Decision making software for cosmetic product design based on an ontology
Alex Gabriel, Juliana Serna, Valentin Plantard–Wahl, Antoine Le Jemtel, Vincent Boly, Véronique Falk · Computer-aided chemical engineering/Computer aided chemical engineering · 2023
The design of formulated chemical products such as cosmetic emulsions is normally carried out by interdisciplinary teams that need versatile and reliable tools to support them in the decision-making process. In view of this, this article presents a tool to support product designers during the conceptual design of emulsified cosmetic products . The tool is based on a previously developed ontology for cosmetic product design. It integrates concepts from emulsion science, cosmetic formulation, expert knowledge, and design heuristics in a systematic and flexible way. Additionally, it has a modern architecture based on mobile applications which makes it easy to use. The tool support three types of decisions: screening of ingredients, selection of ingredients considering multiple criteria (ingredient performance, origin, price, etc.), and evaluation of a formulation according to design heuristic. As a result, the tool allows the visualization of ingredient properties and a better selection of ingredients, as well as an early evaluation of formulations prior to experimentation.