Testing & Investigation Case Study

Investigation and Formulation Prototyping of Cream Product
Company Name: Baba Dreams Ltd
Funding Source & Value: 5K Innovation Voucher
Profile of Company:
Baba Dreams Ltd. are a company that supplies innovative baby products (clothing and accessories) made from natural materials that makes life easier for new parents and also gives newborn babies the best level of comfort when it comes to their sensitive skin and other issues.
Problem to Be Solved
The company had an idea for a natural balm product for sensitive dry skin using a natural oil extract as the active ingredient. Knowledge on the formulation, stability and components of existing market products was lacking.
How APT Delivered Solution for Industry
Formulation Prototyping
Several option types were developed, and the chosen ingredients were used to create a balm, a body butter and an aqueous skin cream product.
Initial chemical, mechanical and biological testing tests have proven the prototype product properties to be stable and of acceptable texture.
Another voucher is to be applied for after this one has been claimed as there is a significant level of work to be completed to determine the stability and also to look into a wider range of product such as a product range and other light cream types with different active oils in new formulations.
Report on suitable materials and safety mechanisms.
Two functional full scale models for usability testing
Renders of the models in a variety of colours
2D production drawings
2D patent drawings
3D universal step. Files to production costings
CISD feel the real innovation in this project was delivered in the CAD design. The initial design developed in voucher 1 satisfied all the needs of the stakeholder in terms of safety and functionality. However, this design included over 15 separate injection moulding parts, making tooling unaffordable to the start up. In the second voucher, clever design reduced the number of parts to 7 and removed the need for ultrasonic welding considerably reducing the cost of production without compromising safety or functionality.
Impact for the Company
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Company Testimonial
“The benefit so far to the product is that we are, through testing, finding out any potential issues with ingredients and working on how they can be rectified. This is allowing us to refine the formulations which will in turn allow us to confirm the efficacy of the products on skin. It has also been very beneficial as we now know that the products do not harm skin, and we can work on getting the CSPR done to get the products on the market. We intend to get formulations perfected and to have the shelf-life testing completed for the oil, balms, and cream and to complete the steps to get the products registered for sale. We also want to expand the range into natural shampoos and conditioners, and we have other plants we want to develop into balms, oils, and creams.” Bernadette McTiernan, Manager, Baba Dreams Ltd