Abstract: The invention provides a lubricating strip for use in wet shaving systems which strip comprises a biodegradable polymer, preferably a surface-eroding, non bulk-eroding biodegradable polymer.

Abstract: A razor extension handle having a lightweight, collapsible, telescopic extension rod that can be attached or is attachable to a disposable safety razor at one end for shaving body hair and a sponge at an opposite end for applying shaving cream, lotion or soap. The razor extension handle extends outward in a manner that facilitates shaving remote portions of the body when obesity or injury prevents adequate limberness to use a conventional disposable razor.

Abstract: A shaving assembly for simultaneously applying a shaving preparation and removing hair in a single step includes a base having an upper end, a lower end and a hollow space between the upper and lower ends, whereby the hollow space defines an opening at the upper end of the base. The shaving assembly includes a receiver for a razor, such as a cartridge receiver for a razor blade cartridge, that is connected with the base and that is disposed at the opening at the upper end of the base. The cartridge receiver has a perimeter and the opening at the upper end of the base completely surrounds the perimeter of the cartridge receiver. The hollow space of the base is adapted for containing a shaving preparation, such as a soap cake, a liquid soap, shaving cream or a body wash and may be combined with skin beneficial ingredients and/or scent.

Abstract: A replaceable lubricating device for a razor for lubricating, soothing and medicating the user's face while shaving. The replaceable lubricating device for a razor includes a strip of material having a first layer and a second layer having adhesive disposed thereon with the strip of material being adapted to be removably attached upon a head member of a manual razor adjacent to and behind an opening through which razor blades are disposed; and also includes a lubricating substance disposed within the strip of material for lubricating a user's face during shaving; and further includes a protective cover being removably attached to the second layer for protecting the adhesive.

Abstract: A device for disrupting hair growth includes an applicator sized and configured to be held in a hand of a user for shaving, and a source of electromagnetic energy constructed to emit electromagnetic energy having an energy density of between about 0.1 J/cm2 and about 15 J/cm2 and, more preferably, between about 0.1 J/cm2 and 1 J/cm2. The device further includes a blade affixed to the applicator, the blade being constructed to fit smoothly against and to be swept over a skin surface that has been subjected to the emitted electromagnetic energy from the source of electromagnetic energy, to thereby mechanically remove hair from the skin surface.

Abstract: A wet shaving device has a razor head carried by a handle and supports a disposable blade cartridge which has a plurality of blades. A guard/transfer roller supported for rotation on the razor head in advance of a lead blade provides a guard for the lead blade, forms a closure for a dispensing slot in the razor head, receives soap film from a wetted block of soap preparation disposed within the dispensing slot, and transfers soap film from the wetted block to and deposits it ahead of the lead blade and on the skin surface being shaved during a normal shaving process. A spring biased pusher disposed within the dispensing slot and which normally urges the block of soap preparation into engagement with the roller is manually withdrawn from the dispensing slot to facilitate replenishment of spent soap preparation.

Abstract: The present invention features a disposable razor cartridge unit or disposable razor system having a shaving aid in the form of a comfort strip mounted on a razor head, wherein the shaving aid provides a sensory change over a period of time so that the user knows that the razor head should be replaced. In one embodiment, the strip is in the form of a single layer and comprises a polymer of a first color. A coloring agent of a second color is added such that the resulting color of the shaving aid is a third color when the strip is new. The first coloring agent gradually leaches from the strip due to exposure to water, abrasion during usage, or a combination of the two, such that after a certain number of uses the color of the strip changes from the third color to the first color of the polymer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lubricating shaving aid on a shaving razor or a shaving cartridge to reduce frictional drag between a razor blade edge and a shaver's skin and to provide a lubricating film on the shaver's skin during wet shaving. The lubricating shaving aid comprises a water soluble component and a water insoluble component and is formed such that the water insoluble component is released as the water soluble component dissolves upon exposure to water. The invention further discloses a method for making the same from an aqueous dispersion of water, a water soluble component in solution, and a dispersion of a water insoluble component dispersed in the water and the solution of the water soluble component.

Abstract: The system comprises, for example, an electric shaver (1) and a cartridge (2) mounted in a chamber (12) of the shaver (1). The shaver (1) comprises a shaving head (3) having drivable cutters (31) and an electric motor (11) for driving the cutters (31) via a coupling pin (14). The cartridge (2) comprises a reservoir (25) for holding an auxiliary fluid. This auxiliary fluid may, for example, serve to reduce the friction between the shaving head (3) and the skin of a user. The cartridge (2) has an outlet channel (22) and a diaphragm pump (23) for feeding the auxiliary fluid from the reservoir (21) to the outlet channel (22). For the actuation of the diaphragm pump (23) the shaver (1) comprises a button (15) and a lever (17) which is pivotable about a pivot (18). When the button (15) is pressed the diaphragm pump (23) is actuated and a small amount of the auxiliary fluid is applied to the skin of a user via an outlet opening (32).