Non-aerosol shaving compositions

1. A propellant-free composition comprising:

(i) two or more carboxylic acids including at least one C 14 carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof, present in an amount of about 1.6 wt. % to about 5.0 wt. %, based on the weight of the entire composition, and at least one C 16 to C 18 carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof and excluding a C 12 carboxylic acid comprising lauric acid or alkali metal salt thereof, wherein a ratio of the at least one C 14 carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof to one of the at least one C 16 to C 18 carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof is from about 1:2 to about 2:1;

(ii) at least one compound of general Formula (I):

R—O—[—CH 2 CH 2 O—] n —CH 2 CO 2 H

or alkali metal salt thereof, wherein R represents a straight- or branched-chain, saturated C 10 to C 18 alkyl group, n represents an integer between 4 and 12, and the at least one compound of general Formula (I) is present in an amount of about 2.5 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. %, based on the weight of the entire composition;

(iii) polyvinyl pyrrolidone; and

(iv) water.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one C 14 carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof and/or the at least one C 16 to C 18 carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof is a straight-chain fatty acid.

3. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one C 14 carboxylic acid comprises myristic acid or alkali metal salt thereof, the at least one C 16 carboxylic acid comprises palmitic acid or alkali metal salt thereof, the at least one C 18 carboxylic acid comprises stearic acid or alkali metal salt thereof, and the C 12 carboxylic acid is lauric acid or alkali metal salt thereof.

4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein in the at least one compound of general Formula (I), n is 5 .

5. The composition according to claim 4 , wherein n is 6 to 8.

6. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein R in the at least one compound of general Formula (I) represents a straight- or branched-chain, saturated C 10 , C 12 , C 14 , C 16 or C 18 alkyl group.

7. The composition according to claim 6 , wherein R in the at least one compound of general Formula (I) represents a straight- or branched-chain, saturated C 10 , C 12 or C 14 alkyl group.

8. The composition according to claim 6 , wherein R in the at least one compound of general Formula (I) represents a straight- or branched-chain, saturated C 12 alkyl group.

9. The composition according to claim 6 , wherein R in the at least one compound of general Formula (I) represents a straight-chain, saturated C 12 alkyl group.

10. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one C 14 carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof and the at least one C 16 to C 18 carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof are present in an amount of about 2.0 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. %, based on the weight of the entire composition.

11. The composition according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one C 14 carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof and the at least one C 16 to C 18 carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof are present in an amount of about 2.0 wt. % to about 7.5 wt. %, based on the weight of the entire composition.

12. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one compound of general Formula (I) is present in an amount from about 5.0 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. %, based on the weight of the entire composition.

13. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one compound of general Formula (I) is present in an amount of about 5.0 wt. %, based on the weight of the entire composition.

14. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone is present in an amount of 0.1 wt. % or more to 5.0 wt. % or less, based on the weight of the entire composition.

15. The composition according to claim 14 , wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone is present in an amount of 1.0 wt. % or more to 3.0 wt. % or less, based on the weight of the entire composition, and wherein the polyvinyl pyrrolidone has a number average molecular weight of 100,000 Daltons or more to 2,000,000 Daltons or less.

16. A propellant-free composition comprising:

(i) two or more carboxylic acids including at least one C 16 carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof, present in an amount of about 1.6 wt. % to about 3.3 wt. %, based on the weight of the entire composition, and at least one C 18 carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof and excluding a combination of a C 12 carboxylic acid comprising lauric acid or alkali metal salt thereof and a C 14 carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof comprising myristic acid or alkali metal salt thereof, wherein a ratio of the at least one C 16 carboxylic acid to the at least one C 18 carboxylic acid is from about 1:2 to about 2:1;

(ii) at least one compound of general Formula (I):

R—O—[—CH 2 CH 2 O—] n —CH 2 CO 2 H

or alkali metal salt thereof, wherein R represents a straight- or branched-chain, saturated C 10 to C 18 alkyl group, n represents an integer between 4 and 12, and the at least one compound of general Formula (I) is present in an amount of about 2.5 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. %, based on the weight of the entire composition;

(iii) polyvinyl pyrrolidone; and

(iv) water.

17. The composition according to claim 16 , wherein the ratio of the at least one C 16 carboxylic acid to the at least one C 18 carboxylic acid is from about 1:1 to about 2:1.

18. The composition according to claim 16 , wherein the ratio of the at least one C 16 carboxylic acid to the at least one C 18 carboxylic acid is about 1:1.

19. The composition according to claim 16 , wherein the ratio of the at least one C 16 carboxylic acid to the at least one C 18 carboxylic acid is about 2:1.

20. The composition according to claim 16 , said composition further comprising additional ingredients selected from the group consisting of conditioning agents, moisturizing agents, humectants, anti-freezing agents, anti-static agents, anti-microbial agents, preservatives, stabilizers, cleansing agents, pH-adjusting agents, thickeners, emulsifiers, cationic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, anionic surfactants, and combinations thereof.

21. The composition according to claim 16 , said composition further comprising an additional agent selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycols, polyalcohols, polyquaterniums, lauroyl methyl isethionates, cocamidopropyl betaines and lauroamphoacetates, or combinations thereof.

22. A composition according to claim 21 , wherein said one or more additional agent is present in an amount of 0.1 wt. % or more to 1.1 wt. % or less, based on the weight of the entire composition.

23. A method of providing the composition according to claim 1 , wherein said method comprising the steps of:

(a) combining at least the components (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv); and

(b) mixing said components.

24. A container containing the composition of claim 1 .

25. The container of claim 24 , wherein said container further comprises a dispensing mechanism.

26. The container of claim 25 , wherein said dispensing mechanism is a hand-operated pump mechanism.

27. The composition according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one compound of general Formula (I) is present in an amount of about 5.0 wt. %, based on the weight of the entire composition.

28. The composition according to claim 16 , wherein the ratio comprises palmitic acid or alkali metal salt thereof and stearic acid or alkali metal salt thereof from about 1:2 to about 2:1, and wherein the at least one compound of general Formula (I) comprises laurenth-6-carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof in an amount of about 5.0 wt. %, based on the weight of the entire composition.

29. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio comprises myristic acid or alkali metal salt thereof and palmitic acid or alkali metal salt thereof from about 1:2 to about 2:1, and wherein the at least one compound of general Formula (I) comprises laurenth-6-carboxylic acid or alkali metal salt thereof in an amount of about 5.0 wt. %, based on the weight of the entire composition.