Our key concept is
"a feeling of security + experience + satisfaction."
Our key concept is
"a feeling of security + experience + satisfaction."
Founded in 1913, our laboratory is the oldest cosmetic research institute in Japan. Recently, state-of-the-art equipment and a facility environment have been introduced into the lab. We endeavor to create beauty products that provide a feeling of security, experience and satisfaction to all our customers.
We have five laboratories. The R&D Department is dedicated to research on formulation and function mainly for product development. The Frontier Research Laboratory engages in basic research and effect/efficacy research under medium- and long-term themes. The Manufacturing Technology Laboratory is responsible for research on improvement of production technology. The Global R&D Laboratory is committed to developing product formulations that respond to the SDGs (UN Sustainable Development Goals) or meet the needs of customers in various countries and regions. The Next Research & Innovation Lab pursues the creation of new value with open innovation strategy. These laboratories are working to strengthen their R&D capabilities based on an appropriate division of roles.
The laboratory, in collaboration with industry, academia and government, develops new functional materials. For evidence-based cosmetics, it also conducts the assessment and verification of a material’s efficacy and effects on the skin and the functions provided by cosmetic products.
In addition, the laboratory is dedicated to research on how to communicate the value of cosmetics to customers, research on the very fundamental question of what beautiful skin is, research on beauty salon treatments and medical cosmetic treatments, and research on new ways to provide beauty, including how to enhance customers’ psychological effects and how to create products that provide deep satisfaction.
The laboratory provides technological support and problem solutions regarding the manufacturing of cosmetics.
For example, lab staff members work with those responsible for the development of a cosmetic product, from the stage of development to considering what type of production machine is best for the product and the storage period of products in bulk. The laboratory contributes to ensuring a smooth production flow of the entire factory and the offering of safe and reliable products.
The laboratory is working on the research and development of cosmetic formulations designed for customers in various countries and regions where we have not yet provided our products and services. Efforts have been made to develop technology necessary for cosmetic formulation that meets the demands of the times when importance is placed on sustainability and the realization of the SDGs.
The laboratory works on the development of a new business model in the field of beauty and health, beyond the boundaries of cosmetics, and the provision of new value to customers by promoting collaboration with companies in different industries and university and other research institutes. Research has been conducted with emphasis on out-of-the-box thinking and from a broader perspective, not bound by researchers’ perspective.
Formula Meister System
A "Formula Meister" is the highest professional qualification that researchers seek to achieve, and it is awarded only to researchers engaging in formula development who have acquired a high level of skills and profound knowledge through various hands-on experiences and who have passed a number of tests.
Formula Meisters are empowered to authorize the commercialization of a newly developed product and are allowed to put their own original mark on the products that they themselves authorize. This system helps enhance the researchers’ feeling of pride and sense of responsibility and fosters their motivation to work hard toward a lofty goal, which serves as a basis for handing down techniques and skills to the next generation.
Knowledge on Skincare
