Please use a desktop or laptop computer

This study can only be completed on a desktop or laptop computer, and it looks like you are using a phone or tablet.

If you would like to take part, please open the study link again on a desktop or laptop. Otherwise, please return your submission on Prolific; you will not be penalised.

What you will be doing

• There are no right or wrong answers. This is not a test of your knowledge, and no question here has a correct response.
• We are interested in your own judgment — what you personally make of what you read, whatever that turns out to be.
• Take your time. The article stays on screen while you answer, so you can look back at it whenever you like.

A few questions about you

These help us describe the sample. They are not linked to your identity.

Thank you — your responses have been recorded.

That is the end of the study. We appreciate the time you gave it.

A note on what you read. The article and the product evaluations in this study were written for research purposes and do not describe real published testing. The magazines named in it are fictional. Nothing in this study should be taken as advice about whether any skincare product works.