In 2022, the domestic production performance of functional cosmetics in South Korea reached 4.6 trillion won, accounting for 33.85% of the total cosmetics production. The number of functional cosmetics reviewed increased by about 7.5% from the previous year, totaling 974 items. Especially with the increasing importance of the skin barrier function due to skin sensitivity caused by various environmental pollutants, domestic cosmetic companies are showing interest in the development of new ingredients and products related to this area. This study aims to analyze academic research trends related to in vitro experiments for the development of cosmetics improving the skin barrier, to provide practical information for the cosmetic industry. The findings are as follows: Academic research mainly focused on the efficacy of natural ingredients in improving the skin barrier, but there is a significant lack of quantitative accumulation of research. For the development of skin barrier-improving cosmetic ingredients, efficacy evaluation indicators were set, including hyaluronic acid production, expression of filaggrin gene, loricrin, formation of cornified envelope (CE), and expression of ceramide synthesis enzyme genes. Moreover, effective cosmetic ingredients for improving the skin barrier included lemongrass and perilla leaf extracts, flavonoids, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, Exosomelike Nanovesicles derived from apple callus, Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus, Acanthopanax sessiliflorus, Eleutherococcus gracilistylus, Acer okamotoanum extracts, Aloe vera adventitious root extract, ethanol extract of Aruncus dioicus, and organic solvent fraction of Dracocephalum argunense.

본 연구는 대학의 피부미용 전공교육에서 문제중심학습(PBL) 적용에 따른 학습효과를 알아보 고, 피부미용 교육경쟁력을 강화할 수 있는 교수·학습방법 개발을 위한 기초자료 제공을 목적으로 하였다. 이에 본 연구는 H대학교에 개설된 피부미용 전공 교과목인 “동양요법” 수강 학생 15명을 대상으로 PBL 수업을 적용하여 실증적 교육효과 분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과 PBL 수업을 참여한 후 학습자들의 문제해 결 능력과 협력적 자기효능감의 평균값이 상승하여 유의미한 차이를 보였으며, 이에 따라 PBL 교수학습법 의 효과성이 확인되어 피부미용 교육 현장에서 학습자들의 문제해결 능력과 협력적 자기효능감 상승을 위 한 효과적인 교수학습법으로 제안하는 바이다.