Key Takeaways:
- Shiseido has developed a tool to measure how light interacts with the skin.
- The tool shows how melanin and collagen determine radiance.
- Shiseido’s optical system analyzes 3D facial shape and optical conditions.
Shiseido unveiled a breakthrough optical imaging system that measures how light passes through the different layers of skin, revealing why some complexions appear luminous while others look flat, dull, or fatigued. In doing this, the brand is shifting the idea of “translucent skin” from an abstract aesthetic goal into a noninvasive, three-dimensional analysis.
The conglomerate, known for breakthrough technologies that deepen our understanding of skin and elevate product performance, adds to its innovation portfolio with this new light-measuring tool. Shiseido’s award-winning diagnostic tools, like the Shiseido Skin Visualizer, which maps capillary and internal skin conditions, have allowed the company toconsistently translate cutting-edge research into beauty solutions. Shiseido collaborated with the Muroran Institute of Technology to create this 3D optical measurement system.
Shiseido’s optical technology illustrates how melanin protects the skin, that higher levels help to block light, protecting cells from oxidative stress and free-radical damage. The imaging system also shows that lower melanin levels mean less controlled interaction with light, which can reduce radiance and increase vulnerability to damage.
The tool also assesses collagen status in living human skin, evaluating collagen fiber density and analyzing the correlation between the two. Ageing sees a depletion of collagen, less light is reflected back, resulting in...
