Thread: thinking of buying a straight razor. and question

Pick up a stainless blade and that will eliminate the oil need. I have a paddle strop, tube of bigelow shave cream (face lather), and any brush for traveling. What got me to get a stainless blade (gold dollar is what I have) is that my vacations are around the gulf coast. Salty moist air and carbon steel just don't get along. I picked up my razor from "mysterydoll".

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Pick up a stainless blade and that will eliminate the oil need. I have a paddle strop, tube of bigelow shave cream (face lather), and any brush for traveling. What got me to get a stainless blade (gold dollar is what I have) is that my vacations are around the gulf coast. Salty moist air and carbon steel just don't get along. I picked up my razor from "mysterydoll".

I have read where stainless steel holds an edge longer & tend to agree w/ that at least in my case. I have only one SS razor- Dovo Renaissance- & it tends to stay sharper longer than my other razors and no worries about using oil.

I would only add the caveat that good NEW name-brand razors aren't necessarily cheap so keep that in mind.