Thread: Corrosion Inhibitor

I use castor oil as a go-to corrosion inhibitor for my daily razors and my collection. I hate it when I check out a razor that's been neglected in storage and find it all rusted and ugly.

Castor oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean ("Breaking Bad" anyone?). For you young'uns, castor oil was a routine medicine, skin/hair conditioner, laxative and all round lubricant (yeah, that too) of choice back in the day. I know there are some great products out there that many swear by, but what "odd" home solutions do you use to keep things in shape or sharp?

Oh yeah, I wipe it on my naked strops for maintenance and reconditioning.

This paper from the Oriental Journal of Chemistry explains the research into corrosion prevention properties of good old castor oil.

http://orientjchem.org/dnload/Sangeeta-Vyas-and-Sharda-Soni/OJCV027I04P1743-1746.pdf