Saccharide Blend Foam Booster for Skin Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing foam boosters are often expensive, cause skin irritation, and can be chemically reactive, while saccharides used in foamable compositions require high concentrations that negatively affect tactile properties and stability, and their specific compositional makeup is not well-defined.
Innovation Solution
A specific blend of saccharides comprising 30 wt. % to 50 wt. % aldohexose, 20 wt. % to 55 wt. % ketohexose, 10 wt. % to 25 wt. % disaccharide, and optionally 3 wt. % to 10 wt. % trisaccharide, which can be added to formulations to enhance foaming capabilities without affecting existing foaming agents or requiring adjustments to their concentrations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If conventional foam boosters are used to enhance foaming power, then foaming capability is improved, but skin irritation and chemical reactivity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters by using a specific blend of saccharides (glucose, fructose, maltose, maltotriose, and starch) in defined ratios instead of conventional foam boosters. This parameter change achieves enhanced foaming power while eliminating skin irritation and chemical reactivity issues associated with traditional foam boosters like alkylaminocarboxylic acid salts and fatty acid amides.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention employs a composite saccharide blend comprising multiple sugar components (aldohexose, ketohexose, disaccharide, trisaccharide, and higher saccharides) in specific weight percentages. This composite material approach provides synergistic foaming enhancement while maintaining biocompatibility and chemical stability, resolving the contradiction between foaming power and skin safety.
2Power
If high concentrations of saccharides are used to enhance foaming, then foaming capability is improved, but tactile properties and formulation stability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the concentration parameter by achieving effective foaming enhancement at low saccharide blend levels (0.1-10 wt%). Additionally, the specific compositional ratios within the blend (30-50% aldohexose, 20-55% ketohexose, 10-25% disaccharide, 3-10% trisaccharide, and 5-20% higher saccharides) are carefully controlled to prevent adverse effects on formulation stability and tactile properties.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention applies different functional roles to different saccharide components within the blend. Specific saccharides contribute differently to foaming, stability, and tactile properties, allowing the formulation to achieve multiple objectives simultaneously through this differentiated local quality approach.
3Power
If existing foaming agents are used to create foam, then foaming function is achieved, but foam stability and load capacity are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functions of multiple saccharide types into a single foam-boosting blend that works synergistically with existing foaming agents. This combination approach enhances foam load capacity and stability without requiring changes to the base foaming agent formulation, resolving the contradiction between foaming function and foam durability.
Solution Approach 2:
The saccharide blend acts as an intermediary substance that mediates between the foaming agents and the aqueous environment. It enhances foam stability and load capacity by modifying the interfacial properties and providing structural support to the foam matrix, without directly replacing the foaming agents.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a foam booster that is capable of producing or increasing the amount of foam in any given composition. The foam booster includes a saccharide blend having 30 wt. % to 50 wt. % of an aldohexose or mixture of aldohexoses, 20 wt. % to 55 wt. % of a ketohexose or mixture of ketohexoses; and 10 wt. % to 20 wt. % of a disaccharide or mixture of disaccharides.