Dermalogica unveils virtual human to improve skincare education

Skincare brand Dermalogica has unveiled its new virtual human to help train skincare professionals on the science behind skin.

The virtual human, called Natalia, has been created with photorealistic metahuman technology. This allows educators to stimulate skin conditions such as ageing, dehydration and sensitivity, to help students understand how the skin responds to natural and environmental triggers.

The virtual reality model will be used in videos and virtual-reality simulations through the brand's internal channels. During the launch of Dermalogica's Awaken Peptide Eye Gel, the virtual human was used to demonstrate how the skin and muscle surrounding the eye area can be weakened over time.

Looking ahead, Dermalogica plans to introduce new ways to use virtual human technology throughout 2022, to further educate professional skin therapists and consumers across multiple channels.

Aurelian Lis, Global CEO at Dermalogica, said: "We can now use metaverse technology to train millions of consumers and hundreds of thousands of therapists about changing skin conditions. As the leader in professional skincare education, training over 100,000 skin therapists per year, it's cool to visually show skin changes and aesthetic treatment techniques in a way previously unimaginable.”