Wearable Beauty Technology Combines Fashion With Your Daily Skin Care Routine

Let’s be honest, we all love multi-taskers. Something easy and practical that doubles up to save our time, effort and energy. And that seems to be where the future of beauty is headed… or, should we say fashion?

The merging of the two can result in quite a harmonious relationship, and efforts in this arena have been going on quietly for the past few years.

Take shapewear with the now-defunct Vitawear skincare. brand make a splash in 2015 with vitamin E, shea butter and retinol-infused shaping garments that are claimed to “easily soothe, tighten, and revitalize skin” with “smart fabrics, pretreated with anti-aging ingredients”. The clothes give 10 washes before you can put them back in with the top-up spray. Those were the early days for technology, hence quite a dedicated commitment on the part of consumers before they could expect important results. “In a four-week study conducted by the CORE Institute, on Vitawear’s patented technology, there was an average increase in skin firmness after wearing clothes eight hours a day or night, six days a week, along with the application of a fabric spray to the garment,” the pack reads. But, it does open our minds to how our fashion choices can benefit our beauty regime.

Then come casual clothes that contain collagen. luxury technical sportswear brand, Buki, introduced the Collagen Collection (still available) in 2018, with hoodies, casual pants, camis and turtlenecks made with collagen fibers. “Sustainably sourced marine collagen provides moisture to your skin, leaving it feeling softer and hydrated. Plus, it provides UPF50+ sun protection for a great experience of wearable health,” the brand explains on its website.

Experts are divided for its efficacy. Collagen (the body’s main structural protein) is a large molecule that is difficult for the skin to absorb, but New York-based dermatologists Amy Wechsler, was notified Into Glossy that collagen-containing skin care can have some bonus side benefits: “there may be some collagen products that are good moisturizers. And if your skin is well moisturized it will look good it will be healthier, it will look younger but it’s not because you’re absorbing the collagen.”

The brand also explains that the material keeps the skin ventilated, cool and comfortable, allows the skin to breathe, which does not irritate us, and improves skin softness. One expert reasoned this made logical sense. Dr Angela Lamb, Director of Practice at Mount Sinai Westside School of Dermatology, said HuffPost “if [collagen] present in clothing, likely to keep moisture from evaporating from the skin’s surface, thereby making your skin feel softer and more supple,” he says, adding, “There are no research studies to back this up, but it seems plausible. .”