Authenticatable cosmetic packaging device
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorAline Abergel
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Abstract
A packaging device for a cosmetic product includes at least one container forming at least one compartment in which the cosmetic product is directly or indirectly placed. The packaging device includes at least one authentication element incorporating at least one first chemical reagent capable, when placed in contact with a second chemical reagent present on a counterpart authentication element, of producing a detectable change in the second reagent on the counterpart authentication element. A counterfeit detection kit includes the packaging device, and a non-destructive process detects a possible counterfeit packaging device for a cosmetic product.
Claims25
A kit comprising:
- i) a packaging device comprising,
- a cosmetic product;
- at least one container forming at least one compartment in which said cosmetic product is directly or indirectly placed, said container being configured to fit inside said packaging device;
- at least one authentication element on an outer surface of said packaging device or of said container, said authentication element incorporating at least one first chemical reagent having a composition such that, when placed in contact with a second chemical reagent present on a counterpart authentication element, said first chemical reagent produces a detectable change in the second chemical reagent on the counterpart authentication element;
- and
- ii) a strip supporting said counterpart authentication element incorporating said second chemical reagent which has a composition such that, when placed in contact with said first chemical reagent on said authentication element of the device, said second chemical reagent is modified in a detectable manner, and wherein the composition of the second chemical reagent is such that the second chemical reagent is chromogenic following contact with the first chemical reagent.
An authentication process for a packaging device for a cosmetic product, the process comprising the following steps:
- providing a packaging device including a cosmetic product, at least one container forming at least one compartment in which said cosmetic product is directly or indirectly placed, and at least one authentication element on an outer surface of said packaging device or of said container, said authentication element incorporating at least one first chemical reagent having a composition such that, when placed in contact with a second chemical reagent present on a counterpart authentication element, said first chemical reagent produces a detectable change in the second chemical reagent on the counterpart authentication element;
- placing said authentication element of said packaging device in contact with a strip supporting said counterpart authentication element incorporating said second chemical reagent which, when in contact with the first chemical reagent present on the authentication element on the device, is modified in a detectable manner;
- and
- detecting any change in the second chemical reagent present on the counterpart authentication element, the absence of change in the second chemical reagent indicating that the device is not authentic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.