Molded shaving aid compositions, components and methods of manufacture

1. A shaving cartridge comprising:

a housing having a front edge and a rear edge;

one or more shaving blades between the front edge and the rear edge;

a shaving aid holder; and/

at least one shaving aid portion mounted on the shaving aid holder, the shaving aid portion comprising from 0.25 wt % to 5 wt % silicone cross-polymer, from 10 wt % to 60 wt % sodium stearate as a soap base, from 0.5 wt % to 8 wt % semi-solid esters, from 0.25 wt % to 10 wt % polyoxyethylene, and from 0.3 wt % to 10 wt % of a polyethylene, polybutene and mineral oil composition.

2. The shaving cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the polyoxyethylene has a molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 5,000,000.

3. The shaving cartridge of 1 wherein the silicone cross-polymer is selected from the group consisting of dimethicone PEG-7 panthenyl phosphate, dimethicone PEG-7 phosphate, dimethicone PEG-7 undecylenate, dimethicone/methicone copolymer, perfluoronoylethyl dimethicone methicone copolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer in dimethicone, vinyl dimethicone/lauryl dimethicone crosspolymer in mineral oil, vinyl dimethicone/lauryl dimethicone crosspolymer in squalane, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, squalene and lauryl dimethicone/polyglycerin-3 crosspolymer, triethylhexanoin and lauryl dimethicone/polyglycerin-3 crosspolymer, and dimethicone/polyglycerin-3 crosspolymer and dimethicone, PEG/PPG-20/6 dimethicone, behenoxydimethicone, C24-28 alkyl methicone, dimethicone/vinyl dimethucine crosspolymer, and C12-C14 Pareth-12.

4. The shaving cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the soap base is a poured soap base.

5. The shaving cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the soap base is an extruded soap base.