Ingredients for the serum can be mixed according to skin types and skin issues; it can exfoliate, improve wrinkles and skin firmness, moisturize and more through nine main ingredients that include cypress extract, sugar maple extract and fructan. The mask itself can be customized according to face shape by scanning each customer’s face with a smartphone app. It can then be 3D printed with a specialized 3D printer capable of printing soft, moisturizing materials.
The 3D printer was developed using the bioprinting technology of the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology; AmorePacific worked with 3D printer manufacturer LincSolution to create the printer after several tests with 3D printing materials that can attach to the skin. Standard 3D printers, which print with hard plastic, weren’t acceptable for the creation of flexible, moisturizing masks that mold to the skin, so a special one had to be created.
In addition, not everyone has the same skin needs; in fact, people’s skin needs tend to be highly individual and are rarely met in full by standard skin care products. Many people have cabinets full of skin care products that each address a different issue, but the Tailored Solution provides exactly what each individual needs – no more, no less – in one product.
AmorePacific says that this is the first custom 3D printed facial mask on the market, and it took two years to develop the technology. The IOPE Tailored Solution is currently undergoing trials at the IOPE Lab and is expected to be fully launched in 2018.
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[Source: Business Korea / Images: AmorePacific]