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Get Permission Badiyani and Kotadia: A study on awareness and attitude of youth towards the use of herbal cosmetic products in Rajkot district


Introduction

Rajkot, is having the population of over 1.3 millions. By looking into the national average, we can safely assume that majority of this population is youth. To avoid any kind of misinformation, the age group between 15 to 29 is considered as youth for this research paper.

I hereby want to study the awareness and attitude of this large chunk of population from Rajkot district. The government is trying to rejuvenate the brand “Ayurveda” in our country. Our country has been pivotal to give YOGA Day to the world. Ministry of Ayush has been incepted on the 9th of November 2014; the Ministry of Ayush was formed with a vision of reviving the profound knowledge of traditional Indian systems of medicine and ensuring the optimal development and propagation of the Ayush systems of healthcare.1, 2, 3

Government’s support to AYUSH

Over last 10 years, the budget allocation for the ministry has increased a lot, from around Rs 1,000 crore in 2011 to Rs 3,050 crore in the year 2022-23.

In the light of these many efforts, I want to study how aware is the youth of Rajkot towards herbal products and what is their attitude towards these products. Particularly cosmetic products are chosen as there is a generalized belief that youth is more looks conscious compared to the other classes of age demography.

Table 1

Year

Fund allocated in crores

Year

Fund allocated in crores

2011

1064

2017

1,428.65

2012

1,161.20

2018

1,626.37 

2013

1,249.60

2019

1,939.76

2014

1,252.05

2020

2,122.08

2015

1,197

2021

2,970.30

2016

1,323.20

2022

3,050

[i] (Source : https://www.deccanherald.com/business/union-budget/union-budget-2022-overview-of-ayush-ministry-and-its-budget-allocations-1073284.html)

Literature Review

Bhat, B., Ashraf, S. S., & Shaheen, F. (2020), in this research, the author of the paper proves that the use of Herbal cosmetics is gaining preference over the years in the region of Kashmir. The probable cause of this trend can be the occurrence of adverse reactions because of traditional cosmetics. The use of the herbal cosmetic enhances physical and mental well-being, strengthen the immune system, increase stamina and reduce fatigue etc. At the end of research, the researchers prove that advertisements can lead to the increased sale of herbal cosmetics among the college going female students in the region of Kashmir.4, 5, 6, 7

However, they also prove that this tool is not used up to its full capacity and hence the market is not fully tapped to its full potential. Still, there are miles to go before the positive perception regarding herbal cosmetics is built.

Dhivyasri, R., & Ganesan, P. (2019), the researcher has chosen the region of Coimbatore for conducting the research because of the demography of the population available there.

Large number of population there is youth because of a lot of academic institutes’ existence in that region. The researcher has articulated that customers prefer ayurvedic/herbal products more for the kids. It is also noted in this paper that price, availability and brand popularity are the major reasons of products not being adopted up to its full potential.

Desai, K., (2014), It was reported that the major part of cosmetic market is covered by females and quality followed by Media and reference groups are the main factors to influence consumer buying decision. The major reason being the unawareness of people about the health benefits of using the natural cosmetic products. The cosmetic products used for maintaining one's beauty, be it natural or synthetic, has an impact on a person's health too so it is vital to probe about the constituent ingredients and the method of cosmetic production before buying and using any cosmetics. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Kumar, P., & Patel, J. (2014), It was reported that quality and price are the major key factors which can persuade cosmetic consumer buying behavior.

Sankar, A., & Srinivasan, K. (2013), it was reported that family income per month and amount spending for herbal products are positively correlated. The study further revealed that Quality of product was ranked as most important factor that influences consumers to purchase cosmetics. The study concluded with a note that consumers believe that herbal cosmetics are not a luxury now and should be used by consumers for health benefits.

Research Methodology

Research problem

As per the article published by the Hindu business line, on September 25th 2020, the Indian cosmetics market, valued at nearly $11.16 billion in 2017, is expected to grow at 5.91 per cent (compound annual growth rate) during 2017-25. This showcases that the market of cosmetic products is growing exponentially in the Indian context. Revenue in the Natural Cosmetics segment amounts to US$0.84bn in 2022. The market is expected to grow annually by 3.41% (CAGR 2022-2026). In relation to total population figures, per person revenues of US$0.59 are generated in 2022. 16, 17, 18

(Source: https://www.statista.com/outlook/cmo/beauty-personal-care/cosmetics/natural-cosmetics/india)

By the above data and point the researcher sees the scope of the research gap for the awareness and attitude of the youth towards the use of Herbal Cosmetic Products in Rajkot district.

Research Objectives

  1. To study the awareness of herbal cosmetic products among the youth of Rajkot district.

  2. To study the attitude towards herbal cosmetic products among the youth of Rajkot district.

  3. To study whether the awareness regarding herbal cosmetic is independent of gender.

  4. To study whether the preference of market place to purchase herbal cosmetic is independent of gender.

  5. To study whether the preference of market place to purchase herbal cosmetic is independent of Age.

Research Design

Type of research

Descriptive, Quantitative

Population

The youth of Rajkot District.

Sample size

230

Sampling method

Convenience – non-probability sampling technique

Sampling Instrument

Questionnaire

Data analysis and interpretation

Figure 1

How familiar are you with herbal cosmeticproduct ?

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The data shown in Figure 1 represents that.

8% respondents are familiar about the products

Out of them, only 9.3% respondents use it regularly.

Figure 2

What is your preferable market place for the

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The data shown in Figure 2 represents that.

Majority of the respondents prefer to buy from Specialty stores and medical stores and very rare of the respondents prefer the websites of particular brand

Figure 3

Which of the following categories ofhearbal cosmetic products are you aware about ?

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Figure 4

if given a chance which category of cosmetic product will you use?

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Data shown in Figure 4 clearly represents that if respondents are given a chance to use herbal products then they prefer herbal cosmetic product over conventional cosmetic products except in fragrance category.

Figure 5

How frequently do you cosmeticProducts ?

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The Data shown in Figure 5 clearly represents that respondents are very frequently using skin care, Hair care and fragrance compare to other cosmetic product category

Figure 6
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Table 2

Demographic profile of respondents

15-19

20-24

25-29

Total

Male

8

17

2

27

Female

98

107

5

210

Total

106

124

7

237

Table 3

Observed frequency– contingency table

Provision Store

Supermarket

Specialty Herbal Store

Medical Store

e-Commerce

None

Website of Particular Brand

Total

Male

1

5

9

4

7

1

0

27

Female

18

34

73

53

31

0

1

210

Total

19

39

82

57

38

1

1

237

Table 4

Observed Frequency

Expected frequency

Observed – Expected Frequency

(Observed –expected frequency)2 /expected frequency

1

2.165

-1.165

0.626545266

5

4.443

0.557

0.069818601

9

9.342

-0.342

0.012503859

4

6.494

-2.494

0.957608508

7

4.329

2.671

1.647827374

1

0.114

0.886

6.891701828

0

0.114

-0.114

0.113924051

18

16.835

1.165

0.08055582

34

34.557

-0.557

0.008976677

73

72.658

0.342

0.001607639

53

50.506

2.494

0.123121094

31

33.671

-2.671

0.21186352

0

0.886

-0.886

0.886075949

1

0.886

0.114

0.014647378

Total

11.64677757

Table 5

Observed Frequency – Contingency table

Provision Store

Supermarket

Specialty Herbal Store

Medical Store

e-Commerce

None

Website of Particular Brand

Total

15-19

9

17

35

25

20

0

0

106

20-24

10

22

44

30

17

0

1

124

25-29

0

0

3

2

1

1

0

7

Total

19

39

82

57

38

1

1

Table 6

Observed Frequency

Expected frequency

Observed – Expected Frequency

(Observed –expected frequency)2 /expected frequency

9

8.49789

0.50211

0.030

17

17.44304

-0.44304

0.011

35

36.67511

-1.67511

0.077

25

25.49367

-0.49367

0.010

20

16.99578

3.004219

0.531

0

0.447257

-0.44726

0.447

0

0.447257

-0.44726

0.447

10

9.940928

0.059072

0.000

22

20.40506

1.594937

0.125

44

42.90295

1.097046

0.028

30

29.82278

0.177215

0.001

17

19.88186

-2.88186

0.418

0

0.523207

-0.52321

0.523

1

0.523207

0.476793

0.434

0

0.561181

-0.56118

0.561

0

1.151899

-1.1519

1.152

3

2.421941

0.578059

0.138

2

1.683544

0.316456

0.059

1

1.122363

-0.12236

0.013

1

0.029536

0.970464

31.887

0

0.029536

-0.02954

0.030

Total

36.922

Chi- square test – Test of independence

Null Hypothesis: Gender and preferable market place for the purchase of herbal cosmetic product is independent.

Alternate Hypothesis: Gender and preferable market place for the purchase of herbal cosmetic product is dependent.

Level of Significance = 0.05 degree of freedom = (R-1)*(C-1) = 6

ƛ2tab = ƛ20.05,6 = 11.07

Ho is rejected as observed Chi-square is greater than critical Chi-Square.

Therefore, Gender and preferable market place for the purchase of herbal cosmetic product is dependent.

Null Hypothesis:   Age and preferable market place for the purchase of herbal cosmetic product is independent.

Alternate Hypothesis:   Age and preferable market place for the purchase of herbal cosmetic product is dependent.

Level of Significance = 0.05 degree of freedom = (R-1)*(C-1) = 12

ƛ2tab = ƛ20.05, 12 = 21.026

Ho is rejected as observed Chi-square is greater than critical Chi-Square.

Therefore, Age and preferable market place for the purchase of herbal cosmetic product is dependent.

Conclusion

As per released data by Ministry of Ayush and CII, It is clear that government is taking very sincere steps to promote herbal cosmetics industry. In last decade, budget allocated to Ministry of Ayush has been increased 3 times compare to 2011-12. In align to this effort this research shows that majority of respondents are aware and positive about herbal cosmetic product. If respondents are given a chance to use herbal cosmetic products then majorly all are ready to use herbal products over conventional cosmetic products. But in reality according to this study the frequency to usage of herbal cosmetic product is high in skin care and hair care category not in all product categories. It clearly shows that gender and awareness of herbal cosmetic products are independent. While Gender and preferable market place for the purchase of herbal cosmetic product is dependent and age and preferable market place for the purchase of herbal cosmetic product is also dependent.

Source of Funding

None.

Conflict of Interest

None.

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J. M. Badiyani, Hiren Kotadia


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Received : 09-07-2024

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