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Colgate Open Innovation Challenge: Avoid and prevent anti-humidity/musty odor in clothes
Request Number: 202059 | Author: Colgate-Palmolive
Description
Colgate-Palmolive is seeking an anti-humidity/musty odor technology that can kill and prevent the growth or neutralization of odors on surface of synthetic and natural fibers clothes. The technology needs to have the necessary regulatory certification to support claims around the prevention of growth of the musty microorganism on the clothes.
Background
As houses get smaller, drying areas within the home get smaller, and the humidity in the air increases, consumers notice that their clothes can produce an unpleasant odor due to improper drying of their clothes. For these reasons, there is a possible consumer need for an anti-humidity/musty odor technology to prevent or neutralize odors in clothes.
Key Success Criteria
Solutions should be:
- Designed to fight the source of musty odor (geosmin, 2,4,6-trichloroanisole and 2-methylisoborneol)
- Have necessary regulatory certification to support claims
- Have necessary regulatory certification to support claims
- Cost effective
Possible Approaches
- Fabric softeners product
- Spray product
Development Stage
Potential solutions should have a viable prototype/proof of concept with our current formats.
Approaches not of interest
- Approaches potentially cause safety concerns, e.g., nanoparticles
- Approaches affecting the performance of packaging, e.g., color change, odor, and weakening strength
Preferred Collaboration types
To partner with a start-up company, inventor, university, etc. for licensing, joint development, material supply or test and learn.
Colgate-Palmolive Open Innovation Portal
The Colgate-Palmolive open innovation submission portal is where you can submit your ideas and innovations to our strategic challenges. yet2 manages the portal and will serve as a consistent point of contact for you during the submission process. All the information you provide in these initial stages should be publicly available and imposes no obligation of confidentiality for Colgate or any of its brands. If your unique idea or innovation passes our screening criteria, your details will be passed on to the appropriate team for further detailed, internal review. If we decide to move forward with your submission, we will ask you to sign a separate, further agreement with us so that any confidential information that is subsequently shared is protected.
