Cacao Bean Shell Ceramide Extract for Skin and Hair Moisturization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods struggle to obtain large amounts of free ceramides, particularly ceramide AP, from natural sources due to structural differences between human and plant ceramides, necessitating a reliable source for ceramide supplementation in skincare and haircare products.
Innovation Solution
A cacao-derived composition containing ceramide AP and other free ceramides, extracted from cacao pod components like shell, pulp, nib, and germ, using specific extraction solvents and methods to achieve a composition with defined ceramide ratios for moisturizing and quality-improving agents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If free ceramides are obtained from plant materials, then the amount of ceramides can be increased, but the structural difference between plant and human ceramides makes it difficult to obtain large amounts of free ceramides
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the source material parameter from general plant materials to specifically cacao pod shell, which contains free ceramides with structures closer to human ceramides. This parameter change resolves the contradiction by finding a natural source that simultaneously provides both quantity and structural compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts free ceramides from cacao pod shell using specific extraction methods (water extraction, organic solvent extraction). This extraction process isolates the free ceramides from the plant material while maintaining their structural integrity, thereby obtaining large amounts of structurally compatible free ceramides.
2Reliability
If ceramide AP is used as the main component, then the moisturizing function is improved, but the complexity of obtaining specific ceramide ratios increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cacao pod shell naturally contains free ceramides with a specific composition where ceramide AP is the main component along with other free ceramides. By using this natural composition directly through extraction, the patent avoids the need for complex synthetic processes to achieve the desired ceramide ratios, thereby simplifying the extraction process while maintaining effective moisturizing function.
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 cacao-derived composition effectively supplements ceramides in skincare and haircare products, enhancing moisturization and quality improvement by providing ceramide AP and other free ceramides, addressing the challenge of sourcing these compounds.
Implementation Method 1
A cacao-derived composition containing ceramide AP and other free ceramides, extracted from cacao pod components like shell, pulp, nib, and germ, using specific extraction solvents and methods
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AI summary
The present invention provides a cacao derived composition containing an extract of cacao bean shell, as well as a moisturizing agent, a skin quality improving agent, a hair quality improving agent, a cosmetic for skin, a cosmetic for hair, a pharmaceutical composition and a food composition each containing the cacao derived composition, wherein the extract of cacao bean shell contains a cacao derived free ceramide, and wherein the extract of cacao bean shell is obtained by a method including: a step of winnowing a crushed product of cacao bean to separate it into a cacao bean nib fraction and a cacao bean shell fraction and obtaining the cacao bean shell fraction as a first cacao derived raw material; and a step of subjecting the first cacao derived raw material to an extraction treatment with an extraction solvent to obtain the extract of cacao bean shell.