K-Skincare Competitiveness Now Depends on Technology Beyond Ingredients
Advanced Delivery Technology and Stabilization Emerge as Market Essentials
Basic cosmetics are driving the global export performance of K-beauty. As high efficacy ingredients such as PDRN and retinol have recently gained popularity, the technology to stably implement these ingredients within formulations and deliver them deep into the skin is drawing attention as a key source of market competitiveness.
As K-skincare gains greater standing in the global market, success now depends not simply on including ingredients, but on the research and development capabilities of manufacturers that maintain ingredient efficacy and deliver them precisely to targeted areas of the skin.
According to data from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, basic cosmetics accounted for 5.48 billion dollars out of 7 billion dollars in domestic cosmetics exports in the first half of this year, representing an overwhelming share. Amid this growth, securing stabilization technologies that minimize the loss of active ingredients and precise delivery systems has become an essential task.
Kolmar Korea is leading skincare manufacturing technology based on data accumulated through cooperation with more than 4800 client companies over 36 years. Nanoparticle technology, which finely disperses particles so that the active ingredients in cosmetics do not denature or clump together, is a representative stabilization process.
In this regard, the company emphasized the following technological achievements.
Through panthenol nanonization technology and a secondary nanonization method that nanonizes poorly soluble centella asiatica extract twice, we are maximizing product stability by uniformly dispersing particles of active ingredients.
In addition, encapsulation technology, which places ingredients in fine capsules to protect them from the external environment and release them gradually, is also being used in various formulations such as creams, serums, and ampoules, with rapidly increasing application.
Along with stabilization technology, the importance of technologies for delivering active ingredients deep into the skin is also growing. Development requests for delivery technologies using liposomes or exosomes have increased by more than 40% over the past two years, while product launches applying these technologies have also risen by more than 30%.
In fact, among products manufactured by Kolmar Korea, an ampoule applying liposome technology to deliver active ingredients to the skin achieved success by winning an Olive Young Award and entering 12 overseas countries. In addition, a toner product that micronized heartleaf extract to the nanometer level and stably applied it to a water type formulation has also received a positive market response.
Ultimately, the skincare market has entered an era in which advanced research and development capabilities of manufacturers create technological gaps beyond the simple blending of raw materials. Stabilization of active ingredients and precise delivery systems are becoming the core drivers that allow K-skincare to maintain a distinctive position in the global market.
The advanced ingredient delivery technology introduced today is highly useful for creating a solid skin foundation for refined makeup. Based on professional research and development capabilities, Yuricos will be a trusted partner to help your brand secure strong competitiveness in the global market.
