Aromatic Skin-Active Ingredients for Odor Masking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cosmetic compositions containing malodorous skin-active ingredients often require additional odor-neutralizing compounds, which can increase formulation complexity and costs.
Innovation Solution
The use of aromatic chemical compounds that are cosmeceutically effective in treating skin while also reducing or masking the intensity of unpleasant odors in cosmetic compositions, thereby potentially reducing the need for additional odor-neutralizing agents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If malodorous skin-active ingredients are used in cosmetic compositions, then skin treatment efficacy is improved, but odor intensity increases requiring additional odor-neutralizing compounds
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies multi-functionality by selecting aromatic compounds that simultaneously provide skin treatment benefits and odor neutralization. These compounds perform dual roles: treating skin conditions (such as acne, aging, or pigmentation) while also masking or neutralizing unpleasant odors from other ingredients, thereby eliminating the need for separate odor-neutralizing agents.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the functions of skin treatment and odor control into a single ingredient system. By combining aromatic compounds with skin-active properties into the formulation, the patent integrates two previously separate functions (skin treatment and odor masking) into one unified solution, reducing formulation complexity.
2Object-generated harmful factors
If odor neutralizing compounds are added to mask unpleasant odors, then odor intensity is reduced, but formulation complexity and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates formulation complexity by using aromatic compounds that serve multiple purposes. These single ingredients replace what would traditionally require multiple separate components (skin actives plus odor neutralizers), thereby simplifying the overall formulation while maintaining both skin treatment efficacy and acceptable odor profile.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts and eliminates the need for separate odor-neutralizing compounds from the formulation. By selecting skin-active ingredients that inherently possess aromatic properties, the patent removes the requirement for additional odor-masking agents, thereby reducing formulation complexity and ingredient count.
3Reliability
If multiple ingredients are used for both skin treatment and odor control, then both functions are achieved, but the number of ingredients increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces the number of ingredients by implementing multi-functionality. Aromatic compounds with skin-active properties are selected to perform both skin treatment and odor control in a single ingredient, thereby reducing the total ingredient count while maintaining dual functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges skin treatment and odor control functions into fewer ingredients. By combining these functions into aromatic skin-active compounds, the patent reduces the quantity of separate substances needed, simplifying the ingredient list while achieving both therapeutic and sensory goals.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a method of reducing the appearance of a fine line or wrinkle on skin. The method can include topically applying to the fine line or wrinkle a composition comprising an effective amount of 1,4-dioxacycloheptadecane-5,17-dione and methyl 3-oxo-2-pentylcyclopentanecarboxylate to reduce matrix metalloprotease (MMP)-9 activity in the skin, wherein topical application of the composition reduces MMP-9 activity in the skin and reduces the appearance of the fine line or wrinkle on the skin.