Inventors:
Rooma Mehta - Guilford CT, US
Chris Barone - Trumbull CT, US
Assignee:
Eveready Battery Company, Inc. - St. Louis MO
International Classification:
B26B 19/44
Abstract:
A razor cartridge includes a frame, one or more razor blades mounted within the frame, and a guard attached to the frame. The guard is disposed forward of the razor blades and consists essentially of a water-insoluble compliant material and a water-soluble lubricious material integrally formed therewith and substantially uniformly mixed therewith, thereby enabling the guard to be compliant and lubricious when exposed to water. The guard also includes a skin care ingredient selected from the group consisting of oils, vitamins, aloe, bisabalol, fruit extracts, green tea, antipruritic/counter irritant materials, antimicrobial/keratolytic materials, anti-fungal agents, anti-inflammatory agents, astringents, surfactants, rinsing aids, soaps, tackifiers, sunblocking agents, exfoliating agents, moisturizing agents, antiseptics, antioxidants, colorants, fragrances, and combinations of the foregoing. When the razor cartridge into which the guard is incorporated is used in a shaving operation, the integrally formed and substantially uniform mixture is the initial skin-contacting surface.
