Porous Organic Nanofiber Polymers as Superfast Adsorbents for Capturing Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Water

The development of simple, low-cost adsorbents is critical for waste management in the medical industry (in particular, pharmaceutical and personal care product (PPCP) waste) to restore the natural state of...

Consumer Purchase Intention for Organic Personal Care Product

Objective - This research aims to identify the factors that influence generation Y's purchase intentions for organic personal care products. Methodology/Technique - There are eight variables investigated in this research that might influence the generation Y's purchase intention on organic personal care product. The eight variables includeattitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control and 5 demographic characteristics including gender, age, income level, education level and race. The research is completed with the questionnaire used for data collection purposes. A total of 155 questionnaires were distributed to the respondents, with 152 returned with completed data. The target respondent of this research is generation Y users. The data collected is keyed into Statistical Package of the Social Science (SPSS) for analysis. Among the tests incorporated in this study are reliability test, normality test, frequency test, t-test, ANOVA and Multiple Linear Regression. Findings - The study reveals that attitude and subjective norms from the planned behavioural model have a significant relationship with consumer purchase intentions for organic personal care products. Novelty - In addition, the study also found that there is a significant difference of consumer purchase intention of organic personal care product based on gender, age, income level and education level. Type of Paper - Empirical Keywords: Purchase Intention; Organic Product; Organic Personal Care Product; Green Environment. JEL Classification: M30, M39.

Formulation of herbal cream based on Ziziphus Mauritiana leaves extract and evaluation on physicochemical properties

Plant derived substances and herbal medicines have recently attracted the great interest towards their versatile application, as medicinal plants used in traditional and modern medicine. The aim of the current study was to investigate the antioxidant activity of Ziziphus mauritiana leaves extract followed with the formulation of herbal creams based on ZM methanolic extract then evaluate the physical characteristic and stability of the creams. After the methanolic extract was obtained by using Soxhlet extraction, the extract was assessed for antioxidant activity by using stable 2,2- Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) which showed the IC50 value of the ZM extract is 10.57 µg/ml, while IC50 value for ascorbic acid is 4.19 µg/ml. Four formulations of water in oil (w/o) emulsion based cream was formulated based on Ziziphus mauritiana leaves extract which are F1, F2, F3 and F4. Several physical properties were evaluated such as organoleptic, pH, viscosity, homogeneity, washability and emmolliency which proved that all formulations have good homogeneity, non greasy and under suitable pH and viscosity. Based on thermal stability test (45 °C ± 70 % RH, for 48 hours), it showed that F4 is not stable at high temperature compared to other formulations. Therefore, the present study indicated that the Ziziphus mauritiana leaves extract has great potential for personal care product development.

Differences in personal care product use by race/ethnicity among women in California: implications for chemical exposures

Background Personal care products may contain many chemicals, some of which are suspected endocrine disrupters. This is an important source of chemical exposure for women, but little is known about how chemical exposure differs among different races/ethnicities. Objective This study examines differences in personal care product use among Black, Latina, Vietnamese, Mixed Race, and White women in California. Methods We used a community-based participatory process to create and administer a personal care product usage survey to 321 Black, Latina, Vietnamese, Mixed Race, and White women. We used multivariate regression models with pairwise comparisons to examine the frequency of product use by race/ethnicity. Results We found distinct trends of personal care product use by race/ethnicity: Latina women typically used makeup most frequently; Black women used certain hair products or styles most frequently; and Vietnamese women were most likely to use facial cleansing products compared to other races/ethnicities. Latina and Vietnamese women were less likely to try to avoid certain ingredients in their products. Significance These findings can help estimate disparities in chemical exposure from personal care product use and complement future research on health inequities due to chemical exposures in the larger environmental and social context.

Profitability and Working Capital Management Nexus: Evidence from Food & Personal Care Products Sector Firms Listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange

Working capital management (WCM) usually have an essential role to play in a firm’s overall performance, especially those of manufacturing sector. The key aim of the current research work is to find the empirical association amid profitability and working capital management of the Food & Personal Care Product sector Pakistani firms. Eight companies are selected randomly as a sample from the firms listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange. Secondary data for six years, that is, 2010 - 2016 is gathered from the financial reports of these companies and evaluated through Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis techniques, using STATA software. The results prove that Return on Assets (ROA) is negatively correlated with Average Collection Period (ACP) and positively correlated with Inventory Turnover in Days (ITID), Average Payment Period (APP), Current Ratio (CR) and Sales Growth (SG). All the relationships are significant except ITID and SG ones.

Customer Purchase Intention for Organic Personal Care Product

This research is aim to find out what are the factors that influence generation Y's purchase intention for organic personal care product. Nowadays, people are more concern for their health. There are eight variables have been investigated in this research that might influence the generation Y's purchase intention on organic personal care product. The eight variables included attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control and 5 demographic factors which include of gender, age, income level, education level and races. The research is completed with the questionnaire which conducted for data collection purpose. This study had been conducted around the state of Melaka, Malaysia and some of the organic personal care shops which locate in Malaysia. A total of 155 questionnaires issued to the respondents but there is only 152 with the completed data. The target respondents for this research are generation Y who stay in Malaysia. The data collected is keyed into Statistical Package of the Social Science (SPSS) for analysis. Among the test incorporated in this study are reliability test, normality test, descriptive test t-test, ANOVA and Multiple Linear Regression. The study revealed that attitude and subjective norms have significant relationship with customer purchase intention for organic personal care product. Besides, the study also found that there is a significant difference of consumer purchase intention of organic personal care product for age and income level. Keywords: Purchase Intention, Organic Product, Organic Personal Care Product, Green Environme