Thread: oil care on the blade?

Hi everyone. I had my first cut throat razor bought as a birthday gift.been using a safty for a couple of years.but there whole keeping the blade well looked after is all new to me. My question is what oil should I use on the blade after shaving if any at all? I live in Germany so prefebly something that I can buy easy here. Thanks for any advice

I don't oil the blade unless I am going to leave the razor unused for some length of time. Just make sure it is completely dry before you put it away and keep it in a dry place. When I do use oil it is plain mineral oil, like you might use on a sharpening stone.

Thanks braz

I heard people wipe the blade with a bit of oil after a shave

Ballistol. Great stuff to use when wiping a blade down

Yeah that's pretty much what I mean.just a general wipe down after a shave

I keep my razors in a bathroom drawer - and the wife likes steaming showers - so plenty of opportunity for rust at my house. I oil all my razors with straight mineral oil after drying the blade with toilet paper after a shave. quick wipe down and into the shave box in a draw. Never had a problem with rust. I live in New England where humidity in the summer is pretty high. I also rotate my razors but tend to shave with the same one for a few weeks then trade up, so I keep everything oiled. It's just part of my routine now.

Adam

Just like Phoenix51 said, Ballistol is the best you can have. Camelia oil is another oil to use. I use both on different blades. But since you are in Germany Ballistol is made in your country it´s what you should get. It´s outstanding and does n´t clog which can happen with Camelia oil.

Yeah same here, I never oil it, and never would unless I were planning on not using it for a long time. Just make sure you dry it THOROUGHLY after every use. The smallest amount of water is all it takes to leave a stain on carbon steel! So always give it a good wipe and keep it in a safe and warm, dry place and that will be all that's necessary. Easy day.

Being a newbie to SR shaving, I have been wiping it with a very thin coat of food grade mineral oil after doing my post-shave stropping. While I do not store my razor in the bathroom and thus it is out of high humidity, I still just feel better being in the habit of doing so.

One reason I am glad I got in the habit is because I took a 3-4 week break from the SR and was using my shavette. I had issues with my edge due to improper stropping techniques. By the time I figured out the right technique, stropping alone would not get the edge to what I needed. The razor was oiled during the off time. Not sure if it would have shown corrosion after that time, but I felt better knowing it was oiled out of habit. Again, I'm a noob so I just feel more comfortable with oiling after each shave regardless. As i gain experience and knowledge, I may feel more comfortable not oiling if I shave every 2-3 days.

BTW, I got a CrOX crayon from SRD, watched Lynn's How To Refresh A Straight Razor multiple times, and then did about 11-12 laps on the CrOX. Did the HHT and it did great. TPT was very promising. So when I put it back to my face, I got a shave that rivaled my shavette! Using the pin test as well as,taking a macro photo of the edge with a 19mp camera and using a 15x photographers loupe, I was able to determine I did not roll the edge.