Garment-Integrated Moisturizing Emulsion for Athletic Skin Care
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing moisturizing compositions for athletes are messy to apply, inefficient in distribution, and lack simultaneous cooling and anti-inflammatory effects, making them inconvenient for use during and after sporting activities.
Innovation Solution
An oil-in-water emulsion composition containing glycerine, menthol, and dimethyl sulfone, applied to a garment's inner layer, providing moisturization, cooling, and anti-inflammatory benefits when worn.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If moisturising composition is applied directly to skin or garment inner surface, then skin moisturization is achieved, but application becomes messy and distribution becomes uneven
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a garment as an intermediary carrier between the moisturizing composition and the skin. The composition is applied to the garment's inner surface, which then acts as a mediator to transfer moisture to the skin during wear, eliminating the messiness of direct skin application while ensuring even distribution through the garment's surface area
Solution Approach 2:
The moisturizing composition is applied to the garment in advance before the athletic activity. This preliminary application allows the garment to be pre-loaded with moisture, so that when the athlete wears the garment, the moisturization occurs automatically without requiring messy real-time application during the activity
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate treatments (moisturizer, cooling agent, anti-inflammatory) are applied, then comprehensive skin care is achieved, but application complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple skin care functions (moisturization, cooling, and anti-inflammatory effects) into a single unified composition applied to the garment. The composition contains glycerine for moisturization, menthol for cooling, and dimethyl sulfone for anti-inflammatory effects, all in one formulation that is applied once to the garment rather than requiring separate applications of multiple products
Solution Approach 2:
The garment becomes a multi-functional device that simultaneously delivers moisturizing, cooling, and anti-inflammatory benefits. The single composition applied to the garment performs multiple skin care functions, making the garment universal in its therapeutic capabilities rather than requiring specialized separate treatments for each 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 composition effectively moisturizes, cools, and reduces aches and pains, improving skin flexibility and aiding recovery, while being easy to apply and maintain on the skin through a garment, enhancing athletic performance and recovery.
Implementation Method 1
a humectant comprising glycerine which is present in an amount of from 2% to 20 wt % based on the total weight of the composition
Implementation Method 2
a cooling agent selected from the group consisting of menthol, menthyl lactate, menthyl acetate, levomenthol, one or more menthol esters, and methyldiisopropyl propionamide
Implementation Method 3
an anti-inflammatory agent comprising dimethyl sulfone which is present in an amount of from 0.2 wt % to 10 wt % based on the total weight of the composition
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AI summary
An oil-in-water emulsion moisturising composition is described, a garment comprising said oil-in-water emulsion composition, and a method for application of said composition is described.