BeautySum Cosmetic Ingredient Insight Seminar

Seminar Overview

“The future of K-Beauty starts with ingredient research.”

A business-focused conference that goes beyond ingredient technology, formulation and R&D trends to connect research with real sourcing decisions — bringing together those who develop ingredients and those who decide whether to use them.

Date : Fri, 6 November 2026, 13:00 – 16:00
Venue : Exhibition Hall, Suwon Convention Center
Organized by : THE K BEAUTY SCIENCE, MESSE ESANG Co., Ltd.

Seminar Programme

Time
Session
13:00 – 13:10
Opening Remarks
SESSION 1
13:10-13:35
The next cosmetic ingredient, found in nature – Korea's native species, from discovery to commercialization
Park Hye-yoon, Team Leader (Principal Researcher) | Material Research Team, CCS Research Institute, Cosmecca Korea
Cosmetic ingredient development is moving beyond anti-aging toward skin longevity, post-procedure recovery and convergence with medical aesthetics. Demand is also rising for ingredients that combine high functionality with sustainability. This session reviews recent directions in ingredient development and presents cases of discovering and commercializing new cosmetic ingredients from Korea's native species.
SESSION 2
13:35-14:00
P.U.R.E, reading global beauty – four keywords running through 16 trends in 9 countries
Shin Sun-young, Division Head | Marketing Division, 인터케어
Change in the global beauty market takes a different shape in each country and consumer group. Drawing on an analysis of 16 local trends across nine countries, this session introduces P.U.R.E — the four keywords that run through them. It looks at what global consumers respond to and how those signals can be applied to ingredient and product planning.
SESSION 3
14:00-14:25
How cosmetics are kept from spoiling – from microbes to preservation technology, the basics of product safety
Prof. Shin Gye-ho | Dept. of Beauty Coordination, Suwon Science College / CEO, 화장품미생물센터
Cosmetics can be exposed to a range of microorganisms during storage and use after manufacturing. This session examines which microbes cause problems and what must be managed to maintain product safety and quality. Through recent changes in preservation technology and applied cases, it explains the safety issues most often overlooked at the R&D and product planning stages.
14:25 – 14:40
Break
SESSION 4
14:40-15:05
Eat, apply, age well – skin span and inner beauty in the longevity era
Dr. Shin Na-ra, Director | 순수피부과의원 / President, 대한피부기능의학회
Interest is growing in well-aging and longevity — not simply living longer, but ageing in good health. For skin too, maintaining healthy structure and function over time matters more than simply looking young. From the perspective of skin span, this session examines the role cosmetics and inner beauty can play in skin health, centred on scientific evidence.
SESSION 5
15:05-15:30
Ingredients and efficacy in three seconds – texture, ritual and product planning in the short-form era
Han Hee-nam, CEO | The Cortica Company
In short-form video, where countless cosmetics compete, explaining ingredients and efficacy alone is rarely enough to hold attention. This session looks at global cases that turned complex ingredients and claims into an intuitive three-second experience through texture, applicators and usage. It also introduces how to plan products with short-form and virality in mind from the earliest stage of R&D.
SESSION 6
15:30-15:55
Reading the next ingredient and efficacy through data – beauty trends from the global market
Kim Min-ju, Senior Research Analyst | Project Delivery, Euromonitor International
Which ingredients and claims are global consumers drawn to right now? Based on Euromonitor market data, this session reviews recent shifts in the beauty market including longevity, science-backed efficacy and ingredient-led purchasing. Through emerging ingredients and product innovation cases in global markets, it points to opportunities for ingredient development and product planning ahead.
15:55 – 16:00
Closing

Attending Companies