Superabsorbent Polymer Cosmetic Composition for Silicone-Free Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cosmetic compositions containing superabsorbent polymers face issues with stability, texture, and sensory properties, particularly when silicone-free, and often require surfactants to maintain emulsion stability.
Innovation Solution
A cosmetic composition comprising a superabsorbent polymer, a water-soluble emollient, and a thickener, which are formulated to be stable without silicone and maintain sensory properties like silkiness and softness, using a non-emulsion gel formulation with specific ingredient ratios to achieve desired viscosity and texture.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a cosmetic composition uses superabsorbent polymer without silicone and surfactants, then it achieves improved stability and avoids harmful ingredients, but it suffers from poor texture and sensory properties
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a specific thickening agent as an intermediary substance that mediates between the superabsorbent polymer and water to achieve both stability and improved texture. The thickening agent acts as a bridge that allows the composition to maintain gel structure and sensory properties without requiring silicone or surfactants.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent optimizes the concentration of superabsorbent polymer within a specific range (0.1-5% by weight) and adjusts the water content (94-99% by weight) to achieve the desired balance between stability and texture. By precisely controlling these parameters, the composition achieves both gel structure formation and acceptable sensory properties.
2Quantity of substance
If the cosmetic composition uses high concentration of superabsorbent polymer, then it achieves better water absorption and gel structure, but it results in increased viscosity and potential instability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent identifies and optimizes the concentration parameter of superabsorbent polymer, establishing the optimal range of 0.1-5% by weight. Within this range, the composition achieves sufficient water absorption and gel structure formation while avoiding excessive viscosity and instability that would occur at higher concentrations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite system combining superabsorbent polymer, water, and thickening agent where the components work synergistically. The thickening agent reinforces the gel structure formed by the superabsorbent polymer, allowing the system to maintain stability even at optimized polymer concentrations that provide adequate water absorption.
3Device complexity
If the cosmetic composition is formulated without emulsion structure, then it achieves simplified formulation and reduced ingredient separation, but it loses the cushiony and silky sensory properties
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional emulsion mechanical structure with a gel-based system formed by superabsorbent polymer networks. This substitution eliminates the need for complex emulsion stabilization mechanisms while the gel structure itself provides the cushiony and silky sensory properties through its unique rheological characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fundamental structural parameter from emulsion to gel system, utilizing the three-dimensional network formation of superabsorbent polymer to create a structure that inherently provides both simplification and desirable sensory properties without requiring emulsion architecture.
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 provides long-lasting, cushiony, and silky texture with improved stability, maintaining esthetical appearance for extended periods without separation or color change, while avoiding silicone and surfactants.
Implementation Method 1
a cosmetic composition, which contains at least one superabsorbent polymer
Implementation Method 2
at least one thickener
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AI summary
Provided is a cosmetic composition which includes at least one superabsorbent polymer; at least one water soluble emollient; and at least one thickener.