Personal care

that can be linked to the chemicals that are placed in their personal care products and cosmetics. Little has been done for putting regulations on these chemicals being placed in personal care products until recently with the Personal Care Products Safety Act. The chemicals that are being put into cosmetics are affecting every person who uses any type of personal care product without that person even knowing it. Since the “1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act” (Dahl) the FDA has not set any regulations on the chemicals that can be used in cosmetics. According to the FDA only eleven chemicals have…

Many people believe that maintaining individual hygiene in the morning is crucial for various reasons including personal, social, health, psychological or mainly keeping a regular routine. In addition, people feel that grooming is a decent approach to show great self-perception to other people since self-perception associates with self-regard, confidence and inspiration. To do the individual hygiene and grooming will need to use a lot of personal care products, such as, shampoos, hair…

The U.S. personal care and cosmetics market represents enormous opportunity. According to industry marketing consulting firm, The Beauty Company (2012), the industry surpassed pre-recession sales levels to grow to over $38 billion in 2011. Some additional facts the firm notes about the market: • The average U.S. consumer spent $616 on personal care in 2008 • Women aged 16-65 shop for beauty products 5 times per year on average, spending an average of $43 each time. • Households earning $75K+…

Mary was supported with personal care each day this quarter. Every morning Mary was verbally prompted to brush her hair. She sometimes requests assistance with this. She was verbally prompted to brush her teeth after eating breakfast. Staff monitored Mary to ensure that she followed through with the task and brushed her teeth thoroughly. When needed staff supported Mary with verbal prompts to wash her face or change clothes after eating. Staff monitored Mary's outfit choices to ensure that they…

Introduction For the Cultural Understanding through Community Service assignment, I had the pleasure of volunteering at Delicate Touch Personal Care, LLC. Delicate Touch Personal Care, LLC is located at 140 W. Washington Street, Suite 109, Suffolk, Virginia. The mission of Delicate Touch Personal Care, LLC is to provide superior, compassionate home health care services while maximizing outcomes and utilizing cost-effective recourses that will promote community and family involvement. Delicate…

I hope to achieve all the key elements that are needed to successfully be able to run my own urgent care one day. Healthcare has always been a big passion of mine. As a little girl, I dreamed of becoming a doctor. As the years passed, it was unclear what I really wanted to study, but I know in my heart it had to be something to do with healthcare. After finishing high school, I completed my first year of college, but I took a four-year break because I was not sure what I wanted to study. After…

As I entered my senior year of undergrad, I began looking for an opportunity to work with people requiring any form of health care assistance. Luckily, I came across an opening for a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) position in the school newspaper. At the time, I didn’t know exactly what a PCA was, but I knew I wanted to work one-on-one with patients, and this job would allow me to do exactly that. After I went through all the training that was required, it was finally time to meet my client. The…

Through self-awareness exercises coupled with the insight that I have obtained in regards to what it entails being an ethical professional in the healthcare field, I have been enabled to distinguish my personal values as well as my life motto. I discovered that I value family, autonomy, excellence in all aspects of my life, education, and helping others. In accordance with my values, I composed the life motto; Be independent, grow through religion, and stay balanced. Since I have been granted…

or groups of individuals and how personal beliefs and values may, often subconsciously, play a role in healthcare-provider decisions is often not taken into consideration by the general public. Furthermore, there are numerous levels of healthcare providers in the United States, each with specific skill-sets,…

Working in healthcare is something I’ve wanted to do since I was in highschool. I’ve had many setbacks to making my dream a reality including dropping out of college for a year as well as not having the confidence to be successful in the program. Two years ago I would not have been mentally prepared for the nursing program. My work experience as well as my personal life have groomed me for what’s next. Seeing my mother pursue her passion of being a social worker later in life inspired me to…