Every Promising Skin Care Tech We Saw at CES 2025

Numerous industries have creatively weaved technology into their processes. The beauty and skin care field is not one to be left behind, considering the massive potential of these programs and devices for consumers and cosmetic professionals alike.

The Consumer Electronics Show — or CES 2025 — featured multiple tech concepts and creations championing personalized skin care. While further improvements are expected, the science and cybernetics are proving impressive.

Personalized Skin Analysis at CES 2025

L’Oreal has been a pioneer in next-generation cosmetic technology, and its Cell BioPrint is one of the most impressive pieces of technology unveiled at CES 2025. It is described as a tabletop device that uses advanced proteomics to examine how protein composition in the human body impacts skin aging.

The makeup giant has created an exclusive partnership with NanoEnTek — a Korean startup that produces cell imaging systems and cell counters. L’Oreal combines its lab-on-a-chip technology with the hardware while integrating unique biomarkers, which influence the technology of what healthy and youthful skin looks like.

This information powers the L’Oreal Cell BioPrint, which produces a personalized skin assessment. The device reveals the speed at which the skin ages and whether active ingredients like retinol would work on it.

The L’Oreal Cell BioPrint’s can also predict potential cosmetic issues like dark spots and wrinkles before they become visible. Considering the projection stems from skin cell data, the insights are most likely accurate in the long run. The fact that all this information is available within minutes of scanning is also exemplary.

The Samsung Micro LED Beauty Mirror was also introduced at CES 2025. The smart mirror utilizes a clear display that can show calendars, the local weather and other smart TV functions. Regarding skin care, it combines technology-driven beauty solutions from Korean cosmetics company Amorepacific to analyze different skin types for product recommendations.

The Beauty Mirror would pander to the more tech-savvy millennials and Gen Z. It’s a product that can do it all, so it would be a worthwhile piece of technology to replace the skin care enthusiast’s average mirror. All that’s left is to await the price tag.

Amorepacific also showcased a new product from their beauty device line makeON called “Skin Light Therapy 3S.” This product will be launched with a dedicated app containing the same AI skin-analysis abilities this March 2025.

How Far Have We Come?

Tech was relatively inevitable for fields that wanted to grow revenue and extend proficiency. The skin care industry is already projected to reach around $145 billion by 2028, and the addition of machines and automation can help attain this goal.

Plus, personalized skin care has been a direction the cosmetic field has been looking at for a while. Revea was one of the first businesses on a mission to combine skin care and technology back in 2022. Hyperspectral imaging and AI retrieved data from the skin, which was then used to create a customized skin care treatment.

The technology was confined to Revea’s San Francisco lab, which can limit its availability compared to the readily available devices for consumer use at CES 2025. Granted, the brand had built an AI-powered mobile app with similar capabilities. However, we understand that camera quality can hinder its effectiveness.

Another iteration of personalized skin care was adopting augmented reality or AR technology. While it’s more helpful for virtual makeup try-ons and cosmetic shade matching, there were other concepts as well. For instance, emulation technology could show customers visual representations of results from a skin care treatment.

The L’Oreal Cell BioPrint would be particularly benefit by incorporating AR. It already has accurate data to predict whether certain ingredients would penetrate and work on the skin and its signs of aging. Achieving visual evidence of that data can entice more consumers to invest in more skin care products.

Potential Challenges for Technologists

The future of skin care technology is as bright as ever, and we technologists and enthusiasts should support it. Granted, developers should consider several challenges ahead of time to improve what’s available.

First, we need to equip even more data to improve accuracy. While recommendations are easy to roll out, there may still be questions on whether those skin care products will work on the assessment recipient. Emulation technology is one thing, but predicting the actual impact is another.

Every person’s skin is unique and reacts differently to different products. Even if two people with the same skin type and tone use the same cleanser, toner, and moisturizer, their results will vastly differ. Partnering with dermatologists and other skin care professionals can lend more insight.

We also need to ask what products are in the database. Would future skin care technology only recommend products within the creator’s own skin care line, or would it endorse other branded products as well? Would it be ethical to exclude such items due to competition?

Human biases should also be addressed. Previously known trials for the skin care industry’s various iterations mainly focus clinical testing on white skin, which creates an imbalance in data and AI bias. Further data acquisition would be necessary to understand how these scanning capabilities fair on brown or black skin.

There’s also the matter of transparency and accountability regarding where skin-related data goes after collection. Customers should not fear where their information goes or what it will be used for. Tech experts and skin care brands must work together to address and reassure their beneficiaries.

Recognizing Technology-Driven Personalized Skin Care

Personalized skin care can save time and resources for product and treatment consultations. The current technology is already interesting and successful, with many available for the general public. That said, improvements are still on the horizon before achieving absolute perfection.