What kind of oil do I use?
I ordered one of the inexpensive Keepk barber hones from ebay to start learning to hone. My razor is a vintage one that I have been able to use since I began with a straight in April. Now I think I need to hone the blade. The hone is called an "Elephant Stick" and the instructions said to use an oil on the hone.
My question is this: what kind of oil to use? :confused: I don't know if I would want to use a petroleum based oil since I will be using it on my face and I still nick myself often when I shave. I have been applying a drop or two of peppermint oil on my cartridge razor for years to help preserve the edge for a better shave 'till I switched blades after about a week. The peppermint oil is expensive so I'm thinking my little 1/2 oz bottle wouldn't last long even on the small stone I received.
Thanks for your help everybody.