Razor cartridge with fluid management

A razor cartridge comprising a housing having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and first and second lateral end portions, and at least one blade positioned between said proximal and distal end portions;

• said housing comprising;
• i) a skin contacting bar in front and adjacent said blade, wherein said skin contacting bar has a plurality of rigid projections extending generally perpendicular to said blade,
• ii) an elongated gap adjacent said skin contacting bar and generally parallel to said skin contacting bar;
• and
• iii) an elongated skin contacting element adjacent said elongated gap wherein said elongated skin contacting element has from about 2 to about 30 discrete fluid pathway channels, preferably extending generally perpendicular to said blade, each channel having a fluid inlet and fluid outlet and corresponding land portions in-between said channels, wherein at least one of said land portions, preferably each of said land portions comprises at least one skin stretching means and wherein said fluid inlets of said channels are coincident with the edge of the proximal end portion of said housing.