Direction of Innovation in the Use of Smart Beauty Device for Sustainability of Korea’s Beauty Industry

Purpose: In Korean society, the use of scientific and data-based skin care and beauty equipment that can enhance skin improvement effects is rapidly increasing, and effectiveness research related to skin improvement effects is also increasing. This study was conducted with the purpose of proposing a smart beauty direction using skin care equipment for the sustainability of the Korean beauty industry, which is not limited to cosmetics exports. The contents of this study can help set the innovative direction of K-Smart Beauty. Method: In this study, to investigate the sustainability of the Korean beauty industry, we conducted a literature search related to the beauty industry published within the past 10 years in Korea Research Information Sharing Service, PubMed, and Google Scholar. Among them, a literature review was conducted on papers judged to be deeply related to the content of the study. Results: Smart beauty device utilizes convergence IT technology to measure physical condition and is becoming an innovative way to improve an individual's appearance to be healthy and beautiful. Providing a scientifically tailored beauty care method that individually considers the characteristics of each factor and type of the body can provide sophisticated and effective results, unlike beauty methods, and can scientifically reflect how to maintain and improve health. It is a system that exists. As a result of the study, the concept and licensing standards for non-medical health care services in Korea were confirmed through a literature review. We classified the types of smart beauty equipment, presented their main functions, and confirmed that a new leap forward is needed, including sustainability. Conclusion: Smart Beauty can be seen as a field that integrates the management of individual beauty and health by expanding the concept of Beauty & Health based on modern technology and knowledge. The scientific field of smart beauty equipment is an essential part, and therefore, the direction of research will require a hybrid type of research that combines the fields of natural science and social science.