Razor comprising a molded shaving aid composition comprising a pyrithione source

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 about 0.1% to about 10 wt % polyoxyethylene, a pyrithione source, and a soap base,

wherein said soap base comprises a pH adjusting agent selected from a group consisting of ammonia solution, triethanolamine, diethanolamine, monoethanolamine, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, soluble carbonate salts, and combinations thereof, wherein said soap attains a pH of greater than or equal to 10.7, and

wherein said pH adjusting agent is present in an amount of from about 0.3% to about 20% by weight of the soap base.

2. The shaving cartridge of claim 1 , wherein said pyrithione source is at a level of from about 0.01% to about 5%, by weight of the soap base.

3. The shaving cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the pyrithione source is selected from a group consisting of zinc pyrithione, sodium pyrithione, pyrithione acid, dipyrithione, chitonsan pyrithione, magnesium disulfide pyrithione, and combinations thereof.

4. The shaving cartridge of claim 1 , wherein said pyrithione source is in the form of a platelet having a mean particle diameter of about 0.5 microns to about 10 microns, a median particle diameter of about 0.5 microns to about 10 microns, and a thickness of about 0.6 microns to about 15 microns.

5. The shaving cartridge of claim 4 , wherein the mean particle diameter is about 1 microns to about 5 microns.

6. The shaving cartridge of claim 4 , wherein the median particle diameter is about 0.6 microns to about 0.7 microns.

7. The shaving cartridge of claim 4 , wherein said soap base comprises from about 0.1% to about 1.0%, by weight of the soap base, of the pyrithione source.

8. The shaving cartridge of claim 4 , wherein the platelet comprises a span of about 5 or less.

9. The shaving cartridge of claim 1 , wherein said soap base further comprises an additional antibacterial agent selected from the group consisting of triclocarban; triclosan; a halogenated diphenylether; hexachlorophene; 3,4,5-tribromosalicylanilide; salts of 2-pyridinethiol-1-oxide; and mixtures thereof.

10. The shaving cartridge of claim 1 , wherein said soluble carbonate salt is selected from a group consisting of sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, ammonium carbonate, aluminum carbonate, magnesium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, and combinations thereof.

11. The shaving cartridge of claim 1 , further comprising a zinc source selected from the group consisting of an organic carboxylic zinc salt, an inorganic zinc salt, zinc hydroxide, zinc oxide, and combinations thereof, wherein the zinc source is in present in an amount of from about 0.01% to about 0.5%.

12. The shaving cartridge of claim 1 , comprising as a pyrithione source of about 0.5% zinc pyrithione, a pH adjusting agent of about 2% sodium carbonate, and further comprising as a zinc source of about 0.1% zinc carbonate.

13. The shaving cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the polyoxyethylene has a molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 5,000,000 and a silicone cross-polymer.

14. The shaving cartridge of 1 , further comprising a silicone polymer 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.

15. The shaving cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the shaving aid portion further comprises a polyethylene, polybutene, and mineral oil composition.

16. The shaving cartridge of claim 1 , wherein a first shaving aid is provided at the forward edge and a second shaving aid is provided at the rear edge, and wherein the second shaving aid comprises at least a portion of said pyrithione source.