This week in beauty tech, L’Oréal expands its BIG BANG innovation platform, the In-Cosmetics Global Awards spotlight the most advanced ingredient breakthroughs, and LG Household & Health Care unveils new AI-powered developments in skin science. Here’s what’s shaping the future of beauty:
L’Oréal BIG BANG 2025 Launches to Accelerate AI and Sustainability in Beauty Tech
L’Oréal has launched its 2025 BIG BANG Beauty Tech Innovation Program, expanding across North Asia with a bold mission: to elevate innovation for a smarter, more sustainable beauty future. The initiative now includes a new Sustainability track, spotlighting AI-enhanced green tech, and introduces regional collaborations linking China, Japan, South Korea, and France. Startups are invited to compete across four AI-driven tracks—Phygital Experience, Future Science, Operation 4.0, and Sustainability—aiming to co-create high-impact, scalable beauty solutions with L’Oréal. Applications are open through May 31.
Source: PR Newswire L’Oréal BIG BANG Beauty Tech Innovation Program 2025
In-Cosmetics Global Awards 2025 Celebrate Cutting-Edge Ingredients
The 2025 In-Cosmetics Global Awards highlighted pioneering ingredient innovations. Lucas Meyer Cosmetics clinched Gold in both Functional and Green Ingredient categories for Pickmulse™, a natural emulsifier redefining texture and sustainability. In Active Ingredients, Solabia Group’s Pro-Longevia took Gold for its green biotech approach to skin longevity. Croda won the Kenvue Trusted Science Award for Luceane, which reduces skin aging signs within a month. Meanwhile, Evolved by Nature earned the Rising Star Award for its sustainable biotech-based beauty ingredients.
Source: Cosmetics Design Europe In-Cosmetics Global Awards 2025
LG Integrates AI for Breakthrough Cosmetic Ingredient Discovery
LG Household & Health Care is redefining cosmetic R&D with AI-powered ingredient development. In collaboration with LG AI Research Institute, the brand utilized the EXAONE Discovery model to improve ingredient solubility and safety—slashing time and cost in candidate material discovery. This innovation is part of its “Skin Long Gravity” strategy targeting global anti-aging trends. Their AI-designed NAD Power24™, enhancing NAD+ skin permeability, debuted in the best-selling Bichup Self-Sustaining Essence 4.0. AI-driven cosmetic R&D is now central to LG’s global market expansion.
Source: Maeil Business Newspaper Maeil Business Newspaper
