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US 12,569,048 B2Granted
Method for removing hair from an area of skin
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorsMatthias Gester, Alison Fiona Stephens, Martin Stephen Williamson, Ilaria Ambrogio, Lara Katharine Goodman
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a method for removing hair from an area of skin by applying a shaving aid composition to the area of skin to be shaved. The shaving aid composition includes water, at least one oil and at least one shear thinning structurant. The area of skin is shaved using a hair removal device comprising a treatment sheet with aperture blades.
Claims14
A method for removing hair from an area of skin, comprising the step of:
- (A) applying a shaving aid composition to the area of skin to be shaved, the shaving aid composition comprising
- (a) 55 to 97% by weight of water,
- (b) 2 to less than 15% by weight of at least one oil,
- (c) 1 to 10% by weight of at least one shear thinning structurant, and
- (d) 0 to 20% by weight of at least one additive,
- wherein the shaving aid composition has a polar component of surface free energy of 30 to 80 mJ/m2 and wherein the components (a) to (d) add up to 100% by weight of the shaving aid composition,
- (B) shaving the area of skin to be shaved using a hair removal device comprising at least one treatment sheet with aperture blades.
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