Smart pods beauty care system

Abstract

The present technology provides a beauty care system for manicure and pedicure products in individual use packaging. This system allows for a fresh set of products be used on each client, improving the efficacy and sanitation of the products being used. Further, the system allows for consumers to mix and match products and better estimate number of manicure and pedicure sessions that can be completed with remaining beauty care products.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62 / 743,671 filed on Oct. 10, 2018 and entitled “SMART PODS BEAUTY CARE SYSTEM,” the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein in their entireties.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]The present disclosure relates generally to a beauty product and more specifically to a method, apparatus, and system for beauty care products and services.BACKGROUND[0003]Beauty care products are often used in providing services, such as manicure and pedicure services, at salons, spas, and other shops, facilities, or businesses. While there are many options for beauty care products available in the market for use in salons and businesses, these beauty care products are often sold separately and in bulk or multi-use packaging.[0004]This bulk or multi-use packaging may often be provided in large containers, e.g., five gallon containers. These larger containers may be unsightly, may take up limited ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent is about a beauty care system that includes a secondary packaging with a lid and an opening, and a primary packaging insert that is positioned in the opening of the secondary packaging. The primary packaging insert may have a bottom and top portion, and may contain a single-use amount of a beauty product or different beauty products. The secondary packaging may also be stackable. The invention allows for easy access to single-use beauty products and offers a convenient and cost-effective way to use products without wasting them.

Problems solved by technology

These larger containers may be unsightly, may take up limited space in a salon or spa, and may be unsuitable to provide display or point of sale advertisement of the service provided.

In bulk packaging, the beauty care product may become contaminated from repeated contact with technicians or users as well as the exposure to the environment as a result of being opened many times. Unlike a single-use or smaller use package, a technician must access the contents of the multi-use packaging multiple times throughout a day for as many times as the products may be used.

As a result, beauty and skin-care products stored in multi-use packaging may suffer from a reduced shelf-life due to repeated exposure to the environment, such as air and moisture, each time a technician accesses the packaging's contents.

Accordingly, the beauty care product may also suffer from reduced quality and decreased scent, becoming stale and / or less effective in their use from repeated opening and / or leaving the packaging open.

Salons may also incur additional costs as technicians often scoop from the bulk container into an intermediate bowl or tray which requires time for washing and sanitizing after each client.

The application of beauty and skin-care products from multi-use packaging may also be imprecise, as there may not be a way to administer a consistent application of product to each user.

This may make it difficult for a service provider to provide a standardized and consistent beauty care treatment to its client.

Bulk or multi-service packaging may also make it more difficult for a service provider to keep track of its inventory when it may not be sure how many servings may be found in the multi-use packaging.

A service provider may also have to make large initial investments in bulk multi-use packaging of beauty and skin-care product, and thus, may also be hesitant to make similar investments to try new products and service that may also require upfront costs.

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