The sulphate of the coconut-oil fatty-acids monoester of diethanolamine is prepared by treating diethanolamine monosulphate in aqueous caustic soda solution with coconut oil fatty acid chlorides, Linoleyl b -phosphate g -glycerolamine is prepared by condensing g -glycerolamine with oleic acid at 160--175 DEG C. and treating the product with phosphorus pentoxide at room temperature. The sulphate of the condensate of lauryl amide and diethylene glycol is prepared by reacting a mixture of lauryl amide, diethylene glycol and fuming sulphuric acid at about 100 DEG C. A condensation product of palmityl amide and isethionic acid is prepared by dissolving palmityl amide in ether, adding isethionic acid while stirring, and stirring for about five hours at about 30 DEG C.ALSO:A brushless shaving cream consists of a plastic emulsion of 5 to 30 per cent of oleaginous material, 50 to 80 per cent of water, 2 to 13 per cent of soap, and 0,5 to 5 per cent of a chemical compound (other than soaps which are metal salts of higher fatty acids) having oleophilic and hydrophilic groups in the molecule, the oleophillic group comprising a chain of not less than eight carbon atoms. The oleaginous material consists essentially of a normally solid higher fatty acid, e.g. stearic or palmitic acid with or without a solid fat such as hydrogenated fats, lard, or waxes. The soap may be formed in situ by the use of triethanolamine or caustic alkali. There may also be added glycerol, glycol, perfumes, and antiseptics. The said chemical compound may have the formula R--Y or R--O--Y, where R is an alkyl or aralkyl group having at least 8 carbon atoms and Y is an oxygen-containing inorganic acid radicle, e.g. the sulphate or phosphate radicle, or short chain inorganic ester radicles, e.g. the isethionic acid radicle (--O.CH2.CH2 SO2.OH) or the glycol mono-sulphate radicle (--O.CH2.CH2.O.SO2.OH). Examples of such compounds are cetyl sulphonic acid, the compound C16H33.CH(OH).CH2SO2.ONa described in Specification 358,583, or lauryl, oleyl, or cetyl sulphates. The chemical compound may also have the formula (R.CO.O)nX where R is an hydrocarbon radicle with at least 7 carbon atoms, its sulphonic or phosphonic substitution products, its hydroxy-substitution products or the sulphates or phosphates thereof; n is one, two, or three; and X is hydrogen, alkyl, alkylene, their sulphonic or phosphonic substitution products, their hydroxy-substitution products or the sulphates or phosphates thereof: the compound in any case contains at least one oxygen-containing inorganic acid radicle. Examples of compounds of this formula are sulphonated castor oil, propyl or butyl sulpholeic acid, ester-like derivatives of fatty acids and ethyl hydrogen sulphate, mono-stearyl glycerol mono- or disulphate or their sodium, potassium, or ammonium salts, mono-oleyl ethylene glycol sulphate, mono-oleyl diethylene glycol sulphate mono-oleyl glycerol phosphate, di-lauryl glycerol sulphate, or lecithin. The chemical compound may also have the formula R--CO.NX2 where R and X have the meanings specified above and X also includes acyl radicles: the compound contains in any case at least one oxygen-containing inorganic acid radicle. This formula includes fatty-acid amides wherein the acid radicle has an oxygen-containing inorganic acid radicle attached thereto, directly or through oxygen, or their salts, e.g. sulpholeyl amide sodium salt, phosphates of ricinoleic amide, sulphates of linoleic amide. The formula also includes amides N- substituted by one or two alkionic radicles --O.(CH2)x.SO.2OH, e.g. the substances C17H33CO.NH.CH2.CH2.SO3Na, and coconut-oil fatty-acid amides substituted by two isethionic radicles. The formula also includes amides N-substituted by at least one alkylol group the terminal hydroxy-group of which is esterified with an inorganic oxygen-containing acid, for instance the alkali salt of an amide N- substituted by a sulphated or phosphated ethanol group, e.g. the substance C17H33.CO.NH.CH2.O.SO3.Na, the sulphate of the coconut oil fatty-acid ester of diethanolamine, the linoleyl b -phosphate of g -glycerolamine, the sulphate of the ester-like product from coconut-oil fatty-acid amides and diethyleneglycol. Examples: (1), (2), creams consist of stearic acid, soap, carbolic acid, perfume, water, and (1) butyl sulpholeic acid, (2) caustic potash and sulphonated castor oil, and are compounded by heating the water and dissolving the soap and caustic potash therein, running in the molten stearic acid while stirring, and agitating till an emulsion is formed, the chemical compound as defined above being then added, the emulsion being allowed to cool and the perfume and antiseptic added; (3), (5), (8), creams consist of water, stearic acid, soap, carbolic acid, perfume, and (3) glycerol and a salt of the ester-like product from coconut-oil fatty acids and isethionic acid, (5) glycerol and the sodium salt of lauryl sulphate, (8) the sodium salt of the ester-like product from palmityl amide and isethionic acid; (4), (6), (7), creams consist of water, palmitic acid, triethanolamine, menthol, carbolic acid, perfume, and (4) sulphonated ricinoleic acid esterified with ethylene glycol, (6) the sodium salt of cetyl sulphate, (7) the sodium salt of the sulphate of the ester-like product from oleic acid and monoethanolamine. The sulphate of the coconut-oil fatty-acids mono-ester of diethanolamine is prepared by treating diethanolamine monosulphate in aqueous caustic soda solution with coconut-oil fatty-acid chlorides. Linoleyl b -phosphate g -glycerolamine is prepared by condensing g -glycerolamine with oleic acid at 160--175 DEG C. and treating the product with phosphorus pentoxide at room temperature. The sulphate of the condensate of lauryl amide and diethylene glycol is prepared by reacting a mixture of lauryl amide, diethylene glycol and fuming sulphuric acid at about 100 DEG C. A condensation product of palmityl amide and isethionic acid is prepared by dissolving palmityl amide in ether, adding isethionic acid while stirring, and stirring for about five hours at about 30 DEG C.ALSO:A brushless shaving-cream consists of a plastic emulsion of 5 to 30 per cent of oleaginous material, 50 to 80 per cent of water, 2 to 13 per cent of soap, and 0,5 to 5 per cent of a chemical compound (other than soaps which are metal salts of higher fatty acids) having oleophillic and hydrophillic groups in the molecule, the oleophillic group comprising a chain of not less than eight carbon atoms. The oleaginous material consists essentially of a normally solid higher fatty acid, e.g. stearic or palmitic acid with or without a solid fat such as hydrogenated fats, lard or waxes. The soap may be formed in situ by the use of triethanolamine or caustic alkali. There may also be added glycerol, glycol, perfumes, and antiseptics. The said chemical compound may have the formula R-Y or R-O-Y, where R is an alkyl or aralkyl group having at least 8 carbon atoms and Y is an oxygen-containing inorganic acid radicle, e.g. the sulphate or phosphate radicle, or short chain inorganic ester radicles, e.g. the isethionic acid radicle (-O.CH2.CH2.SO2. OH) or the glycol mono-sulphate radicle (-O.CH2.CH2.O.SO2.OH). Examples of such compounds are cetyl sulphonic acid, the compound C16H33.CH(OH).CH2.SO2.ONa described in Specification 358,583, [Group IV], or lauryl, oleyl, or cetyl sulphates. The chemical compound may also have the formula (R.CO.O)n X where R is an hydrocarbon radicle with at least 7 carbon atoms, its sulphonic or phosphonic substitution products, its hydroxy-substitution products or the sulphates or phosphates thereof; n is one, two, or three; and X is hydrogen, alkyl, alkylene, their sulphonic or phosphonic substitution products, their hydroxy-substitution products or the sulphates or phosphates thereof: the compound in any case contains at least one oxygen-containing inorganic acid radicle. Examples of compounds of this formula are sulphonated castor oil, propyl or butyl sulpholeic acid, ester-like derivatives of fatty acids and ethyl hydrogen sulphate, monostearyl glycerol mono- or di-sulphate or their sodium, potassium, or ammonium salts, mono-oleyl ethylene glycol sulphate, mono-oleyl diethylene glycol sulphate, mono-oleyl glycerol phosphate, dilauryl glycerol sulphate, or lecithin. The chemical compound may also have the formula R-CO.NX2 where R and X have the meanings specified above and X also includes acyl radicles; the compound contains in any case at least one oxygen-containing inorganic acid radicle. This formula includes fatty acid amides wherein the acid radicle has an oxygencontaining inorganic acid radicle attached thereto directly or through oxygen, or their salts, e.g. sulpholeyl amide sodium salt, phosphates of ricinoleic amide, sulphates of linoleic amide. The formula also includes amides N- substituted by one or more alkionic radicles (-O.(CH2)x.SO2.OH), e.g. the substances C17H33CO.NH.CH2.CH2.SO3Na, and coconut fatty acid amides substituted by two isethionic radicles. The formula also includes amides N- substituted by at least one alkylol group the terminal hydroxy-group of which is esterified with an inorganic oxygen-containing acid, for instance the alkali salt of an amide N- substituted by a sulphated or phosphated ethanol group, e.g. the substance C17H33.CO. NH.CH2.O.SO3.Na, the sulphate of the coconut oil fatty acid ester of diethanolamine, the linoleyl -phosphate of g -glycerolamine, the sulphate of the ester-like product from coconut oil fatty acid amides and diethyleneglycol. In examples: (1), (2) creams consist of stearic acid, soap, carbolic acid, perfume, water, and (1) butyl sulpholeic acid, (2) caustic potash and sulphonated castor oil, and are compounded by heating the water and dissolving the soap and caustic potash therein, running in the molten stearic aci