This document discusses shaving and aftershave products. It begins by defining shaving and explaining that while not scientifically necessary, shaving is commonly practiced for religious or personal appearance reasons. It then covers the history and types of shaving preparations including soaps, powders, sticks, and creams. Potential ill effects of shaving like cuts and abrasions are noted. The document defines aftershave and describes how it works to soothe skin after shaving. The main types of aftershaves - lotions, gels, powders, and balms - are outlined along with some example formulations.

1. By
Guruprasad Venkatakrishna Rao
&
Virendra Ambalal Jain

2. Introduction
What is shaving ?
Answer- Shaving is the removal of hair, by using a razor or any other kind of
bladed implement, to slice it down to the level of the skin.
Why it is being carried out ?
Answer – Shaving is just an effort of Human Being to improve his Personal
appearance. However it is often associated with religious Practice too.
e.g. A child Birth hair is being shaved as a practice in religion .
More popular example is Tirupathi Balaji Temple.
Is it necessary ( Scientifically ) ?
Answer – No ,it is not Necessary . There are many peoples in the field who
have never thinked of shaving their hairs . Infact A lot of your body hair
though is to help keep you cool, keep dirt out of certain areas, and can also
help you to feel things when something moves or touches them.

3. Shaving Preparation
History
It all started with Shaving Soap , first
in the form of the cake or bar, then in
the mug ,stick, or powdered form.
These in turn gave way to the cream-
type products, both lather and
brushless.

4. Shaving Preparation
Properties
 Easy & rapid production of a copious lather.
 Resistance to rapid drying.
 Freedom from the possibility of skin irritation
(mucosa of eye, nose etc) .
 Rapid softening of beard & sufficient viscosity to hold
the hair erect to facilitate cutting the individual hair.
 Lubrication to make the razor glide over the face more
easily and painlessly.

5. CLASSES OF SHAVING
PREPARATION
STICKS &
POWDERS
SHAVING SOAPS
SHAVING
CREAMS

6. SHAVING SOAPS
 COMBINATION OF COCONUT OIL SOAPS & PALM
OIL SOAPS FOR QUICK & STABLE LATHERING.
 WITHIN EACH THERE IS A COMBINATION OF
POTASSIUM & SODIUM SOAPS TO GET QUICK
LATHERING & MAINTAIN THE BODY OF SOAP
 SUPPERFATTING AGENTS & TALC ARE ALSO
EMPLOYED.
 RECENT INNOVATION LIES IN THE USE OF
HEMOSTATIC MATERIALS

7. SHAVING POWDERS
 POPULAR WITH THE BARBERS.
 POWDER EASILY DISPENSED INTO SHAVING MUG
PRIOR TO ADDITION OF WATER AND
PRODUCTION OF LATHER USING SHAVING
BRUSH.
 PRODUCT CLAIMED TO MORE SANITARY
BECAUSE FRESH QUANTITY OF POWDER WAS
USED EVERYTIME.

8. SHAVING STICKS
 GENERALLY NOT POPULAR AMONG CUSTOMERS
BUT IT EXIST
 FORMULATION LOGIC IS SAME AS THAT OF SOAP
BUT THIS ONE IS MORE ENRICHED IN SOAPS.
 ONCE FORMULATION EXISTED IN 1939 WITH
ALKALI PEROXIDE AS AN INGREDIENTS.

9. LATHER SHAVING CREAM
 HAVE SAME INGREDIENTS AS THAT OF SOAP
WITH INCLUSION OF GREATER AMOUNT OF
WATER TO GIVE CREAMY CONSISTENCY.
 PLAYING WITH THE RATIO OF Na / K SOAPS NOT
ONLY AFFECT LATHER BUT ALSO CONSISTENCY
AND STABILITY OF CREAM.
 SUPPERFATTING AGENTS AND BORAX ARE
ADDED TO MAINTAIN STABILITY.

10. BRUSHLESS SHAVING CREAM
 NOT MEANT TO PRODUCE FOAM
 IT IS O/W EMULSION.
 COMFARTABLE SHAVE IS BECAUSE OF GREATER
LUBRICATING ABILITY AND SUBSEQUENT
REDUCTION IN RAZOR PULL OR DRAG.
 LEAVES FACE WITH THIN COATING OF OIL.
 WETTING AGENTS ARE EMPLOYED TO IMPROVE
BEARD SOFTENING.

11.  Aqua
 Stearic acid
 Palm kernel oil
 Propylene glycol
 Potassium hydroxide
 Parfum
 Triclocarban
 Disodium EDTA,menthol, preservative
 TiO2

13. PEG 7
BORAX
PRESERVATIVES
LAURIC ACID
MYRISTIC ACID
SLS
VIT E ACETATE
COCODIETHANOL AMIDE

14. ILL EFFECTS OF SHAVING
 CUTS
 ABRASIONS
 IRRITATIONS

16. WHAT IS AN AFTERSHAVE ???
 An astringent, typically scented lotion for applying to
the skin after shaving.
HOW DOES IT WORKS ???
IT RAISES THE PH OF THE SKIN AFTER THE USE
OF ALKAINE SOAP.
SINCE, IT ALSO CAUSES MILD COAGULATION OF
SKIN PROTIENS AND PROTECT THE SKIN BY
CLOSING THE PORES WHICH GOT OPENED
DURING SHAVING.
TO NUMB DAMAGED SKIN .
TO PREVENT INFECTION OF CUTS.

17. PROPERTIES
 Anti- inflammatory
 Antiseptic
 Moisturizer
 Astringency

18. TYPES OF AFTERSHAVE
AFTERSHAVE
LOTION GEL POWDER BALM

19. AFTERSHAVE LOTION
 WIDELY USED AFTERSHAVE
FORMULATION.
 AFTER LOTIONS ARE GENERALLY
ALCOHOL AND ESSENTIAL OIL BASED.
 MENTHOL IS GENERALLY ADDED.
GIVES ADDITIONAL COOLING EFFECTS.
 GENERALLY AVAILABLE IN GLASS
BOTTLES.

20. AFTERSHAVE GEL
 IT IS ENRICHED WITH ALOEVERA AND
HERBAL EXTRACT
 IT SOOTHES AND CALM THE SKIN
 HAS ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTISEPTIC
PROPERTIES
 REDUCES REDNESS AND RAZOR BURNS
 LEAVES IT SOFT AND REFRESSED FOE HOURS

21. AFTERSHAVE POWDER
 IT IS JUST NORMALLY
TALC POWDER BLENDED
WITH ALOE
 SOOTHES SKIN AFTER
SHAVING
 REDUCES CHAFING AND
IRRITATION
 PROVIDES ULTRA SILKY –
SMOOTH SKIN

22. Aftershave cream
 Mens who find alcoholic aftershave lotion irritating
and to overcome the exposure to sun,wind or
inclement weather this type of formulation came into
picture
 It relieves tenderness , dryness , roughness
of skin aftershaving .

23. PARK AVENUE AFTERSHAVE
 Ethyl alcohol 50%
 Sorbitol 70% soln 2.5%
 Perfume oil 0.5%
 Menthol 0.1%
 Boric acid 2.0%
 Water 44.9%

24. REFERENCES
 COSMETIC TECHNOLOGY BY BALSAM
 HARRY’S COSMETICOLOGY
 WWW.GILETTE.COM
 WWW.SCIENCEDIRECT.COM
 WWW.GOOGLE.COM
 SODEOPEC

25. SPECIAL THANKS TO
SHREYAS OAK , ANAY KACHARIA&
ABHISHEK ROOGI