An adaptor is provided for a shaving cartridge. The adaptor includes a frame extending along a longitudinal axis and a shaving aid coupled with the frame. The adaptor is configured to be reversibly mountable on a shaving cartridge perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

A method of making a razor cartridge including providing at least one razor blade having a cutting edge extending along a length of the razor blade and printing at least one printed object on the length is provided. The razor blade is positioned between the guard and the cap where the visible surface of the at least one razor blade includes a printed object. The printed object may extend continuously along the length of the razor blade and/or may have multiple portions having a comb-like structure. The printed object appears as a solid object to a viewer's naked eye. The solid object includes a plurality of printed ink dots not visible to the viewer's naked eye. The printed object of flexible, polymer ink may act as a guard element on the razor blade which helps with glide and to manage a user's skin (e.g., bulge) during shaving.

The present disclosure is related to shaving blade assemblies comprising a housing having at least one cavity; a shaving aid support having one or more lubricating elements thereon, the shaving aid support being rotatably attached to the housing about a center axis, wherein at least a shaft portion of the shaving aid support is disposed in the at least one cavity of the housing.

A shaving device comprising a head assembly having a support member and a blade cartridge. The support member is configured to be detachably coupled to a handle. The blade cartridge has a first and a second face wherein at least one of the first or second faces comprises at least one razor blade. The blade cartridge is configured to be rotatably coupled to the support member about a pivot axis such that the blade cartridge is pivotable by a user to select one of the first or second faces.

The retainer is operable to secure at least one blade within a housing of a shaving blade cartridge. The retainer extends along a pair of side edges of the housing, between a front edge of the housing and a rear edge of the housing. The retainer includes an upper end portion and either a lower end portion extending substantially parallel to the upper end portion and connected to the upper end portion by an intermediate portion, or one or a plurality of legs extending from an edge of the upper end portion.

A shaving cartridge includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis. The housing has a top side, a bottom side opposite to the top side, at least one longitudinal wall, and first and second side walls. The shaving cartridge also includes at least one shaving blade and a customizing tool. The customizing tool is coupled to the housing. The customizing tool includes an upper surface extending external to the at least one longitudinal wall of the housing. The customizing tool includes a side surface extends at an angle from the upper surface and is proximate to the longitudinal wall of the housing and external ends of the first and second side walls. The customizing tool extends from the at least one longitudinal wall or is attached to at least one of the side walls.

A system and a method for adaptively releasing a lubricant or a cosmetic for a razor cartridge, a sensing unit detects a property of at least one of skin, air, water and a chemical agent in a region adjacent to the razor cartridge. A smart polymer provided on the razor cartridge is selectively responsive to a characteristic external stimulus by undergoing a physical or chemical change. A processing unit controls the release of the lubricant or the cosmetic by providing the characteristic external stimulus to cause the smart polymer to undergo a change. The processing unit compares the detected property to a reference threshold parameter and determines whether to provide the characteristic external stimulus to the smart polymer based on the comparison, thereby generating the lubricant or the cosmetic. The determined level of depletion of the smart polymer is indicated by a light, aural, or haptic indication.

A blade assembly comprising a housing having a recess defining a first wall on a first side of the housing and a second wall on a second side of the housing; an elongated body that is attached to the first and second walls and is rotatable about a longitudinal axis (S-S), the elongated body having two or more facets, wherein at least one of the facets has a lubricating element disposed thereon; and a locking mechanism a configured to releasably lock the body in a use position.

An apparatus for demonstrating at least a first shaving razor, having a first shaving surface with a first lubrication member, may include a first sheet of paper, a liquid composition, and a light source transmitting ultraviolet light onto the first sheet of paper. The liquid composition may include water and an ultraviolet dye. The apparatus may position the shaving razor to engage the first sheet of paper and to allow relative motion between the first lubrication member and the first sheet of paper such that the first lubrication member deposits the liquid composition onto the first sheet of paper.

A razor assembly includes a razor cartridge, a connecting head, a razor handle and a restoring force provider. The razor cartridge includes a blade housing for housing shaving blades in a first direction. The connecting head has one side detachably coupled to the razor cartridge. The razor handle includes a head adapter coupled to the connecting head to be rotatable about a rotational axis perpendicular to the first direction, and a grip extending from head adapter. The restoring force provider includes a first magnet disposed on another side of the connecting head which co-rotates with the connecting head about the rotational axis, and a second magnet disposed at a fixed position on the razor handle such that a magnetic force between the one or more first magnets and the one or more second magnets biases the connecting head toward a neutral rotation position with respect to the razor handle.