Unethical Practices in the Aesthetic Industry

This report covers the unethical practices in the aesthetic industry, the impacts of unethical practices within the aesthetic industry, and the advantages of unethical practices in the industry. Unethical practices in the aesthetic industry include misleading advertisements, animal testing, and photoshopped images. The impact of unethical practices can reduce the productivity and profitability of the industry and decrease the reputation of the industry. However, there are some advantages of unethical practices within the aesthetic industry, such as increasing the sale and profitability of the industry.

Unethical practices in the aesthetic industry

Contents
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...........................................................................................4
What are the unethical practices in the aesthetic industry?...................4
What is the impact of unethical practices within the aesthetic industry?
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What are the advantages of unethical practices within the aesthetic
industry?.................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION.........................................................................................8
REFERENCES.........................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Unethical Practices or behavior is the term that can be defined as the actions which are
against towards the social acts or norms which are not acceptable by the public is called
unethical behavior (Cecire, 2019). It is just opposite to ethical behavior because ethical behavior
is followed the social acts and norms and that action are accepted by the public. It is commonly
seen in today’s culture which incudes corruption scandals, bribery, fraudulent policies etc.
Aesthetic industry is defined as the industry which helps to deals with treatments which aims to
improve the people’s appearance on cosmetic. This report will cover the unethical practices in
the aesthetic industry, and it will also define the impacts of unethical practices within the
aesthetic industry. This report will cover the advantages of unethical practices in the industry.
The overall study is defined the unethical behavior or practice types in the industry (Delistavrou,
Krystallis, and Tilikidou, 2020).

MAIN BODY
What are the unethical practices in the aesthetic industry?
According to the view of Gentile (2020), unethical practices or behavior is referring to
the falls which is considered as unacceptable by the people. Unethical practices can be defined as
the term which includes abusive behavior, employee theft, misusing company time, lying to
employees, company policies etc. in relation to aesthetic industry, unethical practices is defined
as testing on animals, misleading advertisements etc. many companies and beauty brands has
photoshopped after and before images for selling their product and services. The main purpose of
beauty brands is selling their products and services by showing before and after images which
help to influence the people and make them to believe that it is the good product for them. The
before and after photoshopped images help in editing where they can hide the wrinkles, pimples
etc. the unethical practices in aesthetic industry can be defined as the term where they are lying
to their customers by showing the photoshopped after and before images and hide the acne,
wrinkles, and pimples in the face.
In the opinion to Cabezas Vargas, and González de Canales Carcereny (2018), unethical
practices in aesthetic industry can be defined as the photoshopped where the beauty brands and
aesthetic treatments showing the after and before images to their customers about their product
which is help them to attracting the customers for buying their product and services. Unethical
practices within the aesthetic industry are determine as in many terms which includes
photoshopped, animal testing on products, misleading advertisement which influence the
customers to purchase the product. Unethical practices are those practices which is not
acceptable by people because they are against with social forms and acts. In the aesthetic
industry, unethical practices can be drive from the photoshopped pictures which is helping to
influence the people and customers by showing them after and before pics where these pictures
help to show that by using their brands and products skin is better.
According to point of view of McKee (2019), Unethical practices refers to the practices
that are against with society norms and acts and which are not accepted by the society. Unethical
practices in any sector or organization determine as the negative impact because these practices
showing the wrong information for the products and brands for increasing the sells and
increasing the demand of the product. In relation to aesthetic industry, unethical practices are

refer to the term which is influence the people by showing the aesthetic treatment by after and
before photoshopped images to people which is convince the people to purchase the product and
brand and increase the sales of the industry. Unethical practices show the wrong information
about the product and services to convince the people to purchase the product. In unethical
practices people are aware about products and services but they don’t know about the industry
strategy where they provide the wrong information for their sell only. The main aim of unethical
practices is increasing the sale of the product and services by showing the negative information.
In the aesthetic industry they are using animal testing on products, after and before photoshopped
images, misleading advertisement etc.
What is the impact of unethical practices within the aesthetic industry?
As per the view of Sharma, Agrawal, and Khandelwal (2019), the impact of unethical
practices within the aesthetic industry helps to attract the customer towards the brand and
products and increasing the sale of the product because unethical practices help to show the
information of product and services which are against from the society and its acts and forms.
The impact of practices of unethical within the aesthetic industry increasing the sale and
profitability of industry by showing the photoshopped of after and before images. The impact of
unethical practices has created so many issues and problems which includes lose the job, reduce
the reputation of the industry, lose the profitability, reduce the productivity and many more.
Unethical practices can impact on the financial goals of the industry because unethical practices
create many problems for the organization. The practices show the healthy skins by the products,
but it is not the truth. Aesthetic industry uses the unethical practices for the increasing the sales
but therefore its is also can be a disadvantage of the industry because it is against with the
society.
According to Colucci, Tuan, and Visentin (2020), unethical practices impact on the
aesthetic industry by creating many issues and problems for the company which is the
disadvantage for the company because it is showing the information which is not acceptable by
the society. People are generally purchase the things by the unethical practices which is used by
the industry but therefore it is not good product for them because unethical practices showing the
wrong information about the product and brand. Unethical practices in the aesthetic industry can
be defined as the photoshopped images where they show the after and before images for

influencing the peoples, but they are not using the right products which can affect the people
health and can damage the skin. The impact of unethical practices within the aesthetic industry
can reduce the productivity and profitability of the industry. Reduce the customer towards the
brand and services and can also decrease the reputation of the industry.
In the opinion to Von Essen (2018), the impact of unethical practices within the aesthetic
industry reduces the profitability and credibility of the industry and also decrease the future
growth of the company. the impact of unethical practices reduces the overall operation of the
industry by showing the unethical treatments of people where they are influence the people by
showing the wrong and photoshopped images to influence the people and increasing the sale, but
this can be a big disadvantage of the industry because unethical practices are against to the
society and its norms and not accepted by the people. The impact of unethical practices can
reduce the customers number and also decrease the reputation and brand image of the industry.
Unethical practices are those practices which are convince the people to purchase the product by
showing the photoshopped images. Aesthetic industry influencing the people with the use of
unethical practices which can be the big disadvantage for the industry.
What are the advantages of unethical practices within the aesthetic industry?
According to the view of Abdel-Aziz, and et.al (2018), there are some advantages of
unethical practices within the aesthetic industry where it is help in psychological benefits by
influencing and autonomy of people. Engaging the unethical practices help to allow to control
the outcomes of the industry. Unethical practices can help to increase the sale of the product and
increase the profit of the industry. Unethical practices help to influence the people easily which
is the good thing for the company. by using the unethical practices, it is helping to attract the
more customers which is help in increasing the sale of the product. The advantage of unethical
practices within the aesthetic industry provide many beneficial benefits to the industry which is
help to increase the demand of the product and make the good overview of the product.
As per the view of Khare (2019), there are many benefits and advantages of unethical
practices within the aesthetic industry which is help to provide photoshopped images which
helps to attract more customer towards the product and services. It is provide psychological
benefits which is help to increase the profit of the industry. It is help in increasing the demand
and sale of the product which is advantage for the company or industry. By unethical practices

industry can easily influence the peoples and customer towards their services and brands which
is help in sale of the product. It is help to increase the profitability and credibility of the product
and services. Unethical practices is the term which is showing the photoshopped images to the
people where people can judge about the product and can influence to purchase the product. It is
help to attract more customers and people. Unethical practices help in advertisement which
attract more customers towards the brand and increase the demand of the product.
According to Sayer (2018), unethical practices has some advantage and benefits which is
provides the industry or company many opportunities to increase their profit and performance. In
the aesthetic industry, unethical practices help to increase the profit and sale of the product and
brand. It is help to increase the productivity and performance of the industry. It is help to provide
many beneficial services which is help in employee engagement. It is providing the
photoshopped images to customers which is help to influence them easily for purchase the
product. Unethical practices help to make believe to customers that the product and services is
good for them which is easily attract the customers. Unethical practices is defined as the
practices and behavior which is against with society but it is help to increase the profitability and
reputation of the company. it can be help to show the advertisement to attract more customers
towards the brand and services. The overall advantage of unethical practices within the aesthetic
industry is to provide photoshopped images that help to aware and attract more customers and
increasing the sale of the product for the industry.

CONCLUSION
From the above research, it has been concluded that unethical practice is defined as the
act or action which is against to the social norms within the workplace. In other words, it is refers
to anything which is fall below the standards for code of conduct. It is included the behavior
which is not accepted by the people such as mistreatment of peoples, morally wrong,
environment etc. it is analysis that there are many bad unethical practices where no code of
conduct, fear of reprisal, going down and impact of peer influence within the business. It has
been analysis that the impact of unethical practices within the aesthetic industry is surrounding
false claim and advertisements which are misleading due to unethical practices. The sourcing of
unethical practices includes child labor, animal testing, excessive packages and use of harmful
ingredients which can affects on the people health and care. It has been analysis that there are
some advantages of unethical practices within the aesthetic industry which is help in profitability
and productivity of the industry. The overall study has been analysis that unethical practices is
affected the overall industry and its operation which is not good for the industry’s production.

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