US20200115130A1

US20200115130A1 - Smart pods beauty care system

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Publication number: US20200115130A1
Application number: US16/598,622
Authority: US
Inventors: Leonid Reyzis
Original assignee: Zoya Co
Current assignee: Zoya Co
Priority date: 2018-10-10
Filing date: 2019-10-10
Publication date: 2020-04-16
Also published as: EP3863467A1; CA3116121A1; WO2020077083A1; EP3863467A4

Abstract

The present technology provides a beauty care system for manicure and pedicure products in individual use packaging. This system allows for a fresh set of products be used on each client, improving the efficacy and sanitation of the products being used. Further, the system allows for consumers to mix and match products and better estimate number of manicure and pedicure sessions that can be completed with remaining beauty care products.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/743,671 filed on Oct. 10, 2018 and entitled “SMART PODS BEAUTY CARE SYSTEM,” the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein in their entireties.

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present disclosure relates generally to a beauty product and more specifically to a method, apparatus, and system for beauty care products and services.

BACKGROUND

Beauty care products are often used in providing services, such as manicure and pedicure services, at salons, spas, and other shops, facilities, or businesses. While there are many options for beauty care products available in the market for use in salons and businesses, these beauty care products are often sold separately and in bulk or multi-use packaging.
This bulk or multi-use packaging may often be provided in large containers, e.g., five gallon containers. These larger containers may be unsightly, may take up limited space in a salon or spa, and may be unsuitable to provide display or point of sale advertisement of the service provided.
The multi-use packaging may also affect how sanitary, effective, or pleasing to the senses the skin-care product may be. In bulk packaging, the beauty care product may become contaminated from repeated contact with technicians or users as well as the exposure to the environment as a result of being opened many times. Unlike a single-use or smaller use package, a technician must access the contents of the multi-use packaging multiple times throughout a day for as many times as the products may be used. As a result, beauty and skin-care products stored in multi-use packaging may suffer from a reduced shelf-life due to repeated exposure to the environment, such as air and moisture, each time a technician accesses the packaging's contents. Accordingly, the beauty care product may also suffer from reduced quality and decreased scent, becoming stale and/or less effective in their use from repeated opening and/or leaving the packaging open. Further, double-dipping into the containers introduces bacteria from other clients and/or the technicians, as well as water and other compositions being used in spa services.
Salons may also incur additional costs as technicians often scoop from the bulk container into an intermediate bowl or tray which requires time for washing and sanitizing after each client. This is time that could otherwise be used for completing a client service.
The application of beauty and skin-care products from multi-use packaging may also be imprecise, as there may not be a way to administer a consistent application of product to each user. Each technician may have his or her own idea of how much beauty care product is appropriate for an application for each given user. This may make it difficult for a service provider to provide a standardized and consistent beauty care treatment to its client.
Bulk or multi-service packaging may also make it more difficult for a service provider to keep track of its inventory when it may not be sure how many servings may be found in the multi-use packaging. A service provider may also have to make large initial investments in bulk multi-use packaging of beauty and skin-care product, and thus, may also be hesitant to make similar investments to try new products and service that may also require upfront costs.
There exists an unfulfilled need for an improved beauty care treatment that allows delivery of a pre-measured amounts of beauty care product contained in single-serve packaging and collected together as a multi-step treatment that may overcome these and other concerns.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In an embodiment, a beauty care system may comprise: secondary packaging including a lid and at least one outer surface defining opening; and at least one primary packaging insert, wherein the at least one primary packaging insert is positioned in the opening of the secondary packaging and includes a beauty product. The secondary packaging may further include a lid operatively positionable over the opening and the secondary packaging may be recloseable. The secondary packaging may be at least partially transparent, fully transparent, partially opaque, or fully opaque.
In an embodiment, the primary packaging insert may include a bottom portion and a top portion. At least a portion of the primary packaging insert may be formed of a polymer and/or at least a portion of the primary packaging insert may be formed of a UV protective or light resistant material. In an embodiment, the primary packaging insert may include a single-use amount of the beauty product. The beauty product may include one or more of a soak, scrub, exfoliator, chemical peel, lotion, essence, oil, toner, mask, or topical treatment.
In an embodiment, the beauty care system may include at least two primary packaging inserts. The at least two primary packaging inserts includes the same beauty product or the at least two primary packaging inserts may include different beauty products. In an example, the at least two primary packaging inserts may include a multi-step system of beauty products.
In an embodiment, the beauty care system or the secondary packaging may be stackable. The beauty care system may further comprise comprising tertiary packaging that houses at least one secondary packaging. In an example, the tertiary packaging may house a plurality of secondary packaging for shipment in bulk.
In an embodiment, a single-use beauty care system may comprise a first enclosure comprising at least one wall and a lid, wherein the first enclosure configured to receive plurality of inserts and, wherein the plurality of inserts include a single-use beauty product. The first enclosure may be operatively openable to access to the plurality of inserts. In an embodiment, at least a portion of the insert may be formed of a polymer and/or at least a portion of the insert may be insert formed of a UV protective or light resistant material. The beauty product may include one or more of a soak, scrub, exfoliator, chemical peel, lotion, essence, oil, toner, mask, or topical treatment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the detailed description serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. No attempt is made to show structural details of the disclosure in more detail than may be necessary for a fundamental understanding of the disclosure and the various ways in which it may be practiced. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an outer secondary packaging of a beauty care system.

FIG. 2 is perspective view of an embodiment of an outer secondary packaging and an inner primary packaging of a beauty care system.

FIG. 3 is a side view of an embodiment of an inner primary packaging of a beauty care system.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an embodiment of an inner primary packaging of a beauty care system.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an outer tertiary packaging of a beauty care system.

The drawings are not to scale unless otherwise noted. The drawings are for the purpose of illustrating aspects and embodiments of the present technology and are not intended to limit the technology to those aspects illustrated therein. Aspects and embodiments of the present technology can be further understood with reference to the following detailed description.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying description. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural and functional changes may be made without departing from the respective scope of the invention. Moreover, features of the various embodiments may be combined or altered without departing from the scope of the invention. As such, the following description is presented by way of illustration only and should not limit in any way the various alternatives and modifications that may be made to the illustrated embodiments and still be within the spirit and scope of the invention.
Accordingly, the examples and embodiments herein should not be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure. Moreover, it is noted that like reference numerals represent similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
The terms “including”, “comprising” and variations thereof, as used in this disclosure, mean “including, but not limited to”, unless expressly specified otherwise.
The terms “a”, “an”, and “the”, as used in this disclosure, means “one or more”, unless expressly specified otherwise.
Although process steps, method steps, or the like, may be described in a sequential order, such processes and methods may be configured to work in alternate orders. In other words, any sequence or order of steps that may be described does not necessarily indicate a requirement that the steps be performed in that order. The steps of the processes or methods described herein may be performed in any order practical. Further, some steps may be performed simultaneously.
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a beauty care system too. The beauty care system too may be housed in a single unit container packaging 110 which may be in the form of a rectangular box, as shown in FIG. 1, or of other suitable shape and size to contain its contents, including but not limited to, a bag, a packet, a triangular container, a round container, or any other appropriate shape. Single unit container packaging, or secondary packaging, no, as it may also be referred to herein and discussed further below, may be used to house various primary packaging 120 that may directly house beauty care products.
As discussed above, the secondary packaging 110 may be any appropriate size and dimensions. In an embodiment, the package may be a box with a height of approximately 2 cm, approximately 3 cm, approximately 4 cm, approximately 5 cm, approximately 6 cm, approximately 7 cm, approximately 8 cm, approximately 9 cm, or approximately 10 cm. In an embodiment, the width of the secondary packaging 110 may be approximately 2 cm, approximately 3 cm, approximately 4 cm, approximately 5 cm, approximately 6 cm, approximately 7 cm, approximately 8 cm, approximately 9 cm, or approximately 10 cm. In an embodiment, the length of the secondary packaging 110 may be approximately 2 cm, approximately 3 cm, approximately 4 cm, approximately 5 cm, approximately 6 cm, approximately 7 cm, approximately 8 cm, approximately 9 cm, or approximately 10 cm.
As shown in FIG. 2, a secondary packaging 110 may have an opening 112 at least one end to access primary packaging 120 within. The opening 112 may be configured for one-time opening or may be resealable or recloseable. The opening 112 may be resealable or recloseable by folding or tucking a flap 114 a, 114 b, 114 c into a slot, folded into another flap, or through any other know means of opening and closing packaging known in the art, including, but not limited to, a lid, a zipper, an adhesive, a twist-tie, a rubber band, a clip, a hook and loop, a fastener, or any other appropriate fastening system. The secondary packaging 110 may also be accessed by tearing apart an opening (not shown). The secondary packaging 110 may serve to display the various primary packaging 120 of beauty care products to potential customers and technicians by having a complete treatment on display. The secondary packaging 110 may also include a tab or flap for hanging the beauty care system 100 for a point of sale or point of use display. The secondary packaging 110 may be stackable or otherwise presentable in an attractive and/or easily accessible manner for use in a salon or spa in view of customers or in a storage area accessed by employees. It may also be able to be unfolded and flattened for easy storage and/or disposal.
The secondary packaging 110 may be fully or partially transparent or completely opaque depending on design choices on its outer surfaces 116 a, 116 b, and 116 c. The secondary packaging 110 may further include designs, colors, labels, lettering, or be coded to identify the beauty care treatment contained within, or provide additional information or instructions about the beauty care treatment to be provided in conjunction with the beauty care system 100. The coding may be a color coding, or a common insignia, graphic or marking to indicate a common element shared with by the primary packaging 120 or the contents of the primary packaging.
As shown in FIG. 2, the single unit container packaging 110 may hold at least one primary packaging 120 containing a beauty care product such as a soak, a scrub, a lotion, a mask, or the like, which may be referred to as primary packaging. While the primary packaging 120 containing a beauty care system 100 may be hidden from view by an opaque secondary packaging 110, it may also be visible or partially visible through a fully or partially transparent secondary packaging 110.
The primary packaging 120 may be machine or manually filled with beauty care product and sealed, which may block any outside air or contaminants from being exposed to the product. The contents of the primary packaging may thus be protected from becoming stale, contaminated, or losing quality or effectiveness due to exposure to the environment.
The primary packaging 120 may be formed in any shape desired such that at least one primary packaging 120 may fit within the secondary packaging 110. In an embodiment, the primary packaging 120 may be approximately 2 ounce containers. In an embodiment, the primary packaging 120 may be uniform in size or it may be formed to have a wider width near its lower half and a narrower width near its upper half or may be formed to have a narrower width near its lower half and a wider width near its upper half. The primary packaging 120 may have a bottom portion 122 and a top portion 124. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the bottom portion 122 may be cup-shaped and include an internal portion and a rim forming an opening leading into the internal portion. In an embodiment, the primary packaging 120 may be designed to be free-standing if a user rested it on a surface during a beauty care treatment.
As discussed above, the primary packaging 120 may be any appropriate size and dimensions. In an embodiment, the top portion may have a diameter of approximately 2 cm, approximately 3 cm, approximately 4 cm, approximately 5 cm, approximately 6 cm, approximately 7 cm, approximately 8 cm, approximately 9 cm, or approximately 10 cm. In an embodiment, the bottom edge of the bottom portion may have a diameter of approximately 2 cm, approximately 3 cm, approximately 4 cm, approximately 5 cm, approximately 6 cm, approximately 7 cm, approximately 8 cm, approximately 9 cm, or approximately 10 cm. The height of the entire primary packaging 120 may be approximately 1 cm, approximately 2 cm, approximately 3 cm, approximately 4 cm, approximately 5 cm, approximately 6 cm, approximately 7 cm, approximately 8 cm, approximately 9 cm, or approximately 10 cm. The primary packaging 120 may be angular and have a cuboid, rectangular, square, triangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, or any other appropriate shape. The primary packaging 120 may be stackable for easy storage purposes.
The size and shape of the primary packaging 120 may allow for the user to easily remove all of the beauty care product from the packaging without difficult, e.g., having to use a spatula or leave the product resting upside down use gravity to move product. The size and shape may be appropriate for a user to easily fit his or her hands, fingers or tools into the container. Further, the size and shape may allow for the product to easily pour from the primary packaging 120. This allows for the user to utilize all of the product, saving time and money.
The bottom edge of the bottom portion 122 of the primary packaging 120 may have a diameter of approximately 3.5 cm and the height of the entire primary packaging may be approximately 4.5 cm.
In an embodiment, the top portion 124 of the primary packaging 120 may have a diameter of approximately 5 cm. The bottom edge of the bottom portion may have a diameter of approximately 3.5 cm. The height of the entire primary packaging 120 may be approximately 4.5 cm.
In an embodiment, the bottom portion 122 of the primary packaging 120, may be formed of any suitable material, including but not limited to, polymers, such as, e.g., polyester (PET), polypropylene (PP), poly vinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS), poly lactic acid (PLA), or polycarbonate (PC). In an embodiment, bottom portion 122 of the primary packaging 120 may be formed from pulp based technologies, e.g., paper or cardboard or foils, recycled materials, biodegradable materials or any suitable combination thereof. The bottom portion 122 of the primary packaging 120 may be lined on its interior side with another material, e.g., a wax or polymer material to provide a water-resistant coating for its contents.
In an embodiment, the primary packaging 120 may include layered UV protective and light resistant materials to allow for longer shelf life of material(s) inside the primary packaging 120.
In an embodiment, the bottom portion 122 of the primary packaging 120 may be recyclable through a recycling program. The bottom portion 122 of the primary packaging 120 may also be washed out and reused by a personal user, e.g., by using to hold other liquids or solid materials. A user may, for example, transport future portions of beauty care products in the primary packaging 120. A user may add soil and a seedling or plant to the primary packaging 120 and use as a planter. A user may add a beverage or food item to the primary packaging 120 and use as a dish. Once the top portion is removed, the primary packaging 120 may be able to nest for space saving storage and/or disposal purposes.
In an embodiment, the top portion 124 of the primary packaging 120, may be formed of any suitable material, including but not limited to, plastic polymers, such as, e.g., polyester (PET), polypropylene (PP), poly vinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS), poly lactic acid (PLA), polycarbonate (PC), paper, cardboard, foil, recycled materials, biodegradable materials or any suitable combination thereof. In an embodiment, the top portion 124 of the primary packaging 120 may include layered UV protective and light resistant materials to allow for longer shelf life of material(s) inside the primary packaging 120. The top portion 124 may be sealed onto the bottom portion 122 by applying heat. Alternatively, the top portion 124 may be attached by any appropriate means, including, but not limited to, a threaded portion, adhesives, magnets, or the like. The top portion 124 may be removed by any appropriate method, including but not limited to, peeling back by pulling on a tab, tearing, puncturing, unscrewing, or the like.
In an embodiment, primary packaging 120 may include a tab, slight groove, slice, perforation, or notch 126 on a perimeter edge of its top 124 which may be used to facilitate opening the primary packaging 120 and accessing its contents by a user. In an embodiment, the notch 126 may be on the top portion 124. The tab, slight groove, slice, perforation or notch 126 may partially penetrate or extend out from a thin or substantially flat perimeter edge, and may allow a user to more easily unseal an inner portion of the primary packaging 120. Providing a sealed primary packaging 120 having a notch 126 on a perimeter edge to facilitate access to its single-service contents for a single use, may allow for easier handling of a primary packaging 120 while preventing leaks during storage and transportation.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the secondary packaging 110 may be in the form of a box. The primary packaging may be individual sized and may be disposable and meant for one-time use. The single-serve primary packaging 120 may be lidded cups filled with measured amounts of beauty care products sufficient for a single application. A single-serve primary packaging 120 may allow a user or technician to apply a consistent amount of product for each step and provide a standardized beauty care treatment for each user. Also a service provider may more easily track its inventory if each beauty care system 100 is a single treatment. In an embodiment, the packaging 120 may provide sufficient product such that a technician may use the product for both a manicure and pedicure on the same client.
The beauty care treatment may be a single use system for providing a manicure or pedicure treatment or other beauty care treatment. Each primary packaging 120 that may be provided with the beauty care treatment may contain a beauty care product that may be used to provide manicure, pedicure, or any other beauty care treatment. The beauty care treatment may include multiple primary packaging 120 in the form of single-serve packaging 120 provided collectively as a set. The set may be housed in the secondary packaging 110 and packaged together to form a manicure or pedicure spa treatment. The beauty care products contained in the single-serve packaging 120 may be made of ingredients beneficial to the skin and may include products to aid in sanitizing, exfoliating, nourishing, hydrating and moisturizing the skin.
In an embodiment, the beauty care treatment may be provided for use in pedicure or manicure treatments, where the appropriate beauty care products are provided for whichever type of treatment is indicated. For example, different types of beauty care products may be more appropriate for a hand treatment than for a foot treatment, although some beauty care products may be used with many beauty care treatments commonly used in the industry. The primary packaging 120 may contain a single-serving of an indicated beauty care product to allow a user or technician to apply the beauty care product as a step as part of treatment.
Because the primary packaging 120 may contain a pre-measured amount of an indicated beauty care product, a standardized application of product may be possible. Also a service provider may be able to account for the number of treatments in its inventory or the precise number of additional treatments it may choose to buy.
Examples of the types of beauty care products included in the system 100 may include, but are not limited to, scrubs, soaks, masks, lotions, oils, callus removers and moisturizers. This list is non-exhaustive and any beauty care products used in manicure or pedicure treatments, or applicable beauty care treatment of the types provided in spas, salon, or used at home may be included in the system. The beauty care system 100 may also be applied to any other spa, salon, or skin treatments, such as hair care services, facials, massages, waxings, makeup application, or the like through the inclusion of different beauty care products. For example, other beauty care products may include shampoos, conditioners, peels, waxes, aloe, hair masques, oils, makeup, cleansers, bubble baths, shower gels, shaving gels or creams, or hair styling products among others. This disclosure is not limited with regard to whether a treatment is predominately beauty care related or skincare related.
In an embodiment, the beauty care system 100 may include at least two steps in the treatment, and accordingly may comprise at least two primary packaging 120 of single-serve beauty care products. In various embodiments, the beauty treatment 100 may be a “two step in one” treatment, a “three step in one” treatment, a “four step in one” treatment, a “five step in one” treatment, a “six step in one” treatment through an “nth step in one” treatment.
In an embodiment, two included steps may be a scrub and a lotion. In another embodiment, additional steps may be a mask and soak. Further additional steps, in yet other embodiments may include callus removers and moisturizers in four and five step systems, for example. The number and order of the primary packaging 120 and the steps is not intended to be limiting and the beauty care system 100 primary packaging 120 may be assembled inside the secondary packaging 110 in any order.
For purposes of this disclosure, the term scrub may also include various known exfoliators and abrasives, and may act on the skin either physically or mechanically or provide a chemical scrub. Types of scrubs may include salts, sugars, silica, microbeads baking soda, steric acid, and various other scrubs known in the art.
The term soak may be any appropriate bath composition, including, but not limited to, oils, bubble baths, salts, soaps, or any other appropriate bath soak.
The term lotion may be any appropriate composition, including, but not limited to, moisturizers, creams, butters, emulsions, aloe and essential oils. The lotion may be a massaging or hydrating lotion, among others.
Embodiments of sets of steps for a 3 in 1 beauty care system 100 may include three primary packaging 120, for example, including one each of a scrub, a mask, and a lotion or including three primary packaging 120, one each of a soak, a scrub, and a lotion. Embodiment of sets of steps for a 4 in 1 beauty care system 100 may include four primary packaging 120, for example, including one each of a soak, a scrub, a mask, and a lotion. Embodiments of sets of steps for a 6 in 1 beauty care system 100 may include six primary packaging 120, for example, including a soak, a scrub, a mask, a lotion, a callus remover, and a moisturizer. Examples of sets of steps for a 7 in 1 beauty care system 100 may include seven primary packaging 120, for example, including a soak, a scrub, a mask, a lotion, a callus remover, a moisturizer, and a gel. The number of steps, the specific steps, and the order of the steps are not meant to be limiting, but are offered as examples of all in one, single serve, multi-step sets for a beauty care system 100. Further, the type of beauty care products included in each system is not unchangeable. For example, one client may need certain beauty care products for his or her pedicure than a second client. The system allows for flexibility by user.
In an embodiment, each of the steps for multi-step sets for a beauty treatment 100 may share one or more common characteristics. A common characteristic may be a scent, color or component, e.g., aloe. A common characteristic may also be a common essence or natural extract. Each primary packaging 120 may be coded to indicate the common characteristics. The coding may be a written description, a color coding, or an image or graphic on the primary packaging 120 to describe the common characteristic to a user or purchaser of the beauty care system 100. The coding may also be implemented on the secondary packaging 110, or also on any tertiary packaging. The secondary packaging 110 may also be at least partially transparent, which may make the coding on the primary packaging 100 visible to a user or purchaser. A common scent, fragrance, or aroma may also provide an aroma therapy treatment. The aroma therapy benefit may extend to each step in the beauty treatment 100 where a common characteristic may also be a common essence or natural extract that may provide additional health, beauty care benefits to a user of the beauty care system 100.
As shown in FIG. 5, multi-unit packaging or tertiary packaging 130 may also be used for point of sale or point of use display and may also may further designs, colors, labels, lettering, or be similarly coded to identify the beauty treatment or to indicate a common element shared with by the secondary packaging 110, the primary packaging 120 or the contents of the primary packaging or both.
The tertiary packaging 130 may be any suitable shape and size to contain its contents, including but not limited to, a bag, a packet, a triangular container, a round container, or any other appropriate shape. The tertiary packaging 130 may be used to house various secondary packaging 110 that may directly house beauty care products.
As discussed above, the tertiary packaging 130 may be any appropriate size and dimensions. In an embodiment, the package may be a box with a height of approximately 8 cm, approximately 9 cm, approximately 10 cm, approximately 11 cm, approximately 12 cm, approximately 13 cm, approximately 14 cm, approximately 15 cm, approximately 16 cm, approximately 17 cm, approximately 18 cm, approximately 19 cm, or approximately 20 cm. In an embodiment, the width of the tertiary packaging 130 may be approximately 5 cm, approximately 6 cm, approximately 7 cm, approximately 8 cm, approximately 9 cm, approximately 10 cm, approximately n cm, approximately 12 cm, approximately 13 cm, approximately 14 cm, or approximately 15 cm. In an embodiment, the length of the secondary packaging 110 may be approximately 18 cm, approximately 19 cm, approximately 20 cm, approximately 21 cm, approximately 22 cm, approximately 23 cm, approximately 24 cm, or approximately 25 cm.
The tertiary packaging 130 may have an opening (not shown) at least one end to access secondary packaging 110 within. The opening may be configured for one-time opening or may be resealable or recloseable. The opening may be resealable or recloseable by folding or tucking a flap into a slot, folded into another flap, or through any other know means of opening and closing packaging known in the art, including, but not limited to, a lid, a zipper, an adhesive, a twist-tie, a rubber band, a clip, a hook and loop, a fastener, or any other appropriate fastening system. The tertiary packaging 130 may also be accessed by tearing apart an opening (not shown). The tertiary packaging 130 may serve to display the various primary packaging 120 of beauty care products to potential customers and technicians by having a complete treatment on display. The tertiary packaging 130 may also include a tab or flap for hanging the beauty care system too for a point of sale or point of use display. The secondary packaging 110 may be stackable or otherwise presentable in an attractive and/or easily accessible manner for use in a salon or spa in view of customers or in a storage area accessed by employees. It may also be able to be unfolded and flattened for easy storage and/or disposal.
The tertiary packaging 130 may be fully or partially transparent or completely opaque depending on design choices on its outer surfaces 132 a and 132 b. The tertiary packaging 130 may further include designs, colors, labels, lettering, or be coded to identify the beauty care treatment contained within, or provide additional information or instructions about the beauty care treatment to be provided in conjunction with the beauty care system 100. The coding may be a color coding, or a common insignia, graphic or marking to indicate a common element shared with by the primary packaging 120 or secondary packaging 110 or the contents of the primary packaging.
A beauty care treatment is a service provided to customers often offered by spas, salons, and similar types of businesses. In embodiments of the beauty care system 100 disclosed herein, the beauty and skin-care products used in that treatment 100 may be purchased, stored, displayed, sold and used as a single-use good or product, allowing a service provided a new way to inventory the number of services or treatments it has or is able to provide simply by accounting for the number of beauty care treatments 100.
When a primary packaging 120 is used as a part of the beauty care treatment, it may be opened for the first and only time during a particular treatment for a specific client. Thus, a service provider may avoid the application of product that may have been previously in contact with the environment, another technician or client's hands, feet, or any other potential contaminants that may result from accessing product contained in multi-use or bulk packaging. The product will not come into contact with water from a client's pedicure bath and then risk dissolving the concentration of the product for the next user. The sealed and ultraviolet resistant primary packaging 120 may allow a service provider to provide beauty care products may be more fresh, effective, aromatic, and sanitary than if found in packaging had been previously opened or exposed to the environment. Furthermore, primary packaging 120 allows for increased shelf life and stability of the product.
Further, the single-use primary packaging 120 prevents a service provided from having to estimate how much product to scoop out of a bulk container and add it to an intermediary bowl or tray. This is more environmentally friendly as it eliminates additional waste and washing time for reusable materials. This saves the salon time and money as the technicians can simply disregard the primary packaging 120 after use and begin a next service. Additionally, the single-use primary packaging 120 are more environmentally friendly as they are made from less material than competitive products, and therefore may take up less surface area and shelf space in a salon. Furthermore, the single-use primary packaging 120, as well as the secondary packaging 110 and tertiary packaging 130 may be biodegradable, recyclable or any other appropriate material.
For salons or individual users (together “consumers”) purchasing the beauty care system 100, the system 100 may be purchased as a four-part complete system 100 consisting of specific beauty care products in each system 100. Alternatively, consumers can mix and match the individual items and/or scents in a system 100. For example, a consumer can purchase two beauty care products in one scent and two in a different scent in the same system. A spa, for example, may offer a different pedicure to a pregnant client and would use a system 100 without a massage lotion product. This mix and match system 100 allows consumers to restock certain popular scents or products without having to purchase the entire system 100 of that product line.
Further, the system allows to better estimate number of manicure and pedicure sessions that can be completed with remaining products since users often utilize different quantifies of product when pulled from bulk containers. Currently, salons may estimate that they have enough product for “a week, a month, etc.” but not a specific number of manicure or pedicure services. Additionally, the users may have enough of one product, e.g., lotion, but not enough scrub, which may require a last minute trip to the beauty supply store where a consumer would pay a premium for a last minute purchase which may or may not match the scent of the other remaining products. Through this system 100, consumers will have an exact count of how many manicures and/or pedicure services may be provided with the remaining product.
In addition to being used for manicure and pedicure services, the system may be used for other purposes. For example, the primary packaging 120 may be used by individuals to easily transport beauty care products to a shared bathroom, e.g., taking single servings of shampoo, conditioner and shower gel to the gym locker room or a dormitory shower. Individual sealed primary packaging 120 are easy to transport in gym bags, suitcases, and shower caddies without fear of leakage or spilling of product.
In addition to being easy to transport, the primary packaging 120 may be easy to purchase a mix and match combination of beauty products. For example, a woman with long hair may purchase more hair care products than shower gels products. In another example, a user may purchase more lotion products in the dry winter seasons than in the summertime. The system 100 allows for a user to mix and match their products based on their personal need at the time.
In an embodiment, a user may purchase single serve primary packaging 120 of products that they do not use on an every day basis, e.g., a deep conditioning hair treatment that is used once a week or once a month. The primary packaging 120 allows for the user to have a fresh product every time it is used without taking up valuable storage space in the shower, vanity or medicine cabinet of a user. By purchasing primary packaging 120, a user may also save money because they only purchase as much product as they need, e.g., not large bottles of product that may expire before it is completely used. Alternatively, rather than picking out individual primary packaging 120 containing specific beauty care products, a user may also purchase a combination kit for a specific purpose, e.g., a pedicure kit, a hair care kit, etc. There is flexibility in the system for purchasing individual primary packaging 120, multiple primary packaging 120, a kit of multiple primary packaging 120 in a secondary packaging 110, and/or a wholesale kit of multiple secondary packaging 110 each containing multiple primary packaging 120.
While the technology has been described with reference to various exemplary embodiments, it will be appreciated that the modifications may occur to those skilled in the art, and the present application is intended to cover such modifications and invention as fall within the spirit of the invention.

Claims

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A beauty care system comprising:

secondary packaging including a lid and at least one outer surface defining opening; and

at least one primary packaging insert, wherein the at least one primary packaging insert is positioned in the opening of the secondary packaging and includes a beauty product.

2. The beauty care system of claim 1, wherein the secondary packaging further includes a lid operatively positionable over the opening.

3. The beauty care system of claim 1, wherein the secondary packaging is recloseable.

4. The beauty care system of claim 1, wherein the secondary packaging is at least partially transparent.

5. The beauty care system of claim 1, wherein the primary packaging insert includes a bottom portion and a top portion.

6. The beauty care system of claim 5, wherein at least a portion of the primary packaging insert is formed of a polymer.

7. The beauty care system of claim 5, wherein at least a portion of the primary packaging insert is formed of a UV protective or light resistant material.

8. The beauty care system of claim 1, wherein the primary packaging insert includes a single-use amount of the beauty product.

9. The beauty care system of claim 1, wherein the beauty product includes one or more of a soak, scrub, exfoliator, chemical peel, lotion, essence, oil, toner, mask, or topical treatment.

10. The beauty care system of claim 1 including at least two primary packaging inserts.

11. The beauty care system of claim 1, wherein the at least two primary packaging inserts includes the same beauty product.

12. The beauty care system of claim 1, wherein the at least two primary packaging inserts includes different beauty products.

13. The beauty care system of claim 12, wherein the at least two primary packaging inserts include a multi-step system of beauty products.

14. The beauty care system of claim 1, wherein the beauty care system is stackable.

15. The beauty care system of claim 1, further comprising tertiary packaging that houses at least one secondary packaging.

16. A single-use beauty care system, comprising:

a first enclosure comprising at least one wall and a lid, wherein the first enclosure configured to receive plurality of inserts and, wherein the plurality of inserts include a single-use beauty product.

17. The single-use beauty care system of claim 16, wherein the first enclosure is operatively openable to access to the plurality of inserts.

18. The single-use beauty care system of claim 16, wherein at least a portion of the insert is formed of a polymer.

19. The single-use beauty care system of claim 16, wherein at least a portion of the insert is formed of a UV protective or light resistant material.

20. The single-use beauty care system of claim 16, wherein the beauty product includes one or more of a soak, scrub, exfoliator, chemical peel, lotion, essence, oil, toner, mask, or topical treatment.