Concave Adhesive Makeup Pad for Eyelid Contouring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing make-up applicator solutions fail to provide an efficient and economical way to protect the lower eyelid and areas below the eye from excess makeup during application, lacking a simple, effective, and volumetrically efficient design.
Innovation Solution
A make-up applicator pad made of cloth material with a concave edge and an elongated non-toxic adhesive strip that contours the lower eyelid, allowing for easy placement and protection from excess makeup, enabling hands-free makeup application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If existing make-up applicator solutions are used, then makeup application can proceed, but the lower eyelid and areas below the eye are not protected from excess makeup
Solution Approach 1:
The protective device is segmented into distinct functional zones: a concave upper edge portion that contacts the lower eyelid, an intermediate portion, and a lower portion. This segmentation allows each zone to perform its specific function while keeping the overall structure simple and effective.
Solution Approach 2:
The make-up applicator pad is designed as a disposable protective device that can be easily manufactured and discarded after use. This approach reduces complexity by eliminating the need for cleaning, sterilization, or reuse mechanisms, while effectively preventing makeup contamination.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a protective shield is added to prevent makeup contamination, then protection is provided, but the device becomes more complex and less volumetrically efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The protective device utilizes a flexible, thin make-up applicator pad that can be easily stored when not in use. The flexible nature allows it to be compacted to a small volume for storage, while providing adequate protection during makeup application.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a complex protective structure is used, then makeup protection is improved, but ease of manufacture and storage is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into simple geometric portions (concave upper edge, intermediate portion, lower portion) that can be easily manufactured using standard cutting and shaping techniques, while still providing effective makeup protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible thin-film construction allows the protective device to be easily manufactured, stored, and handled, reducing manufacturing complexity and storage requirements while maintaining protective functionality.
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 pad effectively prevents makeup from smearing onto areas below the eyes, allowing for efficient application and easy removal, while being inexpensive to manufacture and store.
Implementation Method 1
The interior face has an elongated non-toxic adhesive strip section that contours a concave edge
Data Source
AI summary
A make-up applicator pad made of a flexible material and including an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion has a concave upper edge, an exterior face and an interior adhesive face. The lower portion has an exterior face and an interior adhesive face. Interior adhesive faces are of a non-toxic material. Upper and lower protective covers removably cover upper and lower interior adhesive faces when the make-up applicator pad is not in use. The concave upper edge has a cooperative concave shape, to be placed adjacent to the lower eyelid of a person. In use, the upper protective cover is removed and the concave upper edge is placed below the lower eyelid of a person. Then, the lower portion protective cover is removed to secure make-up applicator pad in place. When done applying the make-up, the user peels make-up applicator pad off from the face.