Portable Hair Sensor and Mixing Device for Personalized Treatment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional hair treatment products often fail to achieve desired results due to a lack of personalized approaches, as they do not account for individual hair damage and condition, leading to suboptimal coloration, care, and styling outcomes.

Innovation Solution

A system comprising a portable sensor device, data processing unit, and hair treatment agent mixing device that detects hair condition parameters, such as damage and ingredient content, to determine a user-specific hair treatment agent, enabling precise formulation and application.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional hair treatment products are used, then product availability is high, but treatment effectiveness is reduced due to lack of personalization

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetreatment effectivenessVSAvoidpersonalization capability

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of hair condition (damage degree, amino acid content, lipid content, moisture content) before treatment application. This preliminary detection enables the formulation of personalized treatment agents that are specifically tailored to the individual's hair condition, thereby improving treatment effectiveness while maintaining adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the composition parameters of the hair treatment agent based on detected hair condition parameters. By adjusting the formulation (amino acid content, lipid content, moisture content) according to the specific hair damage level and composition, the system achieves both personalization and improved treatment reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Manufacturing precision

If hair damage is not detected, then treatment application is simple, but color accuracy and care efficacy deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecolor accuracyVSAvoiddetection system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system replaces complex manual assessment methods with automated optical detection technology. The detection device uses light interaction with hair to automatically determine damage degree and composition, substituting subjective visual inspection with objective measurement, thereby achieving precise color matching and care formulation without proportionally increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The detection system is integrated into the treatment application process itself. The same device that detects hair condition also guides the formulation and application of the treatment agent, making the system self-sufficient. The detection results automatically inform the treatment formulation, eliminating the need for separate complex analysis procedures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Manufacturing precision

If standardized hair treatment agents are used, then production efficiency is high, but treatment precision for individual conditions is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetreatment formulation precisionVSAvoidproduct preparation time

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system transitions from static standardized formulations to dynamic personalized formulations. The treatment agent composition is adjusted in real-time based on detected hair condition parameters. This dynamic adaptation enables precise treatment formulation while the automated mixing process maintains efficient product preparation, resolving the contradiction between precision and productivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

4Reliability

If young hairdressers without experience are used, then operational simplicity is maintained, but treatment quality deteriorates due to lack of damage assessment expertise

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedamage assessment accuracyVSAvoidoperational complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides objective feedback through automated detection of hair damage degree and composition. This feedback replaces the need for subjective expert assessment by young hairdressers. The detection results are directly translated into formulation recommendations, enabling inexperienced operators to achieve expert-level treatment quality through the system's guidance and automated decision-making.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11950682B2Method and device for providing a hair treatment agent

Publication Date: 2024.04.09 HENKEL KGAA

AI summary

In various embodiments, a method of providing a hair treatment agent is provided. The method can have a detecting of at least one sensor value on hair of a user by employing at least one portable sensor, a determining of a hair condition of the user by employing the detected at least one sensor value, a computer-assisted determining of a user-specific hair treatment agent including the determined hair condition, and a preparing of the determined user-specific hair treatment agent by employing a hair treatment agent mixing device.