System for customized production of hair and skin care products
A system for cosmetologists, dermatologists, trichologists, salon professionals and the general public to produce a customized hair or skin care product using a diagnostic device for analyzing hair, scalp, and skin conditions. The diagnostic device communicates the diagnostic data to a self-contained processing apparatus, which has software that can formulate a recipe for the hair or skin care product and generate operating instructions for producing the product based on the recipe. The processing apparatus comprises a housing unit having a control center, a plurality of removable canisters capable of holding ingredients for producing the hair or skin care product, a dispensing system for dispensing the ingredients to a mixing bowl, a mixing device for mixing the ingredients, and preferably a heating element for heating the ingredients in the bowl, wherein the apparatus produces the hair or skin care product according to the operating instructions to provide individualized treatment.
1. A system for producing a customized hair or skin care product, said system comprising:
a diagnostic device for analyzing scalp or hair condition, said diagnostic device having a transmitter for communicating data of said scalp or hair condition;
an apparatus for creating said hair or skin care product to treat said scalp or hair condition based on said data received from said diagnostic device, said apparatus comprising:
(i) a receiver for receiving said data from said diagnostic device;
(ii) a control unit programmed to generate a formula to treat said scalp or hair condition based on said data received from said diagnostic device;
(iii) a housing unit;
(iv) a plurality of removable canisters housed in said housing unit, said removable canisters capable of holding ingredients for producing said hair or skin care product;
(v) a dispensing system connected to said canisters for dispensing said ingredients according to said formula;
(vi) a bowl for receiving said ingredients dispensed from said dispensing system according to said formula;
(vii) a mixing device for mixing said ingredients in said bowl according to said formula;
(viii) a base having a heating element for heating said ingredients in said bowl according to said formula;
wherein said diagnostic device communicates said data of said scalp or hair condition to said control unit of said apparatus;
wherein said control unit operates said dispensing system, said mixing device, and said heating element to produce said customized hair or skin care product to treat said identified hair or skin condition.
2. The system for producing a customized hair or skin care product of claim 1 , having a software application capable of formulating instructions for the production of a hair or skin care product based on a recipe.
3. The system for producing a customized hair or skin care product according to claim 1 , wherein said canisters can be removed from said housing unit to be filled and refilled with said ingredients.
4. The system for producing a customized hair or skin care product according to claim 1 , wherein data from said diagnostic analysis can be manually input into said apparatus.
5. The system for producing a customized hair or skin care product according to claim 1 , wherein data from said diagnostic analysis can be electronically communicated to said apparatus.
6. The system for producing a customized hair or skin care product according to claim 1 , wherein said dispensing system comprises:
a peristaltic pump connected to said canisters for pumping said ingredients from said canisters to said bowl;
a plurality of tubes for delivering said ingredients to said bowl.
7. The system for producing a customized hair or skin care product according to claim 1 , wherein said mixing element is removably attachable to said enclosable bowl.
8. The system for producing a customized hair or skin care product according to claim 1 , wherein said mixing element is capable of operating at variable speeds.
9. The system for producing a customized hair or skin care product according to claim 1 , wherein said bowl is enclosable by a lid.
10. The system for producing a customized hair or skin care product according to claim 1 , wherein said control unit regulates said dispensing, mixing, and heating of said ingredients.
11. A method for using the system for producing a customized hair or skin care product of claim 1 , wherein said method comprises the steps of:
(i) analyzing hair or scalp conditions using said diagnostic device;
(ii) identifying said data for specific hair or scalp conditions;
(iii) communicating said data to said apparatus for producing said customized hair or skin care product;
(iv) generating said formula to treat said identified hair or skin condition using a software;
(v) generating operating instructions to produce said customized hair or skin care product based on said formula;
(vi) dispensing said ingredients according to said operating instructions;
(vii) mixing said ingredients according to said operating instructions;
(viii) heating said ingredients according to said operating instructions;
wherein, said steps are repeated as necessary according to said operating instructions;
whereby, said hair or skin care product is customized according to said operating instructions.