Beyond manufacturing cosmetics, education that objectively measures and verifies how the skin changes after using a product is becoming increasingly important.

Located in Seomyeon, Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, Suncheon Future Science High School is a specialized vocational high school dedicated to nurturing professionals who will lead future industries. In particular, its Department of Biomedical Science provides industry-oriented education covering cosmetics and pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality analysis, and laboratory practice based on theories of production and quality control.

To support this hands-on education, the Department of Biomedical Science at Suncheon Future Science High School plans to use PIE Co., Ltd.’s professional skin analysis system, JANUS Pro Sunlike.

Learning to Manufacture Cosmetics and Evaluate Skin Changes

In cosmetics research, it is important not only to manufacture products but also to objectively verify how the skin changes before and after use.

Using JANUS Pro Sunlike, students can measure the skin before applying a cosmetic product and conduct another measurement under the same conditions after a specified period of use. This allows them to connect the theories of cosmetics manufacturing and quality control learned in class with actual skin measurement and data analysis.

Rather than relying on subjective impressions such as “the skin looks better,” students can experience the complete research process of establishing hypotheses, comparing results, and conducting analyses based on measurement data.

Why Cosmetics Research Laboratories Choose JANUS Pro

JANUS Pro is a professional skin analysis system used by cosmetics companies, skin research laboratories, universities, and educational institutions to observe and study changes in the skin before and after cosmetic product use.

It can analyze a wide range of skin conditions, including pores, wrinkles, nasolabial folds, elasticity, jaw angle, pigmentation, skin texture, skin tone, redness, sebum and porphyrins, and moisture. The raw data generated from the analysis can also be utilized for research purposes.

Researchers can use the raw data to compare measurement results numerically, verify research hypotheses, and prepare foundational data for academic papers and research reports. This data-driven approach also helps students understand the processes of cosmetics research and development and efficacy evaluation.

SunLike LED for Images That Closely Represent Natural Skin

Accurate skin analysis depends not only on the analysis algorithm but also on the quality and reproducibility of the captured skin images.

JANUS Pro Sunlike is equipped with a high-color-rendering CRI 95 SunLike LED that reproduces a spectrum similar to natural daylight, along with a 24.1-megapixel mirrorless camera. Four different light sources—normal light, cross-polarized light, parallel-polarized light, and UV light—enable multidimensional observation of skin characteristics that may be difficult to identify with the naked eye.

Its consistent imaging environment and high-resolution images also help reduce variation between repeated measurements, allowing changes in the skin before and after cosmetic product use to be compared more systematically.

Why Future Cosmetics Professionals Need Skin Analysis Education

In the cosmetics industry, the ability to understand the skin and interpret data is just as important as the ability to manufacture products. Students who understand cosmetic ingredients and formulations and can also interpret skin analysis results can broaden their expertise into product planning, research and development, quality control, and efficacy evaluation.

Using JANUS Pro Sunlike, students in the Department of Biomedical Science at Suncheon Future Science High School can develop the following practical skills:

• Measuring and comparing the skin before and after cosmetic product use
• Interpreting data for individual skin analysis parameters
• Establishing experimental hypotheses and verifying results
• Preparing research reports using raw data
• Understanding cosmetics efficacy evaluation and quality analysis processes

Experiencing professional equipment used in actual research environments while still at school provides students with a valuable foundation for becoming cosmetics researchers, quality control specialists, and manufacturing professionals.

Practice-Oriented Education Preparing Students for the Future of the Cosmetics Industry

The process of manufacturing cosmetics, measuring changes in the skin, and analyzing the results through data provides essential experience for future cosmetics professionals.

By combining the practice-oriented education of the Department of Biomedical Science at Suncheon Future Science High School with PIE Co., Ltd.’s JANUS Pro Sunlike, students can extend textbook theories into real-world research processes.

PIE Co., Ltd. will continue to support future professionals in the cosmetics and biomedical fields so they can experience professional skin analysis technology and develop data-driven research capabilities.

Suncheon Future Science High School: https://scfuture.jge.hs.kr/jeonja_hs/main.do?sysId=jeonja_hs

JANUS Pro Sunlike: https://www.pie.co.kr/eng/product/sunlike.php