Pore Minimizer Composition Botanical Extracts

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current treatments for enlarged pores primarily focus on cleaning the skin rather than physically contracting pore size, which does not effectively improve overall skin appearance.

Innovation Solution

A composition comprising Albizia julibrissin bark extract, Evodia rutaecarpa fruit extract, hydrolyzed soy flour, and sea whip extract, combined with dermatologically acceptable vehicles and additional ingredients like glycerin and polysilicone-11, is applied to the skin to contract and reduce pore size, tighten skin, and calm skin.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-generated harmful factors

If current cleaning treatments are used for enlarged pores, then skin cleanliness is improved, but pore size contraction is not achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepore sizeVSAvoidtreatment effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical parameters of the treatment by using specific botanical extracts (Albizia julibrissin bark extract, Evodia rutaecarpa fruit extract, sea whip extract, hydrolyzed soy flour) instead of conventional cleaning agents. These extracts contain active compounds that can physically contract pore size while maintaining skin cleanliness, thus resolving the contradiction between cleaning effectiveness and pore size reduction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs a composite formulation combining multiple botanical extracts and active ingredients working synergistically. The combination of Albizia julibrissin bark extract, Evodia rutaecarpa fruit extract, sea whip extract, and hydrolyzed soy flour creates a multi-functional composition that simultaneously cleanses skin and contracts pores, overcoming the limitation of single-function cleaning treatments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Shape

If pore size is reduced through physical contraction, then skin appearance is improved, but treatment complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepore diameterVSAvoidcomposition formulation
Core Design Contradiction:
ShapeVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent designs a multi-functional composition where the same botanical extracts perform multiple roles: cleaning the skin, contracting pore size, and improving overall skin appearance. This universal approach eliminates the need for separate treatment steps, reducing operational complexity despite the sophisticated formulation of multiple active ingredients.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20240091134A1Pore minimizer
Publication Date: 2024.03.21 MARY KAY INC

AI summary

A method for reducing the appearance of a skin pore in skin of a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to the skin pore a composition comprising effective amount of Albizia julibrissin bark extract, and hydrolyzed soy flour, wherein topical application of the composition reduces the appearance of the size of the skin pore.