Bath Additive Composition with Essential Oils for Mood Influence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cosmetic cleansing and care compositions often prioritize either cleaning performance or skin care, failing to effectively combine both while also influencing mood positively.
Innovation Solution
A composition containing 30-70% surfactants/solubilizers, 0.1-20% essential oils/fragrances, and 0.1-5% plant oils, without honey or animal-derived components, designed to release essential oils during use, influencing mood through olfactory pathways.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If high concentration of essential oils and fragrances (0.1-20% by weight) is added to achieve mood-enhancing olfactory effect, then psycho-physiological effect is improved, but risk of skin irritation and sensory overload increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by precisely controlling the concentration range of essential oils and fragrances (0.1-20% by weight) to optimize the psycho-physiological effect while preventing skin irritation. This quantitative parameter optimization resolves the contradiction between achieving reliable mood enhancement and avoiding harmful effects.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite materials by combining multiple essential oils and fragrances in specific proportions within the defined concentration range. This composite approach allows the formulation to achieve the desired olfactory effect while distributing potential irritants across multiple components, reducing the risk of skin irritation.
2Productivity
If relatively high proportion of surfactants (30-70% by weight) is used to ensure cleaning performance, then cleaning performance is improved, but skin care quality may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by optimizing the surfactant concentration within the 30-70% by weight range and balancing it with plant oils (0.1-5% by weight). This parameter optimization ensures adequate cleaning performance while maintaining skin care quality through the complementary moisturizing effects of plant oils.
3Reliability
If plant oils (0.1-5% by weight) are added to improve skin care quality, then skin care is improved, but cleaning performance may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by precisely controlling the plant oil concentration (0.1-5% by weight) to provide sufficient skin care benefits without compromising cleaning performance. This optimized parameter balance allows the formulation to achieve both goals simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite materials by formulating a synergistic combination of surfactants and plant oils in specific proportions. The surfactants provide cleaning power while the plant oils contribute skin care properties, and their composite formulation ensures both functions work effectively together.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The composition achieves a balance of cleaning performance and skin care with a proven, mood-enhancing effect by releasing essential oils, promoting relaxation or invigoration depending on the oil blend used.
Implementation Method 1
When the bath water is provided, the cleaning and care composition is dissolved
Implementation Method 2
When the composition is applied while showering, the essential oils used according to the invention are released
Implementation Method 3
These can be absorbed olfactorily via the olfactory organs by the person using the cleaning and care composition
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AI summary
The invention relates to cosmetic cleaning and care compositions, preferably bath additives having an olfactory effect influencing the psycho-physiological disposition. Said composition contains 30-70 wt.% of a solubilisator, surfactant or a mixture of different surfactants. The composition also contains 0.1-20 wt.% of an essential oil or a mixture of several different essential oils and/or individual natural, identical to natural or synthetic perfumes having a proven olfactory effect on the psycho-physiological disposition.