Founded in 2014, the firm leverages proprietary ingredients and patented technologies to deliver end-to-end solutions across skin care, hair care, body care, makeup, and beauty devices.
With offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and London, and a manufacturing facility in South Korea, L Cosmetix supplies raw ingredients to major global brands and companies, including Cosmax and Shiseido.
One of its key innovations is BOBILL BALL, a single-dose packaging technology that overcomes the challenges of traditional single-dose solutions.
The firm believes that single-dose application will become a key trend in the future of beauty.
“Single-dose packaging offers many advantages. It allows for simplified formulations with fewer preservatives and chelating agents, making products gentler and more suitable for sensitive skin, post-aesthetic procedures, or fragile skin types, thereby reducing the risk of irritation.
“Independent packaging preserves ingredient activity by preventing oxidation or spoilage after opening, ensuring maximum efficacy of high-performance actives such as vitamin C and peptides. It also guarantees precise dosing, and avoids waste and loss of product effectiveness that often happens when large bottles are left open for too long,” Ni Wen Fen, CEO of L Cosmetix, told CosmeticsDesign-Asia.
Co-founder Tara Xu added that single doses are hygienic and portable, minimising bacterial contamination risks, which makes them ideal for travel, shared use, or public settings.
“They can even be personalised — for example, different doses targeted to specific needs such as repair, anti-ageing, or brightening — enabling truly customised skin care.”
Smarter, fresher solution
According to L Cosmetix, the global luxury ampoule market, which encompasses single-dose formats, is experiencing significant growth, with brands heavily investing in such innovations.
However, existing single-dose solutions face several limitations, including high costs, limited formula options, and inconsistent premium feel.
For instance, Blow-Fill-Seal (BFS) tubes create environmental burden and are unable to fill high-viscosity formulas, while soft gel capsules cannot accommodate water-based products.
BOBII BALL technology is claimed to be able to overcome these challenges.
Produced with biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA), it is both sustainable and highly versatile, being compatible with liquids, creams, oils, and gels.
It is applicable across a wide range of skin care products such as cleanser, hand cream, serum, face cream and sunscreen, and makeup products like liquid foundation and tone-up cream.
Engineered to optimise manufacturing and filling processes, each BOBII BALL requires just one-fifth of the material to deliver the same filling capacity as a BFS tube.
In addition, the colour, hardness, and capacity of BOBII BALLs are customisable to meet a brand’s specific needs. There is also the option to own the machine for in-house filling and to enjoy enhanced production freedom.
As hygiene has become a permanent concern post-pandemic, consumers prefer skin care that reduces contamination risk, without jar-dipping or repeated opening. In this respect, single-use products offer product freshness and safer routines.
Moreover, single-dose encapsulation locks in formula potency, protecting sensitive active ingredients like vitamin C, retinol, and peptides from air, light, and contamination for optimal product efficacy.
Xu said that the “fresh every time” and “one capsule, one treatment” concept is a strong emotional driver, which gives the feel of luxury and exclusivity, in line with the growing trend of personalisation and skin cycling (a regimen that involves rotating products used on the skin over a set number of days).
Lightweight and compact, BOBII BALLs provide convenience that could appeal to busy, on-the-go consumers looking for products that are easy to carry and use. The single-dose packaging fits easily into any bag without causing issues of leakage or bulkiness.
Beyond functionality, BOBII BALL’s spherical design stands out on shelves and social media to drive consumer curiosity and desire.
“This unique combination of sustainability, versatility, and consumer engagement gives us great confidence that single-dose beauty has a bright future.
“It redefines the skin care experience by combining precise dosing, superior product freshness, and a fun, shareable format. With BOBILL BALL, we are opening up exciting new possibilities for sustainable development and consumer experience,” Xu said.
Open to collaboration
At the heart of L Cosmetix’s growth strategy is innovation, which is approached from two directions — innovating across the traditional value chain, namely raw ingredients, formulations, and product development; and observing, understanding, and shaping consumer lifestyles and usage scenarios.
“By combining these two angles with an iterative innovation process, we ensure that our solutions not only push the boundaries of technology, but also truly fulfil evolving consumer needs,” Ni explained.
In terms of business opportunities, the company sees South East Asia (SEA) as a region that represents one of the world’s most dynamic markets, with a “large and youthful” population and rapidly growing economies.
“We believe the purchasing power here will only become stronger in the years ahead. Having spent the past decade building a robust supply chain and product development capabilities in China, L Cosmetix is well-positioned to anticipate market insights and respond quickly to emerging needs in this region.
“We see Singapore as a strategic bridge to the wider SEA market, which is why we established our branch here in 2023. Our vision is to collaborate with local enterprises, agencies, and institutes to co-develop products tailored to SEA consumers, ensuring that the benefits of growth are shared across the entire region and that the whole industry achieves organic growth.”
At the same time, L Cosmetix expects to see more Chinese companies stepping outside the domestic market, embracing a global vision and collaborating with talents from all regions, in the next decade.
“The strength of C-beauty lies not only in the agility of its supply chain, but increasingly in its focus on technology and innovation. We are already witnessing more and more China-originated innovations contributing to a new era of beauty — one defined by speed, creativity, and global collaboration.
“There are a lot of innovations and research around the world, and in Singapore as well. To move the whole industry, we need to have a bigger vision and a much more open attitude to collaboration. That would also help the rest of the market accept C-beauty in a more open way,” Xu said.
