Low-Mycotoxin Coffee Cherry Cosmetic Composition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cosmetic formulations using coffee plant extracts face challenges due to the high microbial contamination and mycotoxin levels in coffee cherry pulp, which require detoxification, leading to undesirable chemical stability and safety concerns.
Innovation Solution
The use of sub-ripe or quick-dried coffee cherries with low mycotoxin levels, specifically less than 20 ppb for aflatoxins, 10 ppb for ochratoxins, and 5 ppm for fumonisins, in cosmetic compositions, including extracts from the coffee cherry, pulp, mucilage, and hull, to create stable and safe formulations with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and UV-protective effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If coffee cherry pulp is used as a base material for plant extract, then the cosmetic formulation can incorporate coffee plant components, but the high microbial contamination and mycotoxin levels require detoxification which compromises chemical stability and safety
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and isolates specific beneficial components (polyphenols, antioxidants) from the coffee cherry pulp while leaving behind the harmful mycotoxins and microbial contaminants. This selective extraction resolves the contradiction by obtaining the desired cosmetic active ingredients without the associated safety hazards.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent acknowledges the presence of mycotoxins in coffee cherry pulp but converts this harmful aspect into a benefit by using the detoxification process to concentrate and isolate the beneficial polyphenolic compounds. The harmful material serves as a source for extracting valuable cosmetic ingredients through careful processing that eliminates toxins while preserving beneficial compounds.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If detoxification is performed on coffee cherry pulp, then safety concerns are addressed, but chemical stability of the extract becomes less than desirable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs parameter changes in the form of controlled extraction conditions (solvent selection, temperature, pH, extraction time) to optimize the balance between removing mycotoxins and preserving chemical stability of beneficial compounds. By carefully adjusting these parameters, the patent achieves detoxification while maintaining extract stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite extract composition that combines multiple coffee cherry components (polyphenols, antioxidants, and other beneficial compounds) in a formulation designed to enhance mutual stability. This composite approach allows the beneficial compounds to work synergistically while maintaining chemical stability even after detoxification processing.
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AI summary
A cosmetic composition comprises a coffee cherry preparation, and most preferably an extract from a sub-ripe quick-dried coffee cherry. Particularly contemplated cosmetic compositions are formulated as a shampoo, lotion, cream, balm, or ointment, and will have at least one of an antioxidant effect, an anti-inflammatory effect, a UV-protective effect, an antimutagenic effect, a chemoprotective effect, a scar reducing effect, a skin-lightening effect, a moisturizing effect, a wrinkle reduction effect, and an antibacterial effect.