Transformative Gel-to-Foam Hair Composition for Fine Hair
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hair styling compositions, such as gels and foams, often face challenges like being too heavy for fine hair, difficult application, and lack of long-lasting hold and cosmetic benefits, while also being environmentally unfriendly.
Innovation Solution
The development of a transformative hair composition that converts from a gel to a foam upon application of shear stress, utilizing a formulation including nonionic guar polymer, polysaccharides, film-forming polymers, anionic surfactants, and polyols, which provides easy application, good curl definition, and long-lasting hold without the need for propellants.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional hair gels are used to provide curl definition and frizz control, then styling benefits are improved, but the composition becomes too heavy for fine hair and weighs down curls
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical state parameter of the composition from liquid/gel to foam by incorporating aerosol propellants and foam-forming agents. This parameter change reduces the density and weight of the composition while maintaining the active ingredients necessary for curl definition and frizz control, thereby resolving the contradiction between styling effectiveness and composition weight.
2Reliability
If conventional hair gels are used to provide styling benefits, then curl definition is improved, but application becomes difficult and leads to crunchy sensation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes phase transition from liquid/gel state to foam state through the incorporation of aerosol propellants. The composition is dispensed as a foam that transitions from a pressurized liquid state to an expanded foam state upon release, providing easy application and even distribution throughout the hair without the crunchy sensation associated with conventional gels.
3Ease of operation
If aerosol type foam compositions are used for easy application, then application ease is improved, but propellants are required which may be environmentally unfriendly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the environmental safety parameter by replacing conventional hydrocarbon propellants with compressed carbon dioxide as the propellant. This parameter change maintains the aerosol foam dispensing mechanism for easy application while eliminating the environmental harm associated with traditional propellants, as carbon dioxide is environmentally benign and breaks down naturally.
4Ease of operation
If conventional hair foams are used for easy application, then application ease is improved, but long-lasting hold and cosmetic benefits are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the advantages of both foam and gel compositions by incorporating foam-forming agents along with film-forming polymers and conditioning agents in a synergistic formulation. The foam provides easy application and even distribution, while the film-forming polymers (such as polyvinylpyrrolidone and carboxymethyl cellulose) provide long-lasting hold and cosmetic benefits including shine and smoothness, thereby resolving the contradiction between application ease and hold duration.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The composition offers improved curl definition, frizz control, hydration, and cosmetic benefits like smoothness and shine, while being environmentally friendly and easy to spread, maintaining benefits for over 8 hours without a crunchy or sticky texture.
Implementation Method 1
compositions according to the disclosure have a unique transformative nature wherein the composition is provided in the form of a gel that can transform into a foam under application of shear stress
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure relates to compositions for keratin fibers, which have a unique transformative nature that allows the composition to change from a gel to a foam when shear stress is applied to the gel. The disclosure also relates to packaging systems comprising the compositions, and methods of using the compositions.