Thread: maintenance of my razor...

Hello


Another post from me ;-)

It's been one week that I am into straight razor shaving. I enjoy it very much as it offers mostly benefits. The most obvious disadvantage of straight razor shaving is taking care of the razor. A mach 3 is being tossed into the bin after 3 times of use, but you can't do that with a 150 dollar razor (well, you can, but I'm not rich).
BTW, this is also one of the main reasons why I wanted to jump into straight razor shaving. I just think it's stupid to throw away a piece of steel every week. Mother nature certainly does not like that.
So, the razor needs care and maintenance. Such as? Well, here is what I am doing after every shave:

1) rinse the razor under the sink
2) wipe it with tissue paper that I soaked in after shave (removes oil&grease and kills bacteria, at least that's what i think)
3) strop the razor (about 20 passes)
4) let it dry at open air for about 5 minutes
5) oil it. some cutler ("knife guy", lol) gave me an organic oil for that purpose. he said it's not harmful at all (i.e. you could drink it, hehe) and it prevents the razor from rusting.
6) put it back into the box


Now, is that proper care of the razor?

thx for hints!

BTW: is there by any chance some forum member from Switzerland/Germany/France who does razor honing? I am reluctant to send my razor over the atlantic for honing...