Thread: Razor Oil

Hello everybody, thank you in advance for any light you can shed on this for me.

What's a choice oil for your straight razor to keep it from rusting?

Perhaps the steel type would affect the answer, is so please specify which steel to which oil.

Thanks again,

Max

Each person has there own favorite antirust oil but I use the oil from SRD. Most any good mineral oil will work though. The main thing is not to put it up wet. I wipe mine down with tissue paper and then us the oil. Because I switch up razors a lot I also wrap mine in wax paper before I put it back in the coffin. I use just plain old wax paper from the kitchen. Hope this helps.

Heavy mineral oil, found in most drugstores. Also used as a laxative, just wipe it on the blade with a piece of tissue paper or something. Cheap, and not a strong petroleum based oil, so there's no scent. I use nothing else.

DRY is the key!

Dry your razor after running the blade under very hot water with toilet paper or Kleenex, including between the scales, then set it aside open in a dry area (outside of the bathroom), for at least 6-8 hours, then oil, with any mineral oil or substance like Ballistrol and put away. That is what I do, and stainless, carbon, new or vintage steel I've had no problems in almost 30 months.

+1 to what Harold said - I always run the blade under hot water, wipe dry and then 20 laps on either linen or felt strop and left to dry in the shaving cabinet for 24 hrs.
I use eucalyptus oil which is really light and makes the bathroom smell good. For longer storage or when posting a freshly honed razor back to it's owner I use '3 in 1' light machine oil (It doesn't smell real good but does a fine job IMHO)