Patent ID: 9595012
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for formulating and producing a product with environmentally preferred ingredients comprising; obtaining a preliminary formula for the product having a plurality of chemical ingredients, each chemical ingredient having a predefined functional category, determining at least one alternative chemical ingredient within the functional category that is suitable for use in the product, determining an environmental score for the chemical ingredient and the at least one alternative chemical ingredient; wherein the environmental score for the chemical ingredient and the alternative chemical ingredient is based on environmental persistence, bioaccumulation through the food chain and direct toxicity to aquatic organisms; wherein the environmental score for the ingredient and the at least one alternative ingredient is determined without regard to the functional use of the ingredient; wherein the presence of water in the formulation, if any, is not included as either a chemical ingredient or used in determining the environmental score for the formulation; wherein the ingredient is assigned an environmental score ranging from zero to 100 and wherein the environmental score of zero signifies that the ingredient has characteristics that could cause several different types of adverse environmental effects and an environmental score of 100 signifies that none of the characteristics evaluated suggests that the ingredient would pose an environmental concern when used in the personal care product; wherein if the environmental score for said alternative ingredient is higher than the environmental score of said chemical ingredient, then the alternative ingredient is incorporated into the product in place of said chemical ingredient.