To provide a gel-like shaving cosmetic which hardly lowers the viscosity, when coated on the skin, is not dripped, gives the smooth slip of a razor during a shaving treatment, can excellently be rinsed after the shaving treatment, does not give a tensive touch and a smart touch to the skin, and gives the excellent sense of use.

This gel-like shaving cosmetic composition is characterized by comprising (a) a carboxyvinyl polymer or an alkyl-modified carboxyvinyl polymer, (b) polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene glycol, (c) water, and further preferably (d) a polyhydric alcohol having a mol. wt. of less than 2,000.