TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The lipophilic skin conditioning agent comprises: a hydrocarbon or polymeric hydrocarbon comprising mineral oil, isoparaffin, greater than 20C hydrogenated polyisobutene or petrolatum; and/or an ester composed of a branched 16-22C alkyl chain or a mono alkyl group consisting of 1-6C alkyl chain; and an isostearic acid derivative. The isostearic acid derivative is isostearyl isostearate and/or isopropyl isostearate. The structuring agent comprises a branched or unsaturated hydrocarbon moiety. The structuring agent is: 8-20C branched alkanes and/or glyceryl or polyglyceryl mono or diesters of branched or unsaturated fatty acids; or isododecane, isohexadecane, isoeicosane, glyceryl oleate and/or polyglyceryl diisostearate. The water dispersible surface active agent is soap, an interrupted soap, a detergent, an anionic surfactant, a non-ionic surfactant and/or an amphoteric surfactant. The lipophilic skin conditioning agent comprises an isostearic acid derivative and the structuring agent comprises a branched alkane. The lipophilic skin conditioning agent comprises an isopropyl isostearate and the structuring agent comprises isohexadecane. The base composition comprises 50-80 wt.%, preferably 5-8 wt.% of water. The structuring agent concentration is 1-10 wt.%, preferably 3-7 wt.%. The water soluble or water dispersible surface active agent concentration is 5-20 wt.%, preferably 5-15 wt.%. The base composition further comprises one or more lubricants. Preferred Composition: The personal care composition comprises an aqueous base composition comprising 1-12 wt.% of a lipophilic skin conditioning agent comprising petrolatum, isostearyl isostearate, isopropyl isostearate and/or glycerol monoisostearate, 1-5 wt.% of a structuring agent and 5-20 wt.% of a water dispersible surface active agent, and a volatile post-foaming agent mixed with the base composition to form the shaving composition. EXAMPLE - Typical shave gel composition comprised (in %) of: water (added to make up to 100); palmitic acid (7.75); triethanolamine (6.05); glyceryl oleate (3); isohexadecane (3); stearic acid (2.6); sorbitol (0.7); fragrance (0.5); hydroxyethylcellulose (0.5); polyethylene glycol-90M (0.06); petrolatum (2); and volatile post foaming agent (1-4).