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Is a face cleansing brush patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a face cleansing brush have been patented many times, but "a face cleansing brush" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 200 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “facialfaceskin cleansingcleaning brushdevice” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 21 best keyword matches we examined, 9 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: APR CO LTD (3), TANG YIQUN (1), SHEN ZHEN COSBEAUTY CO LTD (1), AKRIDGE ROBERT E (1).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47K (14), A61H (7), A46B (6), A45D (3).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a face cleansing brush

  1. Home skin cleansing device having electric cleansing function US-2025387296-A1 2025 · APR CO LTD
    A home skin cleansing device having both an electric skin cleansing function and a skin vibration function by means of supply of a galvanic current includes a vibration plate which contacts the skin of a user to transmit vibration…
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  2. Skin cleansing device WO-2024172347-A1 2024 · APR CO LTD
    A skin cleansing device that naturally and gently contacts the skin to provide an excellent feeling of use is disclosed. The skin cleansing device comprises: a vibration cleansing part (20) which is located on one surface of a hou…
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  3. Facial cleansing device WO-2022196855-A1 2022 · PROXIHEALTHCARE INC
    The present invention relates to a facial cleansing device comprising: a head part including a facial cleansing brush and at least one electrode which is supplied with a driving signal to generate an electric field corresponding t…
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  4. Handheld multifunctional facial cleansing brush structure US-2021059396-A1 2021 · TANG YIQUN
    The present invention provides a handheld multifunctional facial cleansing brush structure, including a housing, a power supply assembly, a control switch, a massage assembly, a thermal conduction assembly, and a silicone sleeve. …
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  5. Face cleansing device for skin care and makeup removal using cold and warm steam WO-2019027097-A1 2019 · CHO SUNG BUM
    A face cleansing device for skin care and makeup removal using cold and warm steam, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a cleansing container provided with a cluster nozzle module for spraying washing w…
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  6. Skin cleansing device WO-2019027306-A3 2019 · AMOREPACIFIC CORP
    The present invention relates to a skin cleansing device, and may comprise: a main body part having an oscillation circuit for generating electric power loaded thereon in order to cause pendulum dynamic vibration of a brush part f…
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  7. Facial cleansing device WO-2019184575-A1 2019 · ZHEJIANG BEAUTY AND HEALTH ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO LTD
    A facial cleansing device, comprises a housing and a switch button (1) which are detachably connected. A circuit plate (2), a vibration source, and a power supply member (3) provided in the housing; the housing is wrapped with a s…
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  8. Vibrating component for facial cleansing device WO-2018018440-A1 2018 · XIAMEN MUSHU TECH CO LTD
    A vibrating component (1) for a facial cleansing device. Two T-shaped arms of a vibration frame (11) are spring arms (111, 114) made using a high-strength flexible plate. Soft rubber sleeves (12, 13) are provided on two ends of th…
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  9. Facial cleansing brush structure US-9737179-B2 2017 · SHEN ZHEN COSBEAUTY CO LTD
    A facial cleansing brush structure includes an outer casing, a brush head assembly, and a brush head drive device. The outer casing has a brush head installation chamber. The brush head assembly includes a brush head and a brush h…
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  10. Face cleaning brush WO-2017113087-A1 2017 · XING HAOYU
    A face cleaning brush. The face cleaning brush comprises a lower base (3) and a fixing base (1), and the lower base is connected to the fixing base via a connection base (2). The fixing base is provided with a brush (11) thereon, …
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  11. Face cleansing device WO-2011136509-A3 2012 · KWON YEON SIK
    A face cleansing device comprises a controller which drives a motor in accordance with a user control so as to rotate an impeller connected to the motor and discharge, through a first nozzle and/or a second nozzle, the air introdu…
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  12. Skin cleansing device US-7069088-B2 2006 · LEHTOLUOTO EEVA-LIISA
    A skin cleansing device comprising includes two or more electrodes attached to the cleansing pad, a cleansing signal generator for generating an electric cleansing signal, and elements for conveying the cleansing signal from the c…
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  13. Brush configuration for a powered skin cleansing brush appliance US-2005278877-A1 2005 · AKRIDGE ROBERT E
    The bristle arrangement includes a first brush portion which has a first set of bristles, the first brush portion being arranged in an annular configuration, and remains stationary in operation of the appliance. The bristle arrang…
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  14. Skin cleansing device US-6694183-B1 2004
    A skin cleansing device for cleansing facial skin includes electrode pairs attached to a facial mask and a cleansing signal generator for generating an alternating electric cleansing signal, the electrode pairs being operatively c…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a face cleansing brush been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Beauty and personal-care patents focus on application mechanisms, heads/bristles, and heating or vibration features.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.