Table 4. Factors affecting females trust regarding provided information of skin care and cosmetic products.

P: Pearson X2 test, $: Exact probability test

*P < 0.05 (significant)

Factors	Social media information trust level				p-value
	No / little trust		Higher trust
	No	%	No	%
Age in years					0.376
< 20	63	30.9	141	69.1
20-30	168	27.4	446	72.6
> 30	111	31.2	245	68.8
Marital status					0.252
Single	178	27.2	477	72.8
Married	146	31.5	317	68.5
Divorced / widow	18	32.1	38	67.9
Work					0.923
Not working	96	30.0	224	70.0
Student	163	28.8	403	71.2
Working	83	28.8	205	71.2
Educational level					0.049*
Below university	101	33.0	205	67.0
University / above	241	27.8	627	72.2
The most used social media platform					0.131$
Instagram	53	23.0	177	77.0
Snap Chat	136	29.4	326	70.6
Tiktok	103	32.9	210	67.1
Twitter	22	34.9	41	65.1
YouTube	14	22.6	48	77.4
WhatsApp	11	36.7	19	63.3
Others	3	21.4	11	78.6
The amount of information related to cosmetic and skin care products					0.001*$
Little	143	58.8	100	41.2
Intermediate	128	25.1	381	74.9
Much	25	10.0	226	90.0
Too much	6	5.1	112	94.9
The source of your information related to cosmetic and skin care products on social media?					0.001*
Cosmetologist	43	25.4	126	74.6
Dermatologist	92	23.6	298	76.4
Friends and family	116	36.8	199	63.2
Social influencer	79	33.5	157	66.5
Health care staff	12	18.8	52	81.3