Topical Cosmetic Composition Using Cannabinoids and Terpenes

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current cosmetic products fail to effectively address a wide range of skin issues associated with aging, such as wrinkles, fine lines, and skin discoloration, while also being environmentally friendly and minimizing the use of toxic chemicals.

Innovation Solution

A topical cosmetic composition incorporating cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids, which provides stability, enhances skin retention, and offers synergistic benefits for smoothing, strengthening, and moisturizing the skin, thereby addressing multiple aging-related concerns.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional cosmetic products are used to address aging signs, then skin issues such as wrinkles and fine lines can be treated, but toxic chemicals and environmental harm increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveeffectiveness in treating aging signsVSAvoidtoxic chemicals and environmental harm
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical composition parameters by replacing conventional toxic ingredients with naturally derived cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids. This substitution maintains therapeutic effectiveness while eliminating harmful chemical factors, resolving the contradiction between treatment reliability and environmental safety.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses a composite formulation combining multiple natural compounds (cannabinoids, terpenes, flavonoids) with complementary functions. This composite approach achieves comprehensive anti-aging effects through synergistic interactions while maintaining safety and environmental friendliness, addressing both treatment effectiveness and harmful factor reduction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Adaptability or versatility

If a single cosmetic product addresses multiple skin concerns, then product versatility improves, but formulation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveability to address multiple skin concernsVSAvoidformulation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent designs a universal cosmetic composition where cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids perform multiple functions simultaneously - anti-aging, moisturizing, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects. This multi-functionality allows a single product to address various skin concerns without requiring multiple separate formulations, achieving versatility while managing complexity through integrated design.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The invention merges the benefits of multiple active ingredients into a unified formulation where cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids work together synergistically. This combining approach consolidates multiple skin care functions into one product, improving versatility while the coordinated formulation strategy manages complexity by leveraging complementary properties of the merged components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS20210093539A1Topical cosmetic
Publication Date: 2021.04.01 CONCEPT MATRIX SOLUTIONS
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AI summary

Provided herein is a topical cosmetic composition that includes an external cosmetic agent, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, and at least one of a cannabinoid, terpene, and flavonoid. Also provided is a method that includes topically administering to a skin surface of a subject (e.g., human) the topical cosmetic composition.