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Technology Innovation for Sprays

Seeking new and innovative spray solutions that retain desirable benefits of continuous application. 

Background:

The current landscape of personal care aerosols, such as anti-perspirant/deodorant and sun care products, highlights the popularity and functionality of continuous spray solutions. These products offer significant benefits, including the ability to provide a consistent, even application without direct contact with the skin. This non-contact delivery not only enhances user experience but also facilitates a light and breathable coat on the surface, making them appealing for personal care routines.

However, despite their advantages, traditional spray solutions face several challenges that necessitate innovation. Many aerosol products are perceived as gassy and loud during application, leading to an unpleasant user experience. Additionally, there is increasing consumer concern regarding the environmental impact of aerosol propellants, as well as the perception that these products contain harmful chemicals. Furthermore, issues such as uneven spray distribution and a cold sensation upon application can detract from the overall effectiveness and comfort of these products.

In light of these challenges, our organization seeks to explore new and innovative spray solutions that can address these issues while retaining the desirable benefits of continuous application. We invite external companies to contribute ideas, concepts, product samples, and technologies that can enhance the formulation and delivery of personal care products. Our goal is to develop advanced spray mechanisms that improve user experience, environmental sustainability, and overall product efficacy.

Description of the need:

We invite external companies to contribute ideas, concepts, product samples, and technologies that can enhance the formulation and delivery of personal care products. Our goal is to develop advanced spray mechanisms that improve user experience, environmental sustainability, and overall product efficacy.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for new technology solutions that could embody one or more of the following areas:

  1. Methods & technologies for dispensing high viscosity liquids

  2. Methods & technologies for dispensing liquids containing powder dispersions

  3. Methods & technologies for producing atomized sprays

  4. Systems that can produce a continuous spray without propellants

  5. Non-continuous spray systems which can dispense 0.40-0.70 grams of composition over a 2-4 second timeframe and achieve small droplet sizes.

    • Non-continuous sprays, such as finger pumps or trigger sprayers, which dispense less than 0.6 g of composition per spray and deliver large droplet sizes (Dv50>70 micron, Dv90>110 micron) are not desired.

  6. New valve technologies (e.g. beyond typical spring-loaded stem/gasket aerosol valves used in aerosol industry)

  7. New propellants (e.g. beyond typical fluorocarbons, butane, propane, isobutane, nitrogen, CO2, etc.)

  8. New containers for pressurized products (e.g. beyond typical aluminum or tinplate aerosol cans)

These technology solutions do not necessarily need to be designated for personal care product solutions today. They could be in development or currently applied to other fields, such as:

  • Home care or

  • Outdoor products

  • Industrial applications (lubricants, paints, coatings, etc.)

We are not interested in:

Please note that only non-confidential information describing the method, current use and IP can be accepted for review at this stage.

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