Looking Good in the Future

SNAIL slime. Argan serum. Ultrasonic waves to hydrogen sprays. You name it, some scientist from Korea, Japan or Taiwan would have figured out a way to turn it into a beauty serum or hand-held device to force feed your epidermis with nutrients. They may or may not work, but the only sure thing is that you will put your money on it.

At this year's BeautyAsia, a swarm of brands from around the world descended upon the trade fair in Singapore, showcasing the latest trends and technology that will drive the beauty market in the coming years.

Portable skincare

Salon-quality skincare at your fingertips has been the dream treatment for time-starved beauty junkies, hence the rise of pocket-sized gadgets that do just that. One of the latest to launch is the ionic skin care system in DeepSkin by Korean company Hicare (http://www.hicare.net/deepskin). It's a face mask hooked up to a gadget that uses microcurrents to push nutrients from the mask deep into the skin's dermal layer, a delivery method called iontophoresis. The exclusive ion infusion mask has whitening and wrinkle care functions and for 15 minutes after the gadget is turned on, you feel a light vibration over your face. Clinically proven results show 14 per cent skin elasticity improvement, 11 per cent hydration increase, 25 per cent of reduction in wrinkles and 17 pe…