Plant-Based Oral Care Cleaning Tablets for Low-Irritation Detergency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current oral care products such as toothpaste, xylitol gum, and mouthwash suffer from issues like high irritancy, environmental pollution, weak cleaning efficacy, and inconvenience in use, particularly due to the use of inorganic salts and anionic surfactants that damage teeth and are not eco-friendly.
Innovation Solution
An oral care cleaning tablet composed of plant-derived surfactants, biodegradable washing-friction modifiers, and a combination of specific ingredients like C8-C18 alkyl glycosides, alcohol ether glycosides, and sucrose stearate, along with a film-forming agent, to enhance cleaning efficacy while minimizing oral mucosa irritation and environmental impact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If calcium carbonate is used as friction modifier to improve detergency, then cleaning effect is improved, but tooth enamel damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters of the friction modifier from inorganic calcium carbonate to plant-derived starches and cellulose derivatives, maintaining abrasive cleaning function while reducing enamel damage through biodegradable, softer plant-based particles
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses biodegradable plant-based friction modifiers that break down after use, replacing persistent inorganic salts with environmentally friendly, short-lived organic materials that maintain cleaning efficacy without long-term harm to teeth
2Productivity
If anionic surfactant is used to improve cleaning effect, then detergency is improved, but oral mucosa irritation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the surfactant chemical structure from anionic to nonionic types, specifically using alkyl polyglucosides and alcohol ether glycosides, which provide equivalent cleaning power without the irritant effects of charged surfactant molecules on oral tissues
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple nonionic surfactants with different hydrophilic-lipophilic balance properties to create a composite surfactant system that enhances detergency through synergistic effects while maintaining low irritation to oral mucosa
3Object-affected harmful factors
If xylitol gum is used for oral cleaning, then bacterial adsorption is reduced, but environmental pollution increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses biodegradable plant-based materials including starches and cellulose derivatives that break down naturally in the environment, replacing xylitol gum with products that maintain oral cleaning function while eliminating environmental persistence and pollution
4Ease of operation
If mouthwash in plastic bottle is used for convenience, then portability is improved, but cleaning efficacy is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the monolithic mouthwash solution into segmented effervescent tablets containing concentrated cleaning agents, antibacterials, and moisturizers that activate upon contact with water, providing enhanced cleaning efficacy while maintaining portability through compact tablet form
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state of the oral care product from liquid to solid effervescent tablets, and uses chemical reactions (carbonate-bicarbonate systems) to generate foam and bubbles that enhance mechanical cleaning action and antibacterial ingredient distribution in the oral cavity
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 tablet provides strong cleaning effects, low oral mucosa irritation, minimal tooth damage, and convenient portability, with improved detergency and antibacterial properties, using environmentally friendly and biodegradable components.
Implementation Method 1
the surfactant includes any one or two of an alcohol ether glycosides and a C8-C18 alkyl glycosides
Implementation Method 2
the C8-C18 alkyl glycosides have strong wettability, strong detergency and compatibility
Implementation Method 3
the film-forming agent acts as a carrier for an active ingredient of the oral care cleaning tablet
Implementation Method 4
the washing-friction modifier includes a plant starch
Data Source
AI summary
The present application discloses an oral care cleaning tablet, and relates to the technical field of an oral care product, wherein the oral care cleaning tablet 1. is made of the following raw materials by weight percentage: 8-25% of a film-forming agent, 15-40% of a surfactant, 10-30% of an washing-friction modifier, 1-5% of a cosolvent, 0.5-3% of a water softener, 0.01-1% antibacterial agent, 1-5% of moisturizing agent, 0.1-1% of a sweetener, 0-3% of a breath freshener, 0-1% pH regulator, 0-0.5% of an essence, and balance of water; wherein the surfactant includes any one or two of an alcohol ether glycosides and a C8-C18 alkyl glycosides; and the washing-friction modifier includes a plant starch.