Customizable Bitter Nail Coating for Habit Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing nail-biting and finger sucking treatments are not customizable to individual taste preferences, leading to inconsistent effectiveness and reliance on bitterness levels that may be too low for many users, and existing devices are cumbersome or disruptive to daily activities.
Innovation Solution
A customizable kit with a base nail growth-promoting composition and a bitterness additive, allowing users to adjust the bitterness level by adding the additive to the base solution, tailored to their individual taste thresholds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed bitterness level composition is used, then the treatment is simple to manufacture and apply, but it is not effective for users with different taste thresholds
Solution Approach 1:
The treatment composition is divided into two separate components: a base composition and a bitterness additive. Users can mix these components in varying proportions to customize the bitterness level according to their individual taste thresholds, thereby resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows dynamic adjustment of bitterness levels by enabling users to modify the composition ratio of base composition to bitterness additive based on their personal preferences and tolerance, making the treatment adaptable rather than fixed.
2Reliability
If a high bitterness level is used, then the treatment is more effective for users with high taste thresholds, but it may be too bitter for users with low taste thresholds
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables adjustment of the bitterness parameter by varying the concentration of the bitterness additive in the mixture. Users can select an optimal bitterness level that is effective yet comfortable for their specific taste threshold, resolving the contradiction between reliability and harmful effects.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing fixed composition treatments are used, then the application process is simple, but the treatment fails to account for individual variations in bitterness perception
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the treatment into a base composition and a bitterness additive, the system enables personalization while maintaining ease of operation. Users simply mix the two components in desired ratios and apply the mixture, making the customization process as simple as the original fixed composition application.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method of customizing a nail-biting and/or finger sucking treatment solution, and a kit for providing a nail-biting and finger sucking treatment that is customizable for a wide range of afflicted users seeking to break a persistent nail-biting and/or finger sucking habit. In exemplary embodiments, the composition kit includes two separate containers, a first container having a nail growth-promoting, waterproofing composition that may be applied directly on a user's nails; and a second container may include an additive for customizing a bitterness factor of the first composition. Typically, the first container includes an applicator such as a brush. To facilitate adding the additive in a manner that is easily customizable, the second container may include a dropper for adding small doses of the additive composition to the first composition. The customizable kit allows the user to safely adjust the bitterness so that the treatment remains effective.