Personal Care Compositions With Post-Biotic Blends
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current options for maintaining skin elasticity and firmness are sub-optimal, and there is a challenge in providing a personal care composition that can inhibit harmful bacteria while promoting beneficial bacteria in the skin microbiome.
Innovation Solution
Personal care compositions containing specific ratios of polysaccharides, fatty alcohols, and post-biotic blends, including short-chain fatty acids, are formulated to reduce undesirable bacteria like E. coli and Corynebacterium striatum while promoting desirable bacteria such as Staphylococcus epidermidis, thereby improving skin barrier function and hydration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If current options for maintaining skin elasticity and firmness are used, then skin structure is maintained, but the results are sub-optimal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters of skin care products by incorporating specific post-biotic blends (containing metabolites like short-chain fatty acids, lactate, and amino acids) at optimized concentrations (0.1-10% wt). This parameter change transforms sub-optimal skin firmness maintenance into effective skin elasticity improvement while maintaining skin barrier function.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If harmful bacteria are inhibited in the skin microbiome, then skin health is improved, but beneficial bacteria growth may be affected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the harmful effect of pathogenic bacteria into a beneficial outcome by using post-biotic metabolites (particularly short-chain fatty acids like propionate and butyrate) that selectively inhibit harmful bacteria while simultaneously creating a favorable environment for beneficial bacteria growth. The post-biotic blend transforms potential harm from microbial imbalance into a restorative force that rebalances the microbiome.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different functional components to different aspects of microbiome management: certain post-biotic components (like specific fatty acids) target harmful bacteria inhibition, while other components (like lactate and amino acids) promote beneficial bacteria growth. This localized quality approach allows simultaneous achievement of pathogen inhibition and beneficial microbe proliferation.
3Reliability
If the skin microbiome is rebalanced to promote beneficial bacteria, then skin barrier function is improved, but formulation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple beneficial components into a single integrated post-biotic blend formulation. Instead of applying separate products for different microbiome benefits, the invention combines metabolites (short-chain fatty acids, lactate, amino acids, and other post-biotic components) into one unified composition that simultaneously inhibits harmful bacteria, promotes beneficial bacteria, and strengthens skin barrier function.
Solution Approach 2:
The post-biotic blend serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as an antimicrobial agent against pathogens, a prebiotic substrate for beneficial bacteria, and a skin barrier reinforcement agent. This multi-functionality reduces formulation complexity by eliminating the need for separate products for each function.
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AI summary
Described herein are personal care compositions that may include from about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of a polysaccharide; from about 0.01 to about 12 wt. % of a fatty alcohol; and from about 0.5 to about 7 wt. % of a post-biotic blend, wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the personal care composition. Methods of making and using these personal care compositions are also described herein.