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| Cases (N = 58) | Control (N = 49) | P-value |
| Overall usage of cosmetics, no. (%) | 39 (67.2) | 41 (83.7) | 0.051 |
| Place of usage |
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| Indoors, no. (%) | 25 (43.1) | 15 (30.6) | 0.036 |
| Outdoors, no. (%) | 4 (6.9) | 8 (16.3) |
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| Indoors and Outdoors, no. (%) | 10 (17.2) | 17 (34.7) |
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| Type of makeup |
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| Face makeup, no. (%) | 28 (48.3) | 28 (57.1) | 0.360 |
| Eye makeup, no. (%) | 29 (50.0) | 32 (65.3) | 0.111 |
| Lips makeup, no. (%) | 29 (50.0) | 35 (71.4) | 0.024 |
| Nail polish, no. (%) | 12 (20.7) | 18 (36.7) | 0.066 |
| Hair dyes, no. (%) | 11 (19.0) | 16 (32.7) | 0.104 |
| Hair protein or keratin, no. (%) | 2 (3.5) | 3 (6.1) | 0.527 |
| Duration of cosmetics usage (in years), (Mean ± SD) | 4.57 ± 4.7 | 7.22 ± 5.5 | 0.011 |
| Time pattern of daily usage |
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| No usage, no. (%) | 19 (32.7) | 9 (18.3) | 0.151 |
| Rarely, no. (%) | 8 (13.7) | 9 (18.3) |
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| Few hours, no. (%) | 24 (41.3) | 25 (51.02) |
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| Most of the day, no. (%) | 6 (10.3) | 2 (4.08) |
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| All of the day, no. (%) | 1 (1.7) | 4 (8.16) |
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| How to choose make up products |
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| Brand name (Quality) | 7 (12.1) | 8 (16.3) | 0.244 |
| Odour | 1 (1.7) | 5 (10.2) |
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| Price | 17 (29.3) | 13 (26.5) |
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| Contents | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.1) |
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| Friend advice | 14 (24.1) | 11 (22.4) |
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| Medical Advice | 1 (1.7) | 1 (2.0) |
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| Usage during pregnancy |
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| Decreased | 20 (40.8) | 17 (29.3) | 0.042 |
| Increased | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.2) |
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| No change | 19 (38.8) | 14 (24.1) |
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| Not used during pregnancy | 1 (2.0) | 6 (10.3) |
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