Thanks that would make sense I guess I should look out for some Parraffin oil or Camellia oil as described above although looking at the post above I might be ok for a while. I have trouble here keeping water away from the pivot on my razor as I dip the blade upside down (so blade has no chance of contact with sink plug/bottom) into the sink and give it a shave to remove the lather while shaving. The hot water boiler is a bit dodgy and the water runs cold before it starts to run hot so rinsing it under the tap while shaving isnt an option.