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Consumer Habits and Practices for Cosmetics: a Statistical Approach

Despite its title referencing cosmetics consumer habits, this paper studies the behavioral and sociological factors driving cosmetic purchasing decisions — not microplastic pollution. It examines survey data on consumer attitudes toward cosmetic products and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.

2025 Journal of Science and Arts 1 citations
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Dynamics of Purchasing Thai Collagen Products: Study of Halal Awareness, Country of Origin, E-Wom, Lifestyle, and Trust

Despite its title referencing collagen products and purchasing behavior, this paper studies consumer decision-making around Thai collagen supplements, examining factors like halal certification, brand origin, and social media reviews — not microplastic pollution. It is a marketing and consumer behavior study and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.

2025 Journal of Lifestyle and SDGs Review 1 citations
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Analysis of intention to purchase environmentally friendly packaging in the city of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Despite its title referencing environmentally friendly packaging, this paper is a consumer behavior survey studying what factors drive Brazilians to intend to buy eco-friendly packaging — not original research on microplastic pollution or its effects. It examines environmental concern and personal values as predictors of purchasing decisions and is not directly relevant to microplastic contamination or human health.

2025 Revista de Gestão Ambiental e Sustentabilidade 1 citations
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The influence of attitude on green-cosmetics purchase intention (pi) in central Kerala

Researchers surveyed 387 consumers of green cosmetics across three districts in Kerala, India, using a Structural Equation Model (SEM) to assess how environmental knowledge, environmental concerns, subjective norms, online accessibility, and greenwashing perceptions influence purchase intention for eco-friendly cosmetic products.

2024 THE SCIENTIFIC TEMPER
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Mi̇kroplasti̇klere Yöneli̇k Tüketi̇ci̇ Tepki̇leri̇: Bi̇r Uluslararasi Pazar Araştirmasi

Researchers investigated consumer attitudes toward products containing microplastics and their effects on social responsibility, purchase intention, and sustainable consumption intention among 93 participants in Austria using structural equation modeling. The findings link consumer awareness of microplastic content to measurable shifts in purchasing behavior and sustainability-oriented intentions.

2024 Uluslararası Anadolu Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
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A Study on The Impact of Green Cosmetic, Personal Care Products, And Their Packaging on Consumer’s Purchasing Behavior in Luzon, Philippines

Researchers used structural equation modeling to investigate factors affecting Filipino consumers' purchasing behavior toward green cosmetics, personal care products, and their packaging in Luzon, Philippines. The study found that product pricing and quality were the primary drivers of purchasing decisions, while also identifying the roles of environmental awareness, social media influence, and product availability.

2023 5 citations
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Relationship between Brand Awareness and Customer Loyalty in Bangladesh

Researchers surveyed 150 customers in Bangladesh to examine how brand awareness influences loyalty in the fish feed industry. They identified three key categories of brand awareness factors and found that marketing programs had the strongest impact on brand recognition. The study confirmed a strong positive association between brand awareness and customer loyalty, though its relevance to microplastic or environmental research is tangential.

2023 Journal of Knowledge Learning and Science Technology ISSN 2959-6386 (online) 6 citations
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Sustainability Schemes in the Cosmetic Industry: Scope, Credibility, and Value Chain Coverage

Despite its title referencing sustainability schemes in cosmetics, this paper studies the credibility and coverage of 24 eco-certification labels used in the cosmetics industry — not microplastic pollution. It examines gaps in lifecycle coverage and greenwashing risks within certification schemes and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.

2026 Sustainability
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Online Luxury Resale Platforms and Customer Experiences: A Text Mining Analysis of Online Reviews

This paper is not about microplastics; it analyses online reviews of luxury fashion resale platforms to understand consumer experiences and motivations in the circular fashion market.

2023 Sustainability 10 citations
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The impact of values and social norms on consumers’ intention to avoid cosmetics containing microplastics: The mediating role of risk perception and personal norm

This research examined how consumer risk perception of cosmetics containing microplastics, shaped by personal values and social norms, influences the intention to avoid such products. The model found that environmental concern and social norms were key drivers of avoidance behavior.

2025 UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari)
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Microplastics in personal care products: Exploring public intention of usage by extending the theory of planned behaviour

Researchers applied an extended theory of planned behavior to understand public attitudes toward using personal care products containing microplastic beads. The study found that environmental awareness, health concerns, and social norms significantly influenced consumers' intentions to reduce their use of products containing microplastics.

2022 The Science of The Total Environment 48 citations
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Choosing clean: Do Indian consumers intend to purchase microplastic-free personal care products

Researchers surveyed 375 Indian consumers to understand what drives their intention to buy personal care products free of microplastic microbeads, finding that moral values were the strongest predictor of eco-friendly purchasing intentions. Younger, female, and science-educated consumers were most supportive of microplastic regulations, while older consumers responded better to financial incentives — insights that can guide targeted awareness and policy campaigns.

2025 Cleaner and Responsible Consumption 1 citations
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Pro-environmental behaviour is undermined by disgust sensitivity: The case of excessive laundering

Not relevant to microplastics — this is a social psychology study examining how disgust sensitivity and pro-environmental identity conflict to drive excessive laundry washing behavior among European consumers.

2024 PLoS ONE 2 citations
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Sustainable Marketing and the Challenges of Green Marketing Communication: Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Buying Behaviour for Sustainable Products in the Czech Republic

Not relevant to microplastics — this survey examines Czech consumer attitudes toward sustainable products, exploring the gap between professed environmental values and actual purchasing behavior, and the challenges of green marketing communication.

2024 WSB Journal of Business and Finance 3 citations
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Development of a New Conceptual Model: Consumers’ Purchase Intention towards Eco-friendly Bags

This paper is not about microplastics; it proposes a consumer behavior model to understand factors influencing purchase intentions toward eco-friendly bags as a plastic reduction strategy.

2023 International Journal of Management Technology and Social Sciences 7 citations
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Personal Care and Cosmetic Products as a Potential Source of Environmental Contamination by Microplastics in a Densely Populated Asian City

Researchers surveyed personal care and cosmetic products sold in a densely populated Asian city for microbeads and other microplastic ingredients, documenting the extent of microbead-containing products still on the market and estimating their potential contribution to municipal wastewater microplastic loads.

2021 Frontiers in Marine Science 186 citations
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Who worries about microplastics? The relative importance of personal values and individual risk judgements / ¿A quién le preocupan los microplásticos? La importancia relativa de los valores personales y los juicios individuales de riesgo

Researchers surveyed nearly 700 people in Norway to understand what drives public worry about microplastic pollution. They found that personal values and individual risk perceptions were the strongest predictors of concern, more so than demographic factors or general environmental attitudes. The study suggests that communication strategies about microplastic risks should account for how people personally evaluate threats rather than relying solely on scientific information.

2024 PsyEcology Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology 5 citations
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The Influence of Perceived CSR Authenticity on Perceived Brand Loyalty Through Perceived Brand Authenticity in the Fast Fashion Industry

This study examined how perceived authenticity of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs influences brand loyalty in the fast fashion industry. Consumers who believed a brand's sustainability efforts were genuine showed higher loyalty. The findings are relevant to plastic pollution because authentic sustainability commitments in fast fashion could reduce synthetic textile fiber production and the associated microplastic contamination of waterways.

2023 Journal Of Social Research 2 citations
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Pengaruh Persepsi Harga, Kualitas Produk dan Word of Mouth Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian (Studi pada Konsumen Online Shop Tokopedia)

Researchers investigated how price perception, product quality, and word-of-mouth marketing influence consumer purchasing decisions on the Tokopedia e-commerce platform, analyzing behavioral factors shaping online buying choices in Indonesia's growing digital marketplace.

2025 Jurnal Ekonomi dan Statistik Indonesia
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Digital Marketers for Attitudes and Purchase Intentions Towards Modern Personalized Cosmetics, Impact of Manufacturing and Engineering Technology Management

This marketing study analyzed Thai women's online cosmetics purchasing behavior, finding that brand image, customer trust, and digital marketing all influence buying decisions. The study draws on survey data from 500 participants to help cosmetics companies understand the Thai e-commerce market.

2023 Tuijin Jishu/Journal of Propulsion Technology 1 citations
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"Malaysian and Libyan Perspectives on Single-Use Plastic's Environmental Impact During the Pandemic COVID-19: A Pilot Study"

Not directly relevant to microplastics — this pilot study surveys Malaysian and Libyan perspectives on the environmental impact of single-use plastics during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on attitudes and questionnaire validation rather than microplastic contamination research.

2023 International Journal of Integrated Engineering
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Green Cosmetics in Indonesia: Unraveling Attitude-behavior Gap and Gender Moderation

Researchers examined the attitude-behavior gap in green cosmetics purchasing among 310 Indonesian consumers using Structural Equation Modeling, analyzing the relationships among attitudes, environmental consciousness, behavioral control, subjective norms, product knowledge, purchase intention, and actual behavior, with gender as a moderating variable. The study found that positive attitudes toward green cosmetics do not consistently translate into purchasing behavior, and identified gender as a significant moderator in this relationship.

2023 Jurnal Aplikasi Manajemen 3 citations
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Do attitude towards behavior, subjective norms, and perceived control behavior matter on environmentally friendly plastic purchasing intention?

This study investigated whether attitude toward behavior, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control predict consumer intention to purchase environmentally friendly plastic products, using questionnaire data collected via social media platforms. The findings provide empirical support for the Theory of Planned Behavior as a framework for understanding sustainable plastic purchasing decisions.

2024 International Journal of Management and Sustainability 1 citations
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Preferences for microplastic marine pollution management strategies: An analysis of barriers and enablers for more sustainable choices

This survey-based study examined Australian consumers' preferences for microplastic marine pollution management strategies, finding that cost and product trust are key barriers to adopting lower-microplastic products, and that willingness to pay for marine protection has limits.

2023 Journal of Environmental Management 24 citations