TWI711406B - Cosmetic applicator - Google Patents

Abstract

A cosmetic applicator having an improved releasing property is provided. The cosmetic applicator includes a body for absorbing and releasing cosmetics, and at least a part of the body is composed of a porous material formed with pores. In addition, in the body a cosmetic space that absorbs at least a part of the cosmetics along the pores is formed, and the cosmetics that has been absorbed may cohere together in the cosmetic space.

Description

Cosmetic applicator

The present invention relates to a cosmetic applicator with improved release performance.

Cosmetic applicators are used to release cosmetics to the skin, especially to facial skin. What is important for such a cosmetic applicator is the ability to well absorb the cosmetic and release it to the skin in an appropriate amount.

If the cosmetic remains on the cosmetic applicator after makeup, it will cause hygiene and appearance problems. This problem is particularly serious in the case of a cosmetic applicator made of styrofoam that releases low-viscosity cosmetics to the skin.

[Prior Technical Literature]

Japanese Patent Registration No. 3,487,915 (published on October 31, 2003)

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic applicator with improved release properties.

The present invention provides a cosmetic applicator comprising a main body that absorbs and releases cosmetics, and at least a part of the main body is composed of a porous material with pores; and a cosmetic space is formed in the main body, and the cosmetic space follows the pores. A space that absorbs cosmetics and at least part of it can fit together.

In one embodiment, there may be multiple cosmetic spaces, which are distributed in an independent scatter pattern, and the volume of each cosmetic space is 10 to 1000 times the average volume of the pores.

In one embodiment, there may be a plurality of the cosmetic spaces provided and distributed in independent scattered points, and the volume of each cosmetic space is 0.5 to 100 times the volume of all pores of the main body.

In one embodiment, at least a part of the pores may be connected to the cosmetic space, and the pores connected to the cosmetic space have a substantially continuous pore shape.

In an embodiment, the body may include a skin contact surface that can contact the skin of a user, and the cosmetic space in the body is located close to the skin contact surface.

In an embodiment, the body may include a first layer; and a second layer combined with the first layer, and the second layer includes a skin contact surface that contacts the skin of the user; and the cosmetic space is formed by the above Surrounded by the first layer and the above-mentioned second layer.

In one embodiment, the above-mentioned first layer may not substantially absorb cosmetics.

In one embodiment, the cosmetic applicator further includes a strap-shaped handle strap. The handle strap is located behind the main body and together with the main body allows the user's fingers to be inserted and fixed, and the cosmetic space can be connected to the user The corresponding position of the finger is formed by the density lower than the periphery.

The present invention provides a cosmetic applicator comprising a main body that absorbs and releases cosmetics, and at least a part of the main body is composed of a porous material with pores, and a cosmetic space is formed in the main body, and the cosmetic space can be absorbed by cosmetics The droplet size is improved to present a scattered distribution, and at least a part of the absorbed cosmetics is released after increasing the droplet size in the cosmetic space.

In one embodiment, the body may include a first layer; and a second layer combined with the first layer. The second layer includes a skin contact surface that can contact the skin of a user, and the cosmetic space is formed by the first layer. One layer is surrounded by the above-mentioned second layer.

According to the present invention, a cosmetic applicator with improved release properties is provided.

1: cosmetic applicator

10: body

11, 11’, 11”: cosmetic space

20: Hand strap

110: first layer

120: second layer

C: The area corresponding to the finger

D: The area that does not correspond to the finger

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cosmetic applicator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view according to II-II' of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the arrangement of a cosmetic space in area A of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view showing area B in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a graph showing the absorption of cosmetics in the cosmetic applicator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a graph showing the release of cosmetics in the cosmetic applicator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

7a and 7b are diagrams showing modified examples of the cosmetic applicator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a cosmetic applicator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a cosmetic applicator according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

The attached drawing is only an example for describing the technical idea of the present invention more specifically, and therefore the idea of the present invention is not limited to the attached drawing.

In the following description, a powder puff is exemplified as a cosmetic applicator, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is applicable to all cosmetic applicators that absorb and release cosmetics.

1 to 4, the cosmetic applicator according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cosmetic applicator according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view according to II-II' of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a configuration of a cosmetic preparation space shown in area A of Fig. 1 Fig. 4 is an enlarged view showing area B in Fig. 2.

The cosmetic applicator 1 is also called a powder puff and includes a main body 10 and a handle strap 20. The body 10 is oblate and elastic. The lower surface of the main body 10 serves as a skin contact surface and directly contacts cosmetics and skin (especially, the face). Here, the cosmetic may be a cosmetic composition of various dosage forms, and may be a cosmetic composition of various segments of viscosity, for example, a low-viscosity cosmetic composition or a high-viscosity cosmetic composition, and preferably a low-viscosity cosmetic composition But not limited to this.

The handle strap 20 is formed across the main body 10, and can be provided with cloth and/or a resin material having elasticity, but is not limited to this.

)、乾式聚氨酯(

)、聚醚(

,Polyether)、聚酯(

,Polyester)、聚氯乙烯(

,PolyVinyl Chloride)、聚乙烯(

,polyethylene)、乙烯醋酸乙烯酯(Ethylene Vinyl Acetate，EVA)、膠乳(

,latex)、矽(

)、苯乙烯異戊二烯苯乙烯(Styrene Isoprene Styrene，SIS)、苯乙烯乙烯丁烯苯乙烯(Styrene Ethylene Butylene Styrene，SEBS)、聚乙烯醇(PolyVinyl Alcohol，PVA)、矽彈性體(

)、丁腈橡膠(

,Nitrile Rubber,NBR)、丁基橡胶(

,butyl rubber)或氯丁橡膠(

,Neoprene)材質、或其等的混合物。 The main body 10 plays a role of absorbing and releasing cosmetics, and directly contacts cosmetics and skin. The material of the main body 10 may be porous, especially styrofoam. The styrofoam is not limited to this, but it can be composed of the following components: Butadiene Rubber (BR), Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR), Natural Rubber (NR), wet polyurethane (

), dry polyurethane (

), polyether (

,Polyether), polyester (

,Polyester), polyvinyl chloride (

,PolyVinyl Chloride), polyethylene (

,polyethylene), Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA), latex (

,latex), silicon (

), Styrene Isoprene Styrene (SIS), Styrene Ethylene Butylene Styrene (SEBS), PolyVinyl Alcohol (PVA), Silicone elastomer (

),Nitrile rubber(

,Nitrile Rubber,NBR), butyl rubber (

,butyl rubber) or neoprene (

, Neoprene) material, or its mixture.

A cosmetic space 11 is provided inside the main body 10. The cosmetic space 11 is an empty space, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, distributed in the main body 10 in the form of regular hexahedral spaces. In addition, the cosmetic space 11 is located close to the lower part of the main body 10, that is, located close to the skin contact surface in the thickness of the main body 10.

In the main body 10 made of porous material, pores formed during the foaming process or the like are formed. The air holes are divided into independent air holes and continuous air holes. The continuous air holes formed in the first embodiment can be More than independent pores. As shown in FIG. 4, a part of the pores exist in the form of independent pores, and a part of the pores connect the skin contact surface of the cosmetic space 11 and the body 10.

According to the cosmetic applicator 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the release shape of the cosmetic space 11 can be improved. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

Fig. 5 is a graph showing the absorption of cosmetics in the cosmetic applicator according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 6 is a graph showing the release of cosmetics in the cosmetic applicator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the user presses the cosmetic applicator 1 to pressurize the liquid cosmetic, and the cosmetic is absorbed into the main body 10. The absorbed cosmetics are first located in the pores of the main body 10, and the cosmetics located in the pores connected to the cosmetic space 11 are gathered in the cosmetic space 11 due to the characteristics of the cosmetics condensed with each other. In addition, the cosmetics located in the independent pores can also be located in the cosmetics space 11 by being pressurized to meet the cosmetics in the cosmetics space 11.

A considerable part of the cosmetics absorbed into the main body 10 through such a process is located in the cosmetic space 11.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, if the user presses the cosmetic applicator 1 on the skin (especially the face), the cosmetic absorbed in the main body 10 is released to the user's skin. At this time, the cosmetics located in the cosmetics space 11 are released, and the release performance of the cosmetics gathered in the cosmetics space 11 is greatly improved compared with the case where the cosmetics are simply distributed in the pores. In addition, while the cosmetic release performance is improved, the cosmetic space 11 exists inside the main body 10. Therefore, the coating surface (skin contact surface) forms minute units to reduce the condensation or smoothness of the cosmetic application. Makeup effect.

In the case of liquid, even if the volume is the same, compared with the case where many parts are distributed in a scattered manner, when large droplets are formed, the release performance is greatly improved. Therefore, if the cosmetic space 11 in which the cosmetics are aggregated together to form large droplets as in the present invention is provided, the driving force for the cosmetics to be released to the outside is improved.

Thereby, the external release performance of the cosmetics existing inside the main body 10 is improved, and the unsanitary problems caused by the residual cosmetics are greatly reduced.

The volume of the cosmetic space 11 for improving the release performance should be larger than the surrounding pores. To this end, the cosmetic space 11 is formed through a process different from the usual foaming process, for example, the process as in the second embodiment. The volume of each individual cosmetic space 11 may be 5 to 100 times, 10 to 100 times, or 10 to 1000 times the average volume of the pores, and 0.2 to 10 times or 0.5 times the volume of all the pores of the body 10 To 100 times. Or the total volume of each cosmetic space 11 may be 1/200 to 1/5 or 1/100 to 1/10 of the volume of the entire body 10, or substantially 1/200 to 1/ of the volume of the body 10 absorbed by the cosmetics. 5 or 1/100 to 1/10.

Various changes can be implemented in the first embodiment. In particular, in order to obtain a desired release performance, the size, shape, and arrangement of the cosmetic space 11 can be variously changed. For example, the cosmetic space 11' as shown in Fig. 7a can be provided in a plurality of straight lines parallel to each other, or the cosmetic space 11" as shown in Fig. 7b is provided in a lattice form.

In addition, at least a part of the surface of the main body 10 can be covered with a cover made of a material such as cloth.

Referring to Fig. 8, the cosmetic applicator according to the second embodiment will be described.

In the second embodiment, the body 10 is composed of the first layer 110 and the second layer 120. The cosmetic space 11 is surrounded by the first layer 110 and the second layer 120. In this embodiment, on the second layer 120 A depression mark is formed on the upper part of the, and the first layer 110 and the second layer 120 are combined to provide a cosmetic space 11.

The materials of the first layer 110 and the second layer 120 may be the same or different. In particular, the first layer 110 can be provided with a non-porous, non-absorbent material.

In other embodiments, the main body 10 has a structure with more than two layers, and the cosmetic space 11 may be provided in the lowermost layer (ie, the layer with the skin contact surface).

9, the cosmetic applicator according to the third embodiment will be described.

The third embodiment shown in FIG. 9 shows a portion corresponding to the cross section of the handle strap 20 according to FIG. 1.

When applying makeup using the cosmetic applicator 1, the user inserts a finger between the main body 10 and the handle strap 20. Generally, two or three fingers can enter, and the number and position of the inserted fingers can be adjusted by adjusting the size of the cosmetic applicator 1 and so on. In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 10, two fingers are inserted into the center of the cosmetic applicator 1 in a symmetrical manner.

When the cosmetic is released, the area corresponding to the finger is concentrated and physically pressurized. In the third embodiment, the cosmetic spaces 11 are collectively arranged in the area D that does not correspond to the finger. That is, in the area C corresponding to the finger, the cosmetic space 11 is arranged at a lower density than the other areas D.

The cosmetic space 11 may be distributed in a scattered manner as in the first embodiment, or may be elongated in the direction of the finger as shown in FIG. 7a. On the other hand, the "density" in the third embodiment is not limited to the number per unit area of the cosmetic space 11, and may include the area occupied by the cosmetic space 11 per unit area.

According to the third embodiment, the cosmetic space 11 is concentratedly arranged at the portion where the actual physical pressure is expected to be weaker, so that the release performance can be uniformly improved. On the other hand, in other embodiments, On the contrary, by arranging the cosmetic space 11 intensively in the portion where a stronger actual physical pressure is expected to be applied, the release performance can be improved.

The above-mentioned embodiments are used as examples for explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Persons with common sense in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can implement various modifications according to the above-mentioned embodiments. Therefore, the technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the scope of the attached patent application.

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Claims (5)

A cosmetic applicator with improved release performance, comprising a body that absorbs and releases cosmetics, and at least a part of it is made of a porous material with pores, and the body is formed with The pores are absorbed into the cosmetics and at least a part of the cosmetic spaces that can be combined together, wherein there are multiple cosmetic spaces and are distributed in independent scattered points, wherein the volume of each cosmetic space is the size of the pores The average volume is 10 times to 1000 times and 0.5 times to 100 times the volume of all the pores of the body, wherein the body includes a skin contact surface, and the skin contact surface can contact the skin of a user, and The cosmetic space of the main body is located close to the skin contact surface. The cosmetic applicator with improved release performance as described in claim 1, wherein at least a part of the pores are connected to the cosmetic space, and wherein the pores connected to the cosmetic space are in a continuous pore form . The cosmetic applicator with improved release performance as described in the first item of the scope of patent application, wherein the body includes: a first layer; and a second layer, which is combined with the first layer and includes contact-useable The skin contact surface of the skin of a person; and the cosmetic space is surrounded by the first layer and the second layer. The cosmetic applicator with improved release performance as described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first layer does not absorb cosmetics. The cosmetic applicator with improved release performance as described in any one of items 1 to 4 of the scope of the patent application further includes a belt-shaped handle strap, which is located behind the body and can work with the body The user's fingers are inserted and fixed, and the cosmetic space is formed at a position corresponding to the user's fingers with a density lower than the periphery.

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