Handmade Cosmetics Essay

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In the article “Understanding Alternative Choices of Handmade Cosmetics in Postmodern Consumer Society” Pernilla Arbajian and Yaran Di discuss how consumers perceive purchasing handmade cosmetics. Di defines “Handmade Cosmetics” as, “cosmetics made by human and made from natural ingredients, as opposed to cosmetics that are mass-produced, machine-made and made from chemical additives” (Di, 2014). The Bee’s Knees definitively can be described using this definition as a handmade cosmetic company. Companies today are aware of consumers being scattered and varied about their beliefs. This study goes through the steps and processes that consumers go through when deciding if a product if handmade or natural (regardless of how it is actually made) and how consumers assign meanings to their products of interest in their daily lives.
It is concluded in the study that consumers do have an emotional attachment to handmade cosmetics. (This could be the transition to values) It is also discussed …show more content…

Customers are becoming more and more aware of harmful chemicals in any product but especially in cosmetics. In the article, “Development of a Natural Ingredient – Natural Preservative: a case study” author Audrey Kerdudo discusses what it means for consumers to be changing into environmentally conscious people. Kerdudo begins her study by stating, “Lately, the cosmetic and personal care market has been more and more driven toward natural ingredients by the rising consumers' awareness about personal health and safety and their will for safer cosmetics free of harmful chemicals” (Kerdudo, 2016). This impacts perception because consumers are changing the way they perceive products overall, but specifically in environmentally friendly

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