Method for providing frozen beauty cream, and method for thawing frozen beauty cream for provision.

Abstract

This invention enables the rapid and high-quality thawing of frozen beauty cream, and the provision of such thawed beauty cream. [Solution] The method for providing the frozen beauty cream 50 includes a thawing step S40 in which microwaves are irradiated under a reduced pressure state lower than atmospheric pressure using a vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 to thaw the frozen beauty cream 50 containing beauty ingredients, water, and oil, and a providing step S50 in which the thawed beauty cream 60 is provided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present technology relates to a method for providing a thawed frozen beauty cream using a vacuum microwave thawing machine, and a method for thawing a frozen beauty cream for providing.

Background Art

[0002] Some beauty creams provided at dermatology clinics, esthetic salons, etc. do not contain additives (such as preservatives and antioxidants) other than beauty ingredients, or have extremely low contents of them, so they have low preservability and are stored frozen. Such beauty creams are thawed before use.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0003] When thawing the above-mentioned beauty cream, if it is thawed at room temperature or stored in a refrigerator and thawed refrigerated, the thawing time takes a long time. Also, when thawing by heating with a microwave oven, thawing unevenness is likely to occur, and there is a concern that the locally high-temperature part deteriorates and loses its efficacy.

[0004] The present technology has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to thaw a frozen beauty cream in a short time with high quality, and to provide such a thawed beauty cream.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The method for providing a frozen beauty cream according to the present technology includes a thawing step of irradiating a frozen beauty cream containing beauty ingredients, moisture, and oil with microwaves in a reduced pressure state lower than atmospheric pressure by a vacuum microwave thawing machine, and a providing step of providing the thawed beauty cream.

[0006] The method for thawing a frozen beauty cream provided in connection with this technology is a method for thawing a frozen beauty cream containing beauty ingredients, water, and oil in order to provide it to a customer, and includes a thawing step of thawing the beauty cream by irradiating it with microwaves under a reduced pressure below atmospheric pressure using a vacuum microwave thawing machine. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] This technology makes it possible to thaw frozen beauty cream in a short time while maintaining high quality, and to provide the beauty cream that has been thawed in this manner. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] Diagram showing the thawing step according to Embodiment 1 [Figure 2] Diagram showing the steps of provision according to Embodiment 1 [Figure 3] Front view of a vacuum microwave thawing machine [Figure 4] Figure 3 shows a cross-sectional view of the vacuum microwave thawing machine (Line II). [Figure 5] Figure 3 shows a vacuum microwave thawing machine, and Figure 4 shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] <Embodiment 1> A method for thawing and providing a frozen beauty cream according to Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 5. The beauty cream that is the subject of this technology for thawing and provision is a cream containing beauty ingredients (e.g., moisturizing ingredients), as well as water and oil, and is used by applying it to the skin. Hereinafter, in order to distinguish between the state before and after thawing, the beauty cream before thawing will be referred to as frozen beauty cream 50, and the thawed frozen beauty cream 50 will be referred to as thawed beauty cream 60.

[0010] Frozen beauty cream 50 has poor shelf life because it does not contain or contains minimal additives for room-temperature storage (e.g., preservatives and antioxidants), and therefore is distributed and stored in a frozen state. Frozen beauty cream 50 may be manufactured and frozen outside of dermatology clinic 70, or it may be manufactured and frozen independently within dermatology clinic 70. Frozen beauty cream 50 is packaged in a predetermined container. The specific implementation details related to the manufacture, freezing, and packaging of frozen beauty cream 50 are not limited, and various conventionally known methods and means can be used.

[0011] The frozen beauty cream according to this embodiment includes a thawing step S40 of the frozen beauty cream 50 and a serving step S50 of the thawed beauty cream 60. Serving includes at least serving as a service and serving for sale. This embodiment describes the case of providing a cosmetic medical service at a dermatology clinic 70.

[0012] The thawing step S40 is the process of thawing the frozen beauty cream 50 using a vacuum microwave thawing machine 10. The vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 is equipped with a chamber 11 that contains the frozen beauty cream 50, and is a device that thaws the frozen beauty cream 50 in the chamber 11, which has been reduced to a vacuum state lower than atmospheric pressure, by irradiating it with microwaves. The vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 will be described in more detail later.

[0013] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, an employee 71 of the dermatology clinic 70 places the frozen beauty cream 50 into the chamber 11 of the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 and operates the operation unit 25 of the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10, which will be described later. As a result, the frozen beauty cream 50 is thawed using the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10. The thawed beauty cream 60 is then removed from the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 by the employee 71.

[0014] Step S50, as shown in Figure 2, is the process in which the thawed beauty cream 60, removed from the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10, is opened by the employee 71 and provided (applied) to the customer 80 (the person receiving the cosmetic medical treatment). After being removed from the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10, the thawed beauty cream 60 is provided to the customer 80 without undergoing any sterilization treatment such as heating.

[0015] Therefore, the thawed beauty cream 60 does not deteriorate due to alteration of its beauty ingredients as a result of sterilization. The frozen beauty cream 50, which is the target of this technology's thawing process, is a beauty cream that is provided without sterilization after thawing. However, it is acceptable for processes other than sterilization (for example, adjusting the viscosity of the cream, adding other beauty ingredients) to be performed before providing it to the customer 80.

[0016] Next, the configuration of the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 and the thawing method will be explained with reference to Figures 3 to 5. The vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 broadly comprises a chamber 11, a door 12, a vacuum pump 13 for reducing the pressure inside the chamber 11, a control valve 14 for restoring (boosting) the pressure inside the chamber 11, a vacuum sensor 15 for measuring the pressure (vacuum level) inside the chamber 11, a magnetron 16 (microwave generator) for generating microwaves, a waveguide 17 for guiding microwaves from the magnetron 16 into the chamber 11, a control device 20, and an operating unit 25. The symbols F, B, L, R, U, and D shown in Figures 3 to 5 indicate the front and rear in the front-to-back direction, left and right in the width direction (left-to-right direction) when viewed from the front, and up and down in the vertical direction (up and down direction), respectively.

[0017] Chamber 11 is a horizontally elongated, roughly rectangular box made of metal such as stainless steel, and its interior serves as a thawing chamber for containing the frozen beauty cream 50. Chamber 11 has a front opening 11S1 for storing and removing the frozen beauty cream 50, and the front opening 11S1 can be opened and closed by a swing-type door 12.

[0018] The control device 20 includes at least a microcomputer and a memory, and controls the operation of the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 based on a control program. The operation unit 25 is provided for changing various settings and selecting an operation mode by the operation of an operator 71 or a maintenance manager of the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 or the like.

[0019] The vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 irradiates the frozen beauty cream 50 with microwaves while repeatedly performing a decompression process and a recompression process, and sublimates the ice contained in the frozen beauty cream 50 into water vapor, thereby thawing the frozen beauty cream 50 without heating it to a high temperature. The ice in the frozen beauty cream 50 sublimates into water vapor without undergoing a phase transition to water. Therefore, according to the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10, thawing is performed in a pressure and temperature region where water cannot exist, so that the generation of drip (moisture containing contained components such as beauty components) during thawing of the frozen beauty cream 50 can be suppressed. As a result, the components of the frozen beauty cream 50 can be thawed at a low temperature without being separated.

[0020] Also, even if local thawing progresses in a part of the frozen beauty cream 50 during thawing, since the moisture in the thawed part sublimates to cause a cooling effect due to latent heat, a situation of overheating is suppressed, and thawing unevenness (heating unevenness) can be suppressed.

[0021] The configuration of the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 is not limited as long as the frozen beauty cream 50 can be thawed by the above-described mechanism. For example, the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 includes a stirrer 18 that diffuses microwaves into the chamber 11 and a motor 19 that rotates the stirrer 18 in order to suppress heating unevenness. However, these may not be provided, and a table on which the frozen beauty cream 50 is placed and rotated may be provided in order to suppress heating unevenness.

[0022] Conventionally, the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 has been used to thaw frozen fresh seafood at a temperature below 0°C (for example, thawing from a freezing temperature in the range of about -60°C to about -20°C to a range of about -10°C to about -5°C) for sale at supermarkets and the like for raw consumption such as sashimi. On the other hand, there is a situation where it has not been utilized for other purposes.

[0023] According to the thawing method and the providing method of the frozen beauty cream 50 using the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 according to the present embodiment, by using the vacuum microwave thawing machine 10 in the dermatology clinic 70, the frozen beauty cream 50 can be thawed in a short time with high quality, and a high-quality thawed beauty cream 60 can be provided to the customer 80. Unlike the conventional thawing methods of frozen beauty creams such as thawing at room temperature or in the refrigerator, since the thawing time is not long, it can be thawed immediately according to the needs of the customer 80 and provided. In the present embodiment, the case of providing in a service (cosmetic medicine) has been described, but as shown in other embodiments described later, it may be provided for sale.

[0024] [[ID=((8))]<Other Embodiments> The present technology is not limited to the embodiments described by the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present technology.

[0025] (1) In the above, the case where the thawed beauty cream 60 is applied as a cosmetic medical service has been shown, but the providing method is not limited to this. For example, it may be sold and provided with a cold insulating agent. As a result, the customer 80 can apply and use the thawed beauty cream 60 by himself / herself while storing it in the refrigerator at home.

Description of Reference Numerals

[0026] 10: Vacuum microwave thawing machine, 50: Frozen beauty cream, 60: Thawed beauty cream, S40: Thawing step, S50: Providing step

Claims

1. A thawing step involves thawing a frozen beauty cream containing beauty ingredients, water, and oil by irradiating it with microwaves under reduced pressure below atmospheric pressure using a vacuum microwave thawing machine. A method for providing a frozen beauty cream, comprising the step of providing the thawed beauty cream.

2. A method for thawing a frozen beauty cream containing beauty ingredients, moisture, and oil to provide it to a customer, A method for thawing a frozen beauty cream for distribution, comprising a thawing step of thawing the beauty cream by irradiating it with microwaves under a reduced pressure state lower than atmospheric pressure using a vacuum microwave thawing machine.

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