Shaving cream gel containing interpolymer reaction product of selected cationic polymers and anionic polymers

Claim 1

A stable shaving cream gel comprising 55% to 94% by weight of water; 4% to 30% by weight of a water soluble salt of a carboxylic acid having the formula: R.sub.1 (OC.sub.n H.sub.2n).sub.m R.sub.2 COOH wherein R 1 is an alkyl radical of C 6 -C 16 , n=2 to 4, m=0-20 and R 2 =OCH 2 to OC 3 H 6 or CH 2 to C 3 H 6 ; 1% to 20% by weight of at least one humectant selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, glycerine and sorbitol; 0.5% to 10% by weight of at least one hydrocarbon propellant selected from the group consisting of n-pentane, isopentane, neopentane, n-butane and isobutane; and 0.05% to 5% by weight of a preformed, water soluble, interpolymer gel reaction product formed by the rapid and intensive agitation of a cationic polymer bearing a positive charge selected from the group consisting of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride-co-acrylamide) and a quaternary ammonium cellulose ether polymer and an anionic polymer bearing a negative charge selected from the group consisting of poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid) and alginic acid, said interpolymer gel being effective to improve the foam characteristics, slip and after-feel properties of said composition.