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Introduction

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Legal validation: 18/02/2011

Introduction

In this introduction section, you will be given information about the concepts of looking good.

This section of the website will be considering why sustainability issues are important when trying to make yourself look and feel good.

A wide range of issues including the social and cultural impacts of looking good will be considered.

Cultural and social understanding of ’looking good’

Throughout this whole section, all of the sustainability issues linked to looking good are considered. The main factors are: Trends and influences on behaviour – how do modern trends and designer labels influence the purchasing behaviour of modern consumers? Environmental issues – where do beauty products come from and what impact does the production of these products have on the environment? Are there better, more sustainable ways of producing the products that are used to look good? Social issues – does looking good influence social status? Does fashion influence what consumers wear? (...) Read more

Being sustainable when looking good

In this section, important sustainability issues linked with ‘looking good’ are considered. The three main aspects of sustainability are environmental, social and economic. All three of these aspects will be considered in relation to looking good and some of the health risks that are associated with certain activities will be examined. Read more