This study was studied to identify recognition on functional cosmetics between subject of major in beauty and non-beauty. The subjects were selected 239 adult by random sampling among adult living the South Korea. After a survey was conducted, the collected data were analyzed by the statistical package (SPSS WIN 21.0) using frequency analysis, factor analysis, chi-square analysis and simple linear regression analysis. In subject of major in beauty, they experienced the most many utility against "whitening" functional cosmetics (94.3%) and purchased functional cosmetics because of "expectation on efficacy of functional cosmetics" (76.4%). Also, they considered firstly "functional ingredient" when they purchase functional cosmetics (59.4%). In subject of major in non-beauty, they experienced the most many utility against "sun-block" (88.2%) and purchased functional cosmetics because of "Feeling and evaluation after utility" (44.4%). Furthermore, the subjects major in beauty exhibited higher "recognition on definition of ingredient and ingredient of functional cosmetics" than that of subjects major in non-beauty. In correlation analysis between subject of major in beauty and non-beauty, all of two subjects showed positive correlation between recognition on definition of ingredient and ingredient of functional cosmetics" the effect between two subjects was higher at subject of major in beauty. Therefore, these results can apply to develop educational contents against functional cosmetics and search functional materials to manufacture functional cosmetics.

This article studied expectation and recognition on the development of cosmetics using local specialities in farmer producing local specialities in South Korea. This is a previous step to present a successful model by convergences of agriculture and cosmetic industry, this model is able to offer basic data in the development of cosmetics using local specialities. A total of 316 farmers in South Korea from May 2021 were enrolled in this study. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS for Windows, version 23.0. In the results comparing of expectation and awareness on application of local specialities by general characteristics and recognition of convergence industry, the expectation and awareness on application of local specialities showed significant difference partially according to the age, sex, last educational background, annual income and level on recognition of convergence industry. Also, that showed high difference according to level on recognition of convergence industry and the level on recognition of convergence industry exhibited the difference according to age, sex and income. Therefore, policy support of government based on these results needs in various directions such as technology, education, finance and promotion.