Method for shaping an applicator for applying a cosmetic composition to a predefined region of the keratin materials of a user. The applicator defining an application surface. The method using a shaping system comprising one or more movable elements and topographical data from an operation of acquiring, preferably digitally, the topography of at least a portion of said predefined region, in which method the shaping system automatically positions the one or more movable elements at least according to the topographical data, the positioning of the one or more movable elements imposing a shape to the application surface of the applicator.

A device for producing a skin care pack using a hydrogel and a control method thereof are disclosed. The device may include a housing which is provided with a door for selectively opening and closing a work space for forming a skin care pack, and which maintains a forming temperature required for producing the skin care pack; a platform including a base supported on a floor plate of the work space, and a heater for heating hydrogel discharged onto the base; a former including nozzle modules which are provided to be movable in the work space and each include a pump for receiving and discharging a heated hydrogel; and a control unit which controls the movement of the nozzle modules and the operation of the pumps, and maintains the temperature of the base to a predetermined range by controlling the operation of the heater.

An application member includes a stimuli-responsive polymer that reversibly changes to being hydrophilic and to being hydrophobic in response to an external stimulus to allow impregnation and release of an active ingredient to be applied to the skin.

A wearable insect repellent device (such as a wrist/ankle band or adhesive strip) includes an encapsulated insect repellent adjacent to an absorbent material, which is itself adjacent to an odor impervious material, and where at least about 0.5 ml of insect repellent is encapsulated in a frangible enclosure that when fractured, releases a fresh supply of repellent onto said absorbent material for the passive evaporation of the repellent.

The invention relates to a device for treating the hair, comprising two arms (16, 18) able to move with respect to one another between a closed configuration for treating the hair and a spread configuration for engaging therebetween the hairs to be treated, one (18) of the arms comprising a housing suitable for receiving a removable hair treatment refill (32), the hair treatment refill (32) comprising a refill body (36) and an application member (38) attached to the refill body (36), the connection of the refill (32) to the arm (18) being locked by means of a push-release locking device.

A facial mask includes a mask body impregnated with a cosmetic composition and a composition retention structure for retaining the cosmetic composition in the mask body. The mask body includes a facial mask layer and a holding device including at least two ear mask layers integrally extended from two side portions of the facial mask layer and/or a chin mask layer integrally extended from a bottom portion of the facial mask layer, adapted for overlaying on the skin surfaces of the face, the ears and/or the chin of the user respectively for skin care treatment of the facial skin surface of the user while the holding device is adapted for wearing the facial mask layer on the user's face by holding to the ears of the user.

A method of treating a fungal infection of the nails is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the treatment method comprises applying a formulation directly to a nail, wherein the formulation comprises bleaching and moisturizing agents to improve cosmetic appearance of the nail. In another embodiment, the treatment method comprises a formulation applied directly to a nail, wherein the formulation is subsequently exposed to a light source to improve efficacy of the formulation applied to the nail.

Methods and devices for treating a targeted tissue including a skin or a lip and more particularly methods and devices that enhances absorption of treatment media into tissue for cosmetic and therapeutic purposes.

A feeding container includes a feeding mechanism having a sleeve. In the feeding container, a first groove through which a projection formed in a holding member that holds a coating material passes and a second groove that extends from the first groove to an end surface of the sleeve are formed on an inner surface of the sleeve, and the first groove has a projection holding portion which is configured to accept the projection and disposed at a position away along the first groove from a connection portion of the first groove and the second groove.

An application container (1) includes a container main body (2); an inner plug member (20); and an impregnation material (30). The inner plug member (20) includes an impregnation material accommodating portion (21), and a valve body accommodating portion (22) which includes a valve seat (22a) on an impregnation material accommodating portion (21) side and a valve body support portion (22b) on a container main body (2) side and in which a valve body (22c) is disposed so as to be movable between the valve seat (22a) and the valve body support portion (22b). A communication groove (50) which forms a gap between the valve body (22c) and the valve body accommodating portion (22) in a state where the valve body (22c) is supported by the valve body support portion (22b) is formed.