The global information technology (IT) and home appliance trade show “CES 2027” has honored Kolmar Korea with the Best of Innovation Award in the beauty tech category for the second consecutive year. Following its top recognition at the previous event with the “SCAR Beauty Device,” an artificial intelligence (AI)-based wound care and makeup device, the company this time secured the top spot again with “Chroma Flow,” a device that produces personalized lip cosmetics tailored to individual characteristics. By achieving top-level results two years in a row in a field crowded with leading global technology companies and cosmetics brands, Kolmar Korea reaffirmed the unrivaled technological prowess and leadership of Korean beauty in the global arena.

Kolmar Korea announced that its CES 2027 entry “Chroma Flow,” which will be showcased at the exhibition opening in Las Vegas, United States, next January, has won both the Best of Innovation Award in the beauty tech category and an Innovation Award in the artificial intelligence category. Its skincare solution “Lumijet Pro,” presented alongside Chroma Flow, was also selected as an Innovation Award winner in the AI category, bringing the total to three awards for the two devices exhibited.

The Best of Innovation Award is a prestigious honor granted to a single technology that records the highest scores across all judging criteria among all Innovation Award honorees. Since the category’s establishment in 2025, Samsung Electronics became the first recipient, and the following year Kolmar Korea was the first dedicated beauty company to secure the top accolade. This is seen as evidence on the international stage that Kolmar Korea, which first introduced the research and development-driven original design manufacturing (ODM) model in Korea, has successfully combined AI across its entire research and production processes as part of its digital transformation (AX) capabilities.

Chroma Flow, which received the highest honor, is an AI-based personalized device that reproduces on the user’s lips the exact lip color of a person appearing in a video. When the device is aimed at the lip area, an internal AI optical sensor measures the characteristics of the lips, and by combining seven color cartridges, it formulates a product in the specified shade within one minute.

Previously, due to differences in individuals’ natural lip color and tone, the visual result varied even when applying the same product. Chroma Flow overcomes this limitation by using algorithms. The algorithm calculates the optimal blending ratio needed to achieve the target color, taking into account the user’s base lip color, and then quickly completes the product accordingly. The center of the main body is made transparent so that users can observe the pigment materials mixing inside, enhancing both the visual appeal and the overall design completeness of the device.

Lumijet Pro, which secured an Innovation Award, is a care device that evenly and precisely delivers beneficial ingredients to areas with hyperpigmentation or skin troubles. After AI identifies the thickness and responsiveness of the dermis and epidermis, the device applies a “nanojet” method that rapidly propels micro-particles containing active substances to the necessary target points. It then emits light of specific wavelengths from the device, causing the internal target particles to disintegrate and densely disperse active ingredients through an integrated “point-to-field” technology. From a design perspective, sensors, modules, and nozzles used for detection have been integrated into a single head structure, significantly improving grip and operability. In particular, Kolmar Korea has developed the dedicated nano-particle formulations used in this device with its own technology, greatly extending its existing cosmetics development know-how into the device domain.

Looking ahead, Kolmar Korea plans to unify the skin and color big data collected from various devices such as Kaiom, SCAR Beauty Device, and Chroma Flow to build a comprehensive beauty tech platform. The company aims to integrate highly sophisticated AI models for each functional element into a single ecosystem, establishing personalized solutions that span diagnosis, formulation design, and production.

A Kolmar Korea representative stated that this recognition proves the company’s proprietary, data-driven manufacturing capabilities on the global stage, and added that it will enhance the beauty tech ecosystem based on accumulated data to solidify its leadership in the global market.

Meanwhile, during the event, the company plans to set up an independent space across the exhibition floor at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, United States, to showcase the actual devices to local visitors.

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