Median (25th–75th percentile) | Median (25th–75th percentile) | Median (25th–75th percentile) | |
Shower frequencyc | 10 (10–30) | 20 (10–30) | 10 (10–20) | 30 (20–30) | 30 (20–30) |