Patent Application
20140377316
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This Non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) on Patent Application Nos. 102122445 and 103120447 filed in Taiwan, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to a home and personal care product and a method for manufacturing the same and, more particularly, to a home and personal care product comprising coffee particles and a method for manufacturing the same.
2. Description of Related Arts
Home and personal care product comprises such as soap, laundry detergent, body wash, facial cleaner, scrub, exfoliator, exfoliating clay, toothpaste, filtering and purifying product (such as air filter and water purifier), anti-UV spray, facial mask, shampoo, hair conditioner, hair styling product, shower gel, fabric washing powder and liquid, fabric softener, laundry dryer aids, easily-iron spray, deodorant stick, wax and polish (such as wax for car and furniture), cleaning spray, abrasive cleaner, carpet cleaner, cosmetic, lipstick, eye shadow, skin cream, massage oil, lotion, ointment, suntan lotion, shaving product, depilatory product, hair colorant, paint, varnish and lacquer (such as brickwork sealant), and so on. The current various home and personal care products require multi-functions. Taking early cleaning products as an example, they only can be utilized to remove oil or dirty. However, as technology progressing, many researchers make efforts in finding additional functions for the cleaning product. For example, the cleaning product can also have a conditioning effect.
Caffeine and coffee polyphenol of coffee allow skin to have an anti-oxidizing effect, maintain the humidity of the skin, lubricate the skin, allow the skin to be stretched taut and prevent the skin from chapping. They also can stimulate the skin to decompose fat. In particular, some portions, which hoard fat easily, such as thigh, belly, arm, and hip, can use personal care product containing coffee for not only cleaning and caring but also massaging and eliminating fat. Because coffee has a plurality of compositions and specific functions, it can also be applied on home care products. And further, coffee is a natural substance so that it will not pollute the environment. To sum up, the method for applying coffee on the home and personal care product is extremely required.
A home or personal care product according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a plurality of degreased coffee particles having a size between 50 nm and 500 μm.
A method for manufacturing home or personal care product according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a step of degreasing, drying and grinding a plurality of coffee particles to allow the coffee particles to have a size between 50 nm and 500 μm, and a step of taking the coffee particles to manufacture a home or personal care product.
Specific embodiments of the present invention are further described in the following and cooperated with the attached figures for allowing the abovementioned, other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention to be easily understood.
The present invention provides a home or personal care product and a method for manufacturing thereof. The home or personal care product comprises degreased coffee particles having a size between 50 nm and 500 μm. If the size of the coffee particles is too large, users may be scratched. If the size of the coffee particles is too small, they will easily aggregate due to molecular force and cannot be efficiently dispersed into the home or personal care product.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the coffee particles can be divided into a plurality of coarse coffee particles having a size between 300 μm and 500 μm and a plurality of fine coffee particles having a size between 50 nm and 250 μm for improving the cleaning effect. In an embodiment of the present invention, a weight ratio of the coarse coffee particles and the fine coffee particles is ranged from 1:10000 to 1:5. If the content of the coarse coffee particles is too high, the product is similar to a product without the fine coffee particles. If the content of the coarse coffee particles is too low, the product is similar to a product without the coarse coffee particles.
The steps for degreasing the coffee particles are described as the following. In an embodiment of the present invention, the source of the coffee particles can be roasted recycled coffee grounds or ground green beans. It is noted that the term “degrease” used in the specification does not mean the removal of only the grease of the coffee particles but also other non-polar substances. And further, partial or whole non-polar substance can be removed.
In an embodiment of the present invention, supercritical CO2, which has a pressure between 8 MPa and 45 MPa and a temperature between 35° C. and 70° C., can be utilized to deal with preliminary ground coffee particles for degreasing the coffee particles.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the preliminary ground coffee particles are placed into water and heated to 50˜100° C. to form a oily matter on surface of water and then the oily matter is removed. The coffee particles are second washed by water and sonicated for removing tannins and pigment. After filtering water, the wet coffee particles will be baked for removing water and drying. In an embodiment of the present invention, a dry grinder can be utilized to grind and fine the abovementioned degreased coffee particles and filter out different sizes of coffee particles. The coffee particles, which have been grinded and fined by the dry grinder, have a micro-scaled size, such as between 1 μm and 500 μm. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.
In an embodiment of the present invention, a wet grinder, such as a nano bead mill, a grinder or a kneading machine, can be utilized to miniaturize the micro-scaled coffee particles if the nano-scaled coffee particles are required. In wet grinding, quaternary-ammonium-group-containing cationization agent can be added so that the chemical modified coffee particles carry positive charges so as to disperse easily. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition to the abovementioned chemical modification, the coffee particles can also be passed through a small hole with a high-voltage positive charge to carry positive charges. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The purpose of such the physical modification is also to disperse the coffee particles easily.
It is noted that the coffee particles are difficult to be grinded in the following miniaturizing process if the coffee particles does not been degreased. And further, the mesh screen will be easily blocked up when the coffee particles are classified according to size. The grease will further allow the coffee particles of the home or personal care product to aggregate easily. In addition, non-degreased coffee particles deteriorate easily and mildew so that the lifetime of the home or personal care product is decreased. On the other hand, the grease of the coffee particles will consume the content of base and increase the difficulty of the manufacture if the coffee particles are utilized for manufacturing the soap. The base can be sodium hydroxide, however, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the amount of the grease in each lot of the coffee particles is different so that the amount of the grease in the coffee particles needs to be further quantified before the manufacture of the soap to avoid the insufficiency of sodium hydroxide.
And then, the degreased, dried, grinded and classified coffee particles will be taken to manufacturing home or personal care products, such as soap, laundry detergent, body wash, facial cleaner, scrub, exfoliator, exfoliating clay, toothpaste, filtering and purifying product (such as air filter or water purifier), anti-UV spray, facial mask or other similar products.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the home or personal care product is a soap having a soap hardness between 130 and 155. The soap comprises 0.1˜25 weight % of the coffee particles and the coffee particles have a size between 1 μm and 500 μm. If the hardness of the soap is too high, it is difficult to form foam so that the cleaning ability is low. If the hardness of the soap is too low, it is easier to be softened so that it will be consumed too fast. If the content of the coffee particles is too high, it is difficult to form foam so that the cleaning effect is low. If the content of the coffee particles is too low, the exfoliating effect is decreased. If the size of the coffee particles is too large, the skin of the user may be scratched. If the size of the coffee particles is too small, the exfoliating effect is decreased and there is no granular sensation.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the home or personal care product is a laundry detergent comprising 0.01˜15 weight % of the coffee particles. The coffee particles have a size between 50 nm and 300 nm. After the clothes is washed, the coffee particles will remain in the fabric of the clothes for achieving an anti-UV effect. To allow the coffee particles to easily attach to the fabric of the clothes, the coffee particles can be further modified to carry charges. If the content of the coffee particles is too high, the cleaning effect is low. If the content of the coffee particles is too low, it has no anti-UV effect. If the size of the coffee particles is too large, they cannot be remained in the fabric of the clothes. If the size of the coffee particles is too small, UV rays cannot be efficiently isolated.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the home or personal care product is a body wash comprising 0.1˜30 weight % of the coffee particles and the coffee particles have a size between 50 μm and 500 μm. If the content of the coffee particles is too high, the cleaning effect will be low. If the content of the coffee particles is too low, the exfoliating effect will be low. If the size of the coffee particles is too large, the skin may be scratched. If the size of the coffee particles is too small, the exfoliating effect is low and there is no granular sensation.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the home or personal care product is a facial cleaner comprising 0.1˜10 weight % of the coffee particles and the coffee particles have a size between 1 μm and 400 μm. If the content of the coffee particles is too high, the cleaning effect will be low. If the content of the coffee particles is too low, the exfoliating effect will be low. If the size of the coffee particles is too large, the skin may be scratched. If he size of the coffee particles is too small, the exfoliating effect is low and there is no granular sensation.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the home or personal care product is a sunscreen comprising 0.01˜10 weight % of the coffee particles and the coffee particles have a size between 50 nm and 1 μm. If the content of the coffee particles is too high, it is not beautiful. If the content of the coffee particles is too low, UV rays cannot be efficiently isolated. If the size of the coffee particles is too large, it is not beautiful. If the size of the coffee particles is too small, UV rays cannot be efficiently isolated. The coffee particles are mainly used to replace titanium dioxide or zinc oxide existed in the compositions of the sunscreen for achieving natural and physical sunscreen.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the home or personal care product is a scrub comprising 5˜50 weight % of the coffee particles and the coffee particles have a size between 100 μm and 500 μm. If the content of the coffee particles is too high, the skin may be scratched. If the content of the coffee particles is too low, the exfoliating effect will be low and there is no granular sensation. If the size of the coffee particles is too large, the skin may be scratched. If the size of the coffee particles is too small, the exfoliating effect is low and there is no granular sensation.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the home or personal care product is a toothpaste comprising 0.1˜30 weight % of the coffee particles and the coffee particles have a size between 1 μm and 200 μm. If the content of the coffee particles is too high, the tooth enamel may be damaged. If the content of the coffee particles is too low, the deep cleaning effect is decreased. If the size of the coffee particles is too large, the tooth enamel may be damaged. If the size of the coffee particles is too small, the deep cleaning effect is decreased.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the home or personal care product is a filtering and purifying material, such as air filter or water purifier, comprising 5˜50 weight % of the coffee particles and the coffee particles have a size between 100 nm and 500 μm. If the content of the coffee particles is too high, they cannot be formed with other materials easily. If the content of the coffee particles is too low, there is no deodorizing effect. If the size of the coffee particles is too large, they cannot be formed with other materials easily. If the size of the coffee particles is too small, they will be dissolved in the filtered object easily.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the home or personal care product is an anti-UV spray comprising 0.0110 ˜weight % of the coffee particles and the coffee particles have a size between 50 nm and 1 μm. If the content of the coffee particles is too high, it cannot be sprayed out easily. If the content of the coffee particles is too low, UV rays cannot be efficiently isolated. If the size of the coffee particles is too large, it cannot be sprayed out easily. If the size of the coffee particles is too small, UV rays cannot be efficiently isolated. The anti-UV spray is applied on the clothes to allow the clothes to have an anti-UV effect or on the skin to allow the skin to have an anti-UV effect.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the home or personal care product is a facial mask comprising 0.1˜10 weight % of the coffee particles and the coffee particles have a size between 1 μm and 500 μm. If the content of the coffee particles is too high, the skin may be scratched. If the content of the coffee particles is too low, the exfoliating effect will be low and there is no granular sensation. If the size of the coffee particles is too large, the skin may be scratched. If the size of the coffee particles is too small, the exfoliating effect is low and there is no granular sensation.
In the method for manufacturing the home or personal care product comprising coffee particles according to an embodiment of the present invention, the manufacture of raw material of the home or personal care product is performed first. If the finished product of the home or personal care product is liquid, degreased coffee particles with an appropriate ratio and size are added after finishing the liquid raw material and stirred. If the finished product of the home or personal care product is solid, degreased coffee particles with an appropriate ratio and size are added when the raw material of the home or personal care product is under the thick state and then stirred continuously for evenly mixing. And then, a step of solidifying is performed.
In an embodiment of the present invention, a physical or chemical treatment can be further applied on the solution during the water-washing procedure to collect beneficial chemical components for the skin of the human body, such as caffeic acid, caffeic grease, caffeine, trigonellinelline, chlorogenic acid, vitamin B and so on, through refining, extraction and separation, respectively. And then, the beneficial chemical components can be further added during the manufacture of the home or personal care product for achieving individual specific purposes.
In an embodiment of the present invention, caffeine can further added when the home or personal care product is a facial cleaner or body wash. The low dose caffeine can be percutaneously absorbable for improving the metabolic function of the human body and achieving a freshening effect.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the component having natural acid substance, such as caffeic acid, can be added when the home or personal care product is an exfoliating product, such as a scrub, for softening stratum corneum of the human body and improving the efficiency of the exfoliating product.
In an embodiment of the present invention, chlorogenic acid and trigonellinelline from natural coffee beans can be added into the home or personal care product for moisturizing and relieving the skin (trigonellinelline), for anti-oxidation (chlorogenic acid) and for antimicrobial effect (chlorogenic acid and trigonellinelline).
To allow the abovementioned, other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention to be easily understood, several embodiments of the present invention are further described and cooperated with the attached figures as the following:
A physical or chemical treatment can be further applied on the oily matter or water solution, which is collected in the above water washing procedure, to collect beneficial chemical components for the skin of the human body, such as caffeic acid, caffeic grease, caffeine, trigonellinelline, chlorogenic acid, vitamin B and so on, through refining, extraction and separation, respectively. And then, the beneficial chemical components can be further added during the manufacture of the cleaning product for achieving individual specific purposes. Chlorogenic acid and trigonellinelline contained in the coffee beans can be utilized for moisturizing and relieving the skin (trigonellinelline), for anti-oxidation (chlorogenic acid) and for antimicrobial effect (chlorogenic acid and trigonellinelline). Coffee can also be utilized to prevent skin cancer.
The coffee particles, which are filtered out in step S400, have a size between tens of μm and 500 μm. If nano-scaled coffee particles are required, a step S500 is performed. A wet grinder, such as a nano bead mill, a grinder or a kneading machine, can be utilized to miniaturize the micro-scaled coffee particles. In wet grinding, quaternary-ammonium-group-containing cationization agent can be added so that the chemical modified coffee particles carry positive charges so as to disperse easily. A physical modification is another method to allow the coffee particles to carry positive charges. In details, the coffee particles will be passed through a small hole with a high-voltage positive charge to carry positive charges. Basically, the steps for manufacturing coffee particles can be simplified to steps of removing water, grinding and then filtering different sizes of coffee particles.
Different kinds of oils can be utilized during the manufacture of the soap for controlling the hardness of the soap (INS). Through the experiment, the product will has a better feeling when the soap hardness is ranged from 130 to 155 and the size of the coffee particles is ranged from 1 to 500 μm, most preferably from 50 to 500 μm. A weight ratio of the added coffee particles and the soap is ranged from 0.1 to 25 weight %, preferably from 0.1 to 10 weight %, most preferably from 0.5 to 3.5 weight %. That is, the soap contains 0.1˜25 weight % of the coffee particles, preferably 0.1˜10 weight %, most preferably 0.5˜3.5 weight %.
Table 1 shows composition of the body exfoliator. It utilizes degreased coffee particles, in which the body exfoliator comprises 5˜50 weight % of the coffee particles, preferably 10˜30 weight %, and the coffee particles have a size between 100 and 500 μm, preferably between 200 and 400 μm. The method for manufacturing thereof can refer to
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil
Table 2 shows composition of the skin cleaner. It utilizes degreased coffee particles, in which the skin cleaner comprises 0.1˜30 weight % of the coffee particles, preferably 0.5˜10 weight %, and the coffee particles have a size between 50 and 500 μm, preferably between 100 and 400 μm. The method for manufacturing thereof can refer to
Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Extract
Table 3 shows composition of the amino acid cleaning cream. It utilizes degreased coffee particles, in which the amino acid cleaning cream comprises 0.1˜10 weight % of the coffee particles, preferably 0.5˜5 weight %, and the coffee particles have a size between 1 and 400 μm, preferably between 150 and 300 μm. The method for manufacturing thereof can refer to
Table 4 shows composition of the exfoliating clay. It utilizes degreased coffee particles, in which the exfoliating clay comprises 0.1˜30 weight % of the coffee particles, preferably 1˜20 weight %, and the coffee particles have a size between 50 and 400 μm, preferably between 150 and 300 μm. The method for manufacturing thereof can refer to
Laminaria Saccharina Extract
Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, the disclosure is not for limiting the scope of the invention. Persons having ordinary skill in the art may make various modifications and changes without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred embodiments described above.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102122445 | Jun 2013 | TW | national |
| 103120447 | Jun 2014 | TW | national |
