FORM-2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
[See Section 10, Rule 10}
Title : " Razor Sanitizer in Shaving Soap"
Laser Shaving (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Having its office at
5th Floor, Malhotra House,
Opp. G.P.O., Fort,
Mumbai 400 001, Maharashtra, India

Abstract:
The invention consists of a shaving soap in the form of cake, stick, shaving cream or shaving foam in an aerosol can with a sanitising chemical compound in its composition. The soap forms a foam during shaving which acts as a delivery vehicle to reach the disinfectant everywhere in the nooks and corners of the shaving head and kill bacterial growth from previous shave. The invention creates a product for removing the growth of bacteria on the shaving razor and thus increases hygiene in the shaving process.
Full Specification:
The following specifications particularly describe the nature of this invention and the description thereof.
Title of the Invention:
"Razor Sanitizer in Shaving Soap"
Background of the Invention
The razor blade industry in the 1980s has seen the emergence of the razor in the form of a handle and a plastic device with embedded shaving edge on its one side, which hereinafter is referred to as the "shaving head". Thereafter a leading manufacturer of blades introduced a razor with twin blade shaving head, which for the first time had 2 shaving edges on the same side of the shaving device. Both the blades were held together in the plastic body and shaved in tandem at the same time. The market readily accepted the product and soon most of the razor blade manufacturers came to the market with similar products. Thereafter there was a race in developing shaving heads with multiple shaving edges. Now there are shaving systems with 3, 4, 5 and even 6 blade edges on the shaving head leading to very complex structure with innumerable parts assembled together.
The complex structure of the shaving head has increased the difficulty in cleaning its inner nooks and corners. In the process of shaving, organic material in the form of bits of dead skin and pieces of hair get lodged in the inner recesses of the shaving head of the razor. Bacteria thrive on this organic material accumulated in the hard-to-clean places in the structure of the razor.

The possibility of infection due to bacterial growth in the shaving head prodded the inventor to find a solution to this problem. The inventor invented the idea that the shaving foam could itself be made instrumental to disinfect the shaving head by adding a sanitising disinfectant in its composition. The foam acts as a delivery agent to reach the sanitising chemical everywhere killing the bacterial growth in the nooks and corners of the shaving head.
The present invention introduces the addition of commonly used chemical in hand sanitising products into shaving soap to sanitise and disinfect the razor during the process of shaving. The invention leads to increased hygiene in the shaving process.
Description of the Product in the Invention
The invention discloses the design and formulation of the "Razor Sanitizer in Shaving Soap" and describes distinguished features of the Product in the Invention.
Process of making the Product in this invention:
Shaving soaps in different forms made with various ingredients are well known in the industry. The process of making the Product under the invention differs with the conventional process only in one aspect While making the Product under the invention, a disinfectant in the nature of an anti bacterial and anti fungal chemical is added to the shaving soap ingredients in small concentration of 0.03% to 0.8% w/w. The disinfectant is an anti-septic product, which is not an alcohol. The disinfectant in solid form is first dissolved in a suitable solvent like ethyl alcohol and then mixed with the ingredients of soap when it is in liquid form. After mixing the disinfectant in the desired quantity, the liquid soap is formed into solid cake or shaving cream or formulation for the shaving foam.
Distinguished feature of the invented Product
The product under this invention is distinguished from prior art by the fact that it contains a disinfectant, which is a non-alcoholic anti bacterial agent in concentrations of not less than 0.02% w/w and not more than 0.8% w/w.
The product under this invention is distinguished from prior art by the fact that it contains any one or more of the following chemicals:

1. Triciosan
2. Povidone-iodine
3. Benzalkonium Chloride
4. Benzethonium Chloride
Prior Art:
Shaving soap in prior art irrespective of Its form is offered for softening the beard, and for facilitating a smooth and a close shave. Shaving soap manufacture is well known in the industry. It is generally available in a cake form which can be used with a wet shaving brush to make soapy foam. The foam so made is then applied to the beard for softening the hair and form a lubricating layer during the shaving process. The shaving soap could also be in the form of a cream that may be filled in collapsible tubes. A small portion of the cream is squeezed out of the tube and with a wet brush and foam is built up on the face with a swirling movement The shaving soap could also be in the form of aerosol liquid that is filled in pressurized cans. When the valve at the top of the can is pressed, ready foam oozes out of the nozzle, which can readily by smeared onto the beard. In case of the shaving foam, shaving brush is not necessary. The soap itself is a kind of cleaning agent which is mildly anti-bacterial for keeping the face clean and free of germs, Existing products in prior art do not contain any non-alcoholic chemical disinfectant There in no shaving soap product in prior art which claims to disinfect the shaving tool i.e. the shaving razor.
Innovation in the Invention:
1. The invention creates a product that will clean the shaving head of any bacterial or fungal growth built up from the previous shave with the same shaving head. On the first shave the new shaving head is free of any microbial presence. But during the shave, organic material in the form of minute particles of dead cells of the skin and pieces of hair material get lodged in the nooks and corners of the razor referred to herein as the shaving head. This organic material invites microbial growth during the 24 hours that elapse between shaves. In the present invention, the bacterial growth is killed and the razor is disinfected with the foam during the process of its subsequent shave. Thereby the product of the invention does not allow the bacterial infection to proliferate on the razor day after day, shave after shave. A shaving soap, which disinfects the razor from the microbial growth arising from the previous shave, is new invention and not known in prior art
2. Shaving soap in the form of a shaving round or cake, shaving stick, shaving cream, and or shaving foam which claims to kill the

bacterial growth on the shaving head is new invention and not known in prior art 3. Shaving soap in the form of a shaving round or shaving cake or shaving cream or shaving foam containing any one or more of the following ingredients which are the antiseptic agents found in hand sanitizers: 1. Triclosan 2. Povidone-iodine 3. Benzalkonium Chloride 4. Benzethonium Chloride is new invention and not known In prior art
Example No. 1
The first example of the embodiment of the invention consists of a shaving soap in the form of a round cake, which in addition to its normal ingredients, contains 0.4% w/w Benzalkonium Chloride
Example No. 2
The second example of the embodiment of the invention consists of a shaving cream in the form of paste filled in a collapsible tube, which in addition to its normal ingredients contains 0.5% w/w Bezalkonium Chloride.
Example No. 3
The third example of the embodiment of the invention consists of a shaving foam in the form of shaving cream rilled in a can with aerosol and normal ingredients which in addition to its aerosol and normal ingredients contains 0.3% Benzethonium Chloride.

We claim:
1. A shaving soap in any form containing more than 0.02% w/w of any one or more of the following chemicals: 1. Triclosan, 2. Povidone-iodine, 3. Benzalkonium Chloride, 4. Benzethonium Chloride
2. A shaving soap in the form of a solid cake or stick or in the form of a paste filled in a tube, or in the form of liquid in an aerosol can container containing more than 0.02% w/w of Triclosan.
3. A shaving soap in the form of a solid cake or stick or in the form of a paste tilled in a tube, or in the form of liquid in an aerosol can container containing more than 0.02% w/w of Povidone-iodine.
4. A shaving soap in the form of a solid cake or stick or in the form of a paste filled in a tube, or in the form of liquid in an aerosol can container containing more than 0.02% w/w of Benzalkonium Chloride.
5. A shaving soap in the form of a solid cake or stick or in the form of a paste filled in a tube, or in the form of liquid in an aerosol can container containing more than 0.02% w/w of Benzethonium Chloride