Shaving preparation and method for shaving

1. A method of removing hair from the skin comprising:

A) applying to said skin a shaving preparation comprising

one or more silicone polyethers in an amount of about 0.001 weight percent (wt %) to about 50.0 wt % of the shaving preparation;

one or more water-soluble polymers that associate with the one or more silicone polyethers in an amount of about 0.001 wt % to about 10.0 wt % of the shaving preparation;

one or more anionic surfactants selected from the group consisting of sodium dodecyl sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, and sodium laureth sulfate; and

water in an amount of about 0.5 wt % to about 95.0 wt % of the shaving preparation;

B) moving a shaving implement on the surface of the skin to shave the hair,

C) wetting the shaved area of the skin with water without applying more of said shaving preparation; and

D) moving the shaving implement on the surface of the shaved area of the skin a second time to shave additional hair;

wherein the lubricity of said shaving preparation on the skin is reactivated by said wetting step.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more silicone polyethers are selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol-12 dimethicone and dimethicone copolyol.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more water-soluble polymers that associate with the one or more silicone polyethers is a linear homopolymer derived from ethylene oxide.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more silicone polyethers are from about 0.25 wt % to about 5.0 wt % of the shaving preparation.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more water-soluble polymers that associate with the one or more silicone polyethers are from about 0.05 wt % to about 1.0 wt % of the shaving preparation.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the one or more silicone polyethers to the one or more water-soluble polymers that associates with the silicone polyethers, as weight percents of the shaving preparation, is from about 5:1 to about 10:1.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the ratio of the one or more silicone polyethers to the amount of the one or more water-soluble polymers that associate with the silicone polyethers, as weight percents of the shaving preparation, is about 10:1.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said shaving preparation further comprises at least one of: sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, and one or more water-soluble polymers that do not associate with the one or more silicone polyethers.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein

the sodium laureth sulfate is about 0.1 wt % to about 5.0 wt % of the shaving preparation;

the cocamidopropyl betaine is about 0.1 wt % to about 5.0 wt % of the shaving preparation;

the glycerin is about 0.1 wt % to about 5.0 wt % of the shaving preparation; and

the one or more water-soluble polymers that do not associate with the one or more silicone polyethers are about 0.1 wt % to about 3.0 wt % of the shaving preparation.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more water-soluble polymers that do not associate with the silicone polyethers are selected from the group consisting of acrylates, C 10 -C 30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymers, xanthan gum, hydroxyethyl cellulose, and carboxymethyl cellulose.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the shaving preparation is in a form selected from the group consisting of a gel, foam, liquid or cream.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein said shaving preparation is in the form of a gel.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the shaving preparation is not aerosolized.

14. The method of claim 3 , wherein the one or more water-soluble polymers is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol-14M, polyethylene glycol-90M, polyethylene glycol-7M, and polyethylene glycol-23M.