Plenty of personal care products--the treatments and gadgets that fill our medicine cabinets, home gyms, and vanities--promise innovation. Companies that craft cosmetics, supplements, fitness tools, and other wellness aids tend to go hard on buzzwords without putting in the research to make something truly new. That doesn't mean there aren't worthwhile, forward-thinking personal care products available, though, and this year brought some notable offerings. From high-tech sleep and activity trackers that make peak performance possible to cutting-edge hair dryers that give your scalp a break from burns, these five beauty and wellness products actually back up their big promises. Be sure to read the full list of the 50 greatest innovations of 2024.)

Bizarre robot'lips' let you kiss long-distance lovers from anywhere in the world'Kissenger' device attaches to your phone and matches your partner's kiss Silicone lips move in real-time with theirs through six micro-sensors The high-tech mouthpieces even let you smell your partner from afar Developers plan to create full-sized snogging silicon heads in the future'Kissenger' device attaches to your phone and matches your partner's kiss A robot set of lips is promising to put the passion back into long-distance relationships. The Lovotics Kissenger is a silicone mouthpiece that allows you to smooch your partner from anywhere in the world. The bizarre device connects to your phone and will match a partner's lip movements and pressure in real-time. As well as feeling the kiss of a long-distance loved one, the device even lets you smell them. Scientists have created silicon robot lips that let you kiss someone from anywhere in the world.