Thread: how should i store my razor(s)

i cant find my razors plastic case it came with, im currently just coating my blade with a strop oil and letting it sit closed on top of my shaving mug. how do you veterans store your razors?

mine are all over the place - shelves drawers, tables, mugs, boxes... i don't use oil as humidity is not a problem at my place.

Good question! I've noticed a few spots showing up on my new blades. For now I'm just keeping them in the toothbrush holder. But is the humidity going to be an issue? I live in the southeast, so its like living in steam sauna somedays. My goal this week was to install an inwall cabinet so store my new shaving gear and keep it tidy. The last thing I want is my clutter to lead to futher injury. NOR do I want my blades to spot or rust.

What are proper storage guidelines?

a plug for marine tuff-cloth, I haven't used it yet as I haven't found any locally, but if its good enough for the Corps for their stuff, I'm sure it will be good for razors. in theory the trace silicone it leaves behind should help prevent edge oxidization. I've been looking for some when I remember to as a storage solution for my other knives.

I use 3 in 1 oil after a good strop

I keep mine in various drawers. I don't oil them, but it's not exactly humid here. As long as they're not stored in the bathroom environment i find they're fine.

One thing to remember if you routinely oil the blade (as I do) is to allow the blade and edge to air dry thoroughly first. If there is any residual moisture on the edge, then the oil is just sealing that moisture in.

My usual routine (subject to correction and improvement because I am not a veteran):
1. Stroke the blade on both sides with my soapy brush using a light stropping stroke, then wipe it with a wet washcloth under the tap, avoiding the edge.
2. Dry the razor on a dry washcloth, using a light stropping motion for the edge.
3. Give it seven or eight light laps on the leather strop, then set it aside to air dry while I rinse my face.
4. Brush the blade lightly with a Q-tip soaked in rubbing alcohol (negative pressure on the edge!); I mean this to act as a dessicant and to get any invisible soapy residue off. Set it aside to air dry while I splash my face with witch hazel and dress.
5. Rub a little mineral oil on the fleshy part of the edge of my hand, and strop the blade lightly on that. Wipe off the excess from the blade, fold it up and put it away in my bedroom away from the bathroom.

(I'd credit the SRP-ers from whom I learned these routines if I could remember them: you all know who you are.)

This is probably overkill, because I have only two razors and so they don't store away for long. But the air drying happens while I do other stuff, so it's not time consuming, and I want to maintain an edge so that I don't have to return to the hone sooner than necessary. Also, our humid summers were putting black spots on my blades when they weren't well dried and carefully oiled over.

If i had to do all that after a shave i'd probably give it up! That's some routine. I do always give it 10-20 on canvas & leave the razor i've used out overnight before it goes away though. That'll do me though. You're vigilant.

Unsure what "storing" refers to here. Are you talking about a razor rotation of 5-7 days? Or are you planning to put them away for some period of time? If the former, I don't do anything to mine. They sit in a dish near my sink, and are fine for that short period of time. If the latter, you definitely want to put some protect coating on them.

I'm planning on buying a cheap humador that you could use for cigars....except these are cigars that can slice hair off your face.

And they're not cigars at all.


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