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L’Oréal’s My UV Patch Merges Worlds of Wearables, Sun-Safe Behavior

More than one million of the stretchable UV absorption monitors have been sold in the last year.

The advent of flexible and printed electronics is enabling new applications that would not have been considered possible even a few years ago, and innovative companies are taking advantage of this potential.   With approximately $31 billion in sales in 2016, L’Oréal is one of the five largest beauty businesses in the world. Through the L’Oréal’s Technology Incubator and its R&D teams, L’Oreal is always creating new products for the beauty market.   One example is My UV Patch, a stretchab...

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