Mousse Composition Lactam Alcohol Foam Collapse
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mousse compositions for surface care do not easily rinse off, as their foams persist for a long time, making them difficult to clean up and potentially leaving residues.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a lactam with an alcohol into the mousse composition, specifically at concentrations of 0.0001 to 5 wt. % lactam and 0.1 to 5 wt. % alcohol, along with a propellant, to create a foam that collapses quicker, enhancing the anti-microbial effect and ease of rinsing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If a mousse composition is formulated with conventional ingredients, then the foam provides sustained coverage and luxurious feel, but the foam persists for a long time and is difficult to rinse off
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the chemical composition parameters of the mousse by incorporating specific lactams (0.0001-5 wt%) and alcohols (0.1-5 wt%) to change the foam's physical properties. This chemical parameter change causes the foam to collapse faster while maintaining coverage, resolving the contradiction between foam persistence and ease of rinsing
2Ease of operation
If the foam collapses quickly to improve rinsing, then the product becomes easier to rinse off, but the anti-microbial effect may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a composite formulation combining lactams and alcohols together in the mousse. This composite material approach allows the foam to collapse quickly for easy rinsing while the specific combination of ingredients maintains enhanced anti-microbial properties, resolving the contradiction between rinsing ease and anti-microbial reliability
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional mousse formulations are used, then the product provides luxurious premium feel, but it leaves residues and requires more water for rinsing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters by incorporating lactams and alcohols in specific concentrations, which modifies the foam's collapse characteristics. This results in faster foam breakdown that reduces water consumption during rinsing while maintaining the luxurious premium feel through proper formulation
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 combination of lactam and alcohol in the mousse composition results in a foam that collapses faster, making the product easier to rinse and improving its anti-microbial properties compared to compositions without this combination.
Implementation Method 1
the resulting mousse foam collapses quicker, making an easier to rinse product
Implementation Method 2
a propellant
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a mousse composition comprising: a) a base composition comprising: (i) from 0.0001 to 5 wt. % of a lactam; (ii) from 0.1 to 10 wt. % of an alcohol; and, b) a propellant; and to the use of a combination of a lactam with an alcohol, in a mousse composition to collapse the resulting mousse foam quicker; and to the use of a combination of a lactam with an alcohol, in a mousse composition to make the resulting mousse foam easier to rinse.