Device and method for dandruff removal

Abstract

A dandruff removal device includes a body having a motor configured to generate motion, and a brush head extending from the body and including a transmission to convert the motion provided by the motor into a reciprocating motion at a brush connection interface along a reciprocating motion axis, and a brush base having a plurality of teeth or bristles attached on an outer surface of the brush base, wherein the plurality of teeth or bristles are substantially aligned along a first direction, and wherein the brush base is coupled to the brush connection interface, and is configured to be moved by the brush connection interface, and responsively move the plurality of teeth or bristles in a reciprocating manner along the reciprocating motion axis, wherein the first direction is substantially parallel with the reciprocating motion axis. A corresponding method of removing dandruff is also disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A dandruff removal device, comprising:
 a body, comprising:
 a motor configured to generate motion; and 
 a brush head extending from the body, comprising: 
 a transmission configured to convert the motion provided by the motor into a reciprocating motion at a brush connection interface along a reciprocating motion axis; and 
 a brush base having a plurality of teeth or bristles attached on an outer surface of the brush base, wherein the plurality of teeth or bristles are substantially aligned along a first direction, 
 wherein the brush base is coupled to the brush connection interface, and is configured to be moved by the brush connection interface, and responsively move the plurality of teeth or bristles in a reciprocating manner along the reciprocating motion axis, wherein the first direction is substantially parallel with the reciprocating motion axis. 
   
     
     
         2 . The dandruff removal device of  claim 1 , wherein the motor is a rotary motor, a magnet motor, or a pivot motor. 
     
     
         3 . The dandruff removal device of  claim 1 , wherein the brush head comprises both teeth and bristles. 
     
     
         4 . The dandruff removal device of  claim 1 , wherein the teeth or bristles are made of metal, rubber, nylon, silicon, wood, plastic, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The dandruff removal device of  claim 1 , wherein the brush base has a shape of a cylinder, a sphere, an ellipsoid, or a plate. 
     
     
         6 . The dandruff removal device of  claim 1 , wherein the brush head comprises two or more brush bases. 
     
     
         7 . The dandruff removal device of  claim 6 , wherein each brush base of the two or more brush bases is movable in different directions. 
     
     
         8 . The dandruff removal device of  claim 6 , wherein each brush base of the two or more brush bases has different shapes from each other. 
     
     
         9 . The dandruff removal device of  claim 6 , wherein each brush base of the two or more brush bases is made of different materials from each other. 
     
     
         10 . The dandruff removal device of  claim 1 , wherein all the outer surface of the brush base is substantially covered by the teeth or bristles. 
     
     
         11 . The dandruff removal device of  claim 1 , wherein the brush head is adapted to be attached to and detached from the body. 
     
     
         12 . The dandruff removal device of  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a controller configured to control the motor to switch between an operating state and a stopped state and/or to adjust a speed of the motion of the motor. 
     
     
         13 . The dandruff removal device of  claim 1 , further comprising a vibrating actuator connected to the brush base so that the plurality of teeth or bristles performs a vibrating motion simultaneously or separately from the reciprocating motion. 
     
     
         14 . The dandruff removal device of  claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises a rat tail comb configured to separate and lift sections of hair. 
     
     
         15 . The dandruff removal device of  claim 1 , further comprises a heater configured to heat the brush base. 
     
     
         16 . A method for removing dandruff from scalp, comprising:
 providing the dandruff removal device of  claim 1 , positioning the dandruff removal device on hair or scalp in a manner such that at least part of the teeth or bristles directly contacts the hair and the scalp; and   operating the motor to drive the teeth or bristles in a reciprocating motion, thereby removing dandruff.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising separating and lifting sections of hair with a tail attached to the body of the dandruff removal device. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising applying a cosmetic comprising tea tree oil or hemp seed oil either before or after a combing process.