Skincare Recommendation Matrix Using Skin Profile Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current skincare products often fail to address individual skin issues due to broad categorization, leading to ineffective or inappropriate product selection for users with varying skin types and needs, resulting in unsatisfactory results or adverse reactions.

Innovation Solution

A method utilizing a user skin profile matrix to generate a skin profile identifier, which selects a curated set of skincare products tailored to specific user needs, incorporating both skin-related and non-skin-related factors, and adapts to changes such as seasonal variations and environmental conditions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If skincare products are categorized into broad categories for shelf display and general purchase, then ease of operation and accessibility are improved, but the ability to address individual skin issues and customization is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of product selectionVSAvoidadaptability to individual skin needs

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the broad skincare product categories into finer sub-categories based on multiple skin characteristics (skin type, concerns, environmental factors, lifestyle). This segmentation allows products to be organized in a way that maintains ease of browsing while enabling precise matching to individual user needs through the skin profile matrix.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter basis for product categorization from broad general categories to multiple specific parameters including skin type, skin concerns, environmental conditions, and lifestyle factors. This multi-parameter approach enables both easy access through standardized categories and precise customization through combinatorial parameter matching.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If the same skincare product is selected by users with varying skin types, then ease of operation and simplicity are improved, but effectiveness and reliability are worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of product selectionVSAvoideffectiveness for individual skin needs

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by creating customized skincare recommendations tailored to each user's specific skin characteristics rather than applying a universal product. The skin profile matrix captures local variations in skin needs (oily, dry, sensitive, specific concerns) and matches products to these localized requirements, ensuring effectiveness for each user's unique skin profile.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms where user responses to skincare concerns and characteristics are captured, processed through the skin profile matrix, and used to generate personalized product recommendations. This feedback loop ensures that product selections are based on actual user needs rather than generic assumptions, improving reliability while maintaining simplicity through automated processing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If broad skincare product lines are used to cover multiple skin types, then versatility and coverage are improved, but manufacturing precision and targeted effectiveness are worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecoverage of multiple skin typesVSAvoidprecision in addressing specific skin issues

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent adds another dimension to product categorization by introducing multiple independent skin characteristic parameters (skin type, concerns, environmental factors, lifestyle) beyond traditional broad categories. This multi-dimensional approach allows the system to cover multiple skin types simultaneously while maintaining precision in addressing specific issues through combinatorial parameter matching in the skin profile matrix.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

4Productivity

If skincare products are selected without considering individual skin profiles, then productivity and speed of purchase are improved, but measurement precision and appropriateness are worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvespeed of product selectionVSAvoidaccuracy of skin needs assessment

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary action by pre-establishing the skin profile matrix framework and pre-organizing products according to multiple skin characteristic parameters before user interaction. This allows the system to quickly process user inputs and generate accurate recommendations without requiring time-consuming manual assessment, maintaining both speed and precision through pre-configured matching logic.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11328338B1Recommendation matrix

Publication Date: 2022.05.10 LIFE SPECTACULAR INC D B A PROVEN SKINCARE

AI summary

A method of providing a skincare regimen recommendation and curated skincare product portfolio is described. A user may enter user skincare data and a user skin profile may be generated from this data. The user skin profile may be mapped to skin matrix factors of a user skin profile matrix to derive a skin profile identifier. The skin profile identifier may be used to select ingredients to formulate a curated product line, specific to the skin issues that the user identified. A recommendation for the curated product line may be provided to the user as well as the option for the user to purchase an individual curated product or the entire product line.