KR20170140648A - Apparatus and method for manufacturing personalized cosmetic - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a customized cosmetic product. An apparatus for manufacturing a customized cosmetic product comprises: a cartridge mounting unit in which a plurality of cartridges accommodating different cosmetic elements are mounted; a mixing unit generating and mixing droplets from the cosmetic elements introduced from the cartridges mounted on the cartridge mounting unit; and an actuator connected to the cartridges to introduce the cosmetic elements into the mixing unit. Therefore, it is possible to enable a user to efficiently manufacture a cosmetic product desired by the user at a desired time.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PERSONALIZED COSMETIC [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to cosmetic manufacturing, and more particularly to an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a personalized cosmetic product.

The increase in cultural needs and the increase in interest in appearance, combined with the economic growth, have led to an increase in consumption of cosmetics and consumers are actively improving and treating skin rather than general cosmetics that protect and manage skin. Functional cosmetics in concept The functional cosmetics market is rapidly expanding as more and more attention is paid to cosmetics.

In general, cosmetics are divided into several types of skin, mass-produced for each type and supplied to consumers. These cosmetics are not intended to meet the needs of many types of consumers, but should not cause trouble for everyone or for the majority of people.

On the other hand, consumers are demanding the best cosmetics for their skin condition, but it is very difficult for the cosmetics produced so as not to cause troubles to the majority of people to be suitable for a specific consumer's taste or skin condition. Therefore, functional cosmetics on the market are not targeted to individuals, but are universal. Therefore, there are many restrictions on finding a suitable cosmetic for the user himself.

In addition, the cosmetics trend, which is based on the concept of well-being culture and naturalism, is being launched in the form of DIY (Do-It-Yourself), in which cosmetics desired by consumers are created and used.

However, it is troublesome that the purchaser directly selects the necessary amount of the cosmetics after confirming the kind, ingredient and content of the cosmetics, and there is a limitation in precisely manufacturing the customized cosmetics desired according to the direct formulation .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for manufacturing personalized cosmetics.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing personalized cosmetics.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for manufacturing personalized cosmetics, comprising: a cartridge mounting portion on which a plurality of cartridges accommodating different cosmetic elements are mounted; A mixing portion for generating and mixing droplets from the cosmetic elements introduced from the plurality of cartridges mounted on the cartridge mounting portion; And an actuator connected to the plurality of cartridges to introduce the cosmetic element into the mixing portion.

Here, the mixing unit may include a central flow path and at least one supply flow path.

Here, the mixing unit mixes the cosmetic element introduced through the at least one supply passage and discharges the cosmetic component through the central passage.

Here, the mixing unit may include a plurality of flow paths for separately introducing a hydrophilic cosmetic element and a hydrophobic cosmetic element.

Here, the actuator may control the flow rate of the cosmetic element for each of the plurality of channels of the mixing unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing personalized cosmetics comprising: receiving cosmetics manufacturing information from a user; Operating an actuator connected to a plurality of cartridges accommodating a cosmetic element according to the cosmetic manufacturing information; And generating and mixing droplets from the cosmetic elements introduced from the plurality of cartridges according to the operation of the actuator.

Here, the mixing may generate droplets using the cosmetic element introduced through the central flow path and at least one supply flow path.

The method may further include mixing the cosmetic element introduced through the at least one supply passage and discharging the cosmetic component through the central passage.

Here, in the mixing step, the cosmetic element may be mixed by introducing a hydrophilic cosmetic element and a hydrophobic cosmetic element into a plurality of flow paths.

Here, the step of operating the actuator according to the cosmetic manufacturing information may control the flow rate of the cosmetic element by the plurality of channels.

The apparatus and method for manufacturing a cosmetic product according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above enable a user to efficiently manufacture cosmetic products desired by him / her at a desired time.

In addition, the skin absorption rate for the functional ingredient required for each user can be increased, and cosmetics desired by the user can be produced immediately, so that the cosmetics can be used in a fresh fashion.

1 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of an apparatus for manufacturing a cosmetic product according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exemplary diagram for explaining the configuration of a cosmetic production apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention in more detail.
3 is an exemplary view for explaining the mixing unit of the cosmetic manufacturing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention in more detail.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a cosmetic product according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of an apparatus for manufacturing a cosmetic product according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a cosmetic product manufacturing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user interface unit 100, a controller 200, an actuator 400, a cartridge mounting unit 300, and a mixing unit 500 do.

The user interface unit 100 may perform a function of exchanging information with a user. The user interface unit 100 may receive cosmetic manufacturing information from the user. That is, the user can input the cosmetic manufacturing information through the user interface unit 100 to manufacture the desired cosmetic product. Herein, the cosmetic manufacturing information may mean content, ratio information, etc. for each cosmetic component. For example, the user interface unit 100 may have the form of a touch screen, and may receive a signal input through the user's touch. Also, the user interface unit 100 may notify the user of the progress of cosmetic manufacturing, the manufacturing result, and the like.

The control unit 200 may control the actuator 400 to be manufactured in the cosmetics according to the cosmetic manufacturing information received through the user interface unit 100. Also, the control unit 200 may control the operation of the user interface unit 100. For example, the controller 200 may be an MPU (Micro Processor Unit) or an MUC (Micro Controller Unit).

The actuator 400 may be connected to a cartridge mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 300 to perform a function of transferring the cosmetic component received in the cartridge to the mixing portion 500. That is, the actuator 400 may apply pressure to each of the plurality of cartridges mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 300 so that the cosmetic element is transmitted to the mixing portion 500. Herein, the cosmetic element may mean a constituent constituting the cosmetic. For example, the actuator 400 may include a motor, a pump, and the like, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The cartridge mounting portion 300 allows a plurality of cartridges to accommodate different cosmetic elements. Thus, the user can manufacture the desired cosmetic by mounting and replacing the cartridge accommodating the desired cosmetic element in the cartridge mounting portion 300. [

The mixing unit 500 may perform a function of mixing the cosmetic elements delivered from the plurality of cartridges mounted on the cartridge mounting unit 300 and discharging the cosmetic. Particularly, the mixing unit 500 can produce a cosmetic product by generating droplets from a cosmetic component introduced from a plurality of cartridges mounted on the cartridge mounting unit 300. For example, the mixing unit 500 may make a cosmetic element, which is important for skin absorption, into a droplet state according to cosmetic manufacturing information input by a user. Here, droplets can be generated from several micrometers to several hundred micrometers.

In addition, the mixing unit 500 may have various bridge shapes to make a specific cosmetic element into a droplet state in a process of mixing a plurality of cosmetic elements, which will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the construction of a cosmetic manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention in more detail, FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a mixing unit 500 of a cosmetic manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention in more detail Fig.

The actuator 400, the cartridge mounting portion 300, and the mixing portion 500 of the cosmetic manufacturing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

A plurality of cartridges 410, 420, and 430 may be mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and actuators 400, 310, 320, and 330 may be mounted on the cartridges 410, Can be connected. Here, the cartridges 410, 420, and 430 are shown to apply pressure to the cosmetic element through the piston, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

On the other hand, the cartridges 410, 420, and 430 can accommodate cosmetic elements having various functions. For example, the cartridge 410 may receive the functional element A, the cartridge 420 may receive the functional element B, and the cartridge 430 may receive the shielding element C. [

In addition, the cartridge 430 can receive a shielding element C to support maintenance of the droplet state. For example, the functional element A may be a hydrophobic component, the functional element B may be a hydrophilic component, and the shielding element C may function to maintain a droplet state.

The mixing unit 500 may be configured to include a plurality of flow paths for accommodating cosmetic elements introduced from a plurality of cartridges. The mixing unit 500 may be made of various materials, but it is preferably formed of glass, and the size of the droplet can be determined according to the diameter of the flow path. Also, in the present invention, the mixing unit 500 may have a plurality of supply passages 510, 520, and 530, and a central channel may be referred to as a central channel 520.

In addition, cosmetic products resulting from the mixing can be discharged through the central passage 520, and the discharged cosmetics can be collected in the Collection 600.

Referring to FIG. 3, the mixing unit 500 of the cosmetic manufacturing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention may have various forms. In addition, the mixing unit 500 may include a supply passage corresponding to the number of cartridges mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 300.

3 (a) shows a cross-shaped mixing part 500 composed of two flow paths intersecting at right angles, and FIG. 3 (b) shows a T-shaped mixing part 500 composed of two flow paths intersecting at right angles . Fig. 3 (c) and Fig. 3 (d) show a configuration in which two flow paths are added in Fig. 3 (a), but the central flow path in Fig.

Therefore, the mixing unit 500 of FIG. 3 can generate a specific cosmetic element from the cosmetic elements flowing through the plurality of channels and perform mixing, and the cosmetic element that becomes a droplet state is hydrophilic Or a hydrophobic cosmetic element.

The advantages of the cosmetic product manufactured by the cosmetic product manufacturing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail as follows.

Beneficial and useful substances for skin can only be effective if they penetrate from the epidermis to the dermis through the stratum corneum at the time of use of the product in order to show the efficacy as the actual product.

This transdermal delivery is known to be most actively carried out through the skin cell gap. The cell gap is filled with lipid. Intercellular lipids form a lipid bilayer with a structure similar to a plasma membrane or cell membrane, and this membrane structure forms a layered structure consisting of several layers. Further, hydrophilic materials are filled between the double membranes.

On the other hand, cosmetic products that exhibit their function should be able to penetrate deeply into the skin through the keratinocyte gap in order to show its efficacy / effectiveness.

Since the size of the skin cell gap is as fine as 20-80 nm, the size of the active ingredient must also be nano-sized to pass through this gap.

Currently, it is difficult to make nano-sized droplets of 1 μm or less by using an appropriate emulsification method using a surfactant used in most cosmetics. Of course, 1μm of liquid is not easy to move into the skin and requires a variety of skin penetration aids to move.

Particularly, the active ingredient of hydrophilic nature can not be nano-sized, but the hydrophilic properties must be cured to maximize the penetration of the skin. Therefore, by using nano-sized liquid droplets before adding the active ingredient to cosmetics, the nanoized active ingredient can be easily penetrated into the skin even in the conventional formulations.

Therefore, nanotechnology used in materials has become a necessary technology for the efficacy of active ingredients used in functional cosmetics. In other words, even if the raw material is excellent in the effect, conversion into the droplet state is important because the effect can not be obtained unless penetration into the skin is easy.

One of the representative nanotechnologies in the field of cosmetic materials currently in use is the liposome technology used in medicine. Liposomes are a typical formulation technique of W / O / W formulations, in which a hydrophilic substance is wrapped in a lipid bilayer in the form most similar to a cell membrane and dropletized, and the lipid droplet is again maintained in a colloidal state in the hydrophilic liquid It is a stabilized formulation.

Such a formulation is characterized in that a hydrophilic hydrophobic material with little penetration into the skin is placed in the dual oil film and the active ingredient of the hydrophilic property is permeabilized into the membrane. That is, it is made into a spherical structure similar to a biomembrane, and a spherical structure made of lipid can be named as "liposome".

Liposomes composed of a lipid bilayer exhibit a strong ability to permeate hydrophilic substances and oil-soluble substances through the skin of the keratin skin cells made of the double lipid membrane or directly through the cells to the dermal layer.

Recent advances in liposome technology have allowed macromolecules, such as enzymes and cytokines, to penetrate through the skin. Generally, lecithin, which is a natural emulsification component, is used for the production of liposomes. Lecithin is composed of phospholipid, which is a main constituent of the biomembrane, and has stimulatability in addition to emulsifying function.

Liposomes can be made in a variety of sizes depending on how they are made and the purity and type of lipid used. Not necessarily, small liposomes are not delivered into the skin through the skin cell gap.

Since liposomes have a considerable level of elasticity, such as water balloons, liposomes larger in size than the skin cell gap can be transported stably to the cell gap without bursting.

In fact, it has been found that liposomes of 100 nm or less are difficult to penetrate into the dermal layer before being passed through the epidermal layer, while relatively large liposomes of 200 nm or more and 1000 nm or less can penetrate smoothly into the dermal layer.

Liposomes of 100 nm or less can be prepared as liposomes which can resist more tension to pass through the skin gap, and liposomes of this size are manufactured as SNLT technology. These liposomes have a structure more secure than general nanoliposome, And can enter the dermal layer.

Liposome technology can make the droplet size nano-sized when manufacturing cosmetic functional materials.

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in liposome processing materials as more consumers are demanding more practical effects. Even if a new technology using artificial chemicals is introduced as a manufacturing technique of nanoparticles, the liposome formulation technique using lecithin has the following advantages.

① It is natural that the emulsifying component used for nano emulsification such as lecithin is natural

② Less irritation and can actively reduce irritation

③ The structure that is most friendly to skin biomembrane

④ Point capable of delivering hydrophilic active ingredient deep into skin

⑤ Point where the lipophilic component and the hydrophilic component penetrate into the skin at the same time

Therefore, it is desirable that the droplet particle size of a very important droplet technology which penetrates the skin rapidly or penetrates gradually into the skin is about 1-10 um.

Especially, the skin moisturizing effect of cosmetics and general emulsions made by using the droplet technology is improved by about 20% by using the droplet technique, so that the application of the moisturizing concept to cosmetics is urgent.

More specifically, using a polarizing microscope to observe droplet formation, droplet formation was most prominent at 400, 600, and 1,000 times, and droplet particles of the best droplet size were in the range of 1-10 nm to be.

Especially, in the measurement of skin moisturizing effect, 3% by weight of betaine which has a moisturizing ingredient was divided into emulsion using general emulsion and droplet technique, and emulsion having droplet technique showed excellent moisturizing effect.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a cosmetic product according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The method of manufacturing cosmetics according to Fig. 4 can be performed by the cosmetics manufacturing apparatus 10 described above with reference to Figs.

The cosmetic manufacturing apparatus 10 may receive the cosmetic preparation information from the user through the user interface unit 100 (S410). Herein, the cosmetic manufacturing information may mean content, ratio information, etc. for each cosmetic component.

The actuator 400 connected to the plurality of cartridges accommodating the cosmetic element may be operated according to the cosmetic manufacturing information (S420). In particular, the flow rate of the cosmetic element can be adjusted for each of a plurality of channels. That is, the actuator 400 may operate according to the cosmetic element desired by the user and the content of each cosmetic element.

In accordance with the operation of the actuator 400, droplets may be generated from the cosmetic elements introduced from the plurality of cartridges and mixed (S430). In particular, droplets can be created using cosmetic elements that flow through the central flow path and at least one supply flow path. For example, the cosmetic element may be mixed by introducing a hydrophilic cosmetic element and a hydrophobic cosmetic element into a plurality of flow paths.

The cosmetic element flowing through the at least one supply channel may be mixed and discharged through the central channel at step S440 so that the user can obtain the desired cosmetic product.

The apparatus and method for manufacturing a cosmetic product according to an embodiment of the present invention allow a user to efficiently manufacture cosmetic products desired by him / her at a desired time.

In addition, the skin absorption rate for the functional ingredient required for each user can be increased, and cosmetics desired by the user can be produced immediately, so that the cosmetics can be used in a fresh fashion.

Although the configuration of the apparatus for manufacturing a cosmetic product according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above for the sake of convenience, at least two of the constituent units are combined to form one constituent unit or one constituent unit is constituted by a plurality of constituent units It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

In addition, the operation of the apparatus and method for manufacturing a cosmetic product according to an embodiment of the present invention can be embodied as a computer-readable program or code on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed and distributed in a networked computer system so that a computer-readable program or code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims It can be understood that

10: Cosmetics manufacturing apparatus 100: User interface unit
200: control unit 300:
400: actuator 500: mixing part
600: Collection

Claims (10)

An apparatus for manufacturing a personalized cosmetic product,
A cartridge mounting portion on which a plurality of cartridges accommodating different cosmetic elements are mounted;
A mixing unit for generating and mixing droplets from the cosmetic elements introduced from the plurality of cartridges mounted on the cartridge mounting unit; And
And an actuator connected to the plurality of cartridges to introduce the cosmetic element into the mixing section. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mixing unit comprises:
And at least one supply flow path. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the mixing unit comprises:
And the cosmetics element introduced through the at least one supply passage is mixed and discharged through the central passage. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mixing unit comprises:
And a plurality of flow paths for separating and introducing the hydrophilic cosmetic element and the hydrophobic cosmetic element. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the actuator comprises:
And the flow rate to the cosmetic element is adjusted for each of the plurality of channels of the mixing unit. A method performed by an apparatus for producing a personalized cosmetic product,
Receiving cosmetics manufacturing information from a user;
Operating an actuator connected to a plurality of cartridges accommodating a cosmetic element according to the cosmetic manufacturing information; And
And generating and mixing a droplet from the cosmetic element introduced from the plurality of cartridges in accordance with the operation of the actuator. The method of claim 6,
Wherein the mixing comprises:
Wherein the droplets are generated using the cosmetic element introduced through the central flow path and at least one supply flow path. The method of claim 7,
Further comprising the step of mixing the cosmetic element flowing through the at least one supply passage and discharging the cosmetic element through the central passage. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the mixing comprises:
Characterized in that the hydrophilic cosmetic element and the hydrophobic cosmetic element are separated and introduced into a plurality of channels to mix the cosmetic element. The method of claim 9,
Wherein operating the actuator according to the cosmetic manufacturing information comprises:
Wherein the flow rate to the cosmetic element is adjusted for each of the plurality of channels.

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