Thread: Quick sterilization questio

I have read through some previous threads about sterilization. I am currently at my girlfriends and my blade arrived today, i am extremely busy for the next few days and need a shave this evening.


I bought the razor in the B/S/T Forum and i need to sterilize the blade.


I dont have much around the place here, Will boiling water do the trick? or am i going to have to go without a shave for a week


Quickly add it has been in the mail for 10 days aswell

1 part chlorox + 1 part hot water

swish the blade around in it for 5 min. you're done.

if you leave it in longer, it will make the blade rust

Unfortunatly i dont have any access to chlorox


Any other options with household items?

What about a boiling water/dettol mix?

I don't think you'll want to boil the blade, but I wonder if a quick dip in boiling water would do the trick. Hydrogen peroxide & rubbing alcohol was what I rubbed on the blade. My mother always used that for disinfectant, but I don't know how to actually know if it's sterilized

Rubbing alcohol, as Lee said, works well. You could rinse it with soap and VERY hot water...as hot as your tap can get. Bacteria would have a very hard time living through that.

~Chris

Boiling water won't hurt the blade unless you leave it in there - it may affect the scales though.

The steel is treated at much higher temperatures than 100C so unless the thing is made of mercury or lead, you should be right.

Add a bit of dettol or some other antibacterial agent if you are really concerned.

Hey guys just used the water from the tap ( It gets very very hot in this house ) And some Dettol over the blade it states 99.9% disinfection.



Thanks all, but i will have to get to bed and have my first shave in the AM. Will let you know if i dont slice my throat to bad

Have fun! Remember, take it slow and enjoy the shave. Make sure you know where the edge of that razor is at all times, and never pull horizontally!

AND, prepare yourself for the addiction...

~Chris

Unfortunately none of the methods described above will have any impact on viruses. You'll either have to take your chances or else make use of a bona fide disinfectant.