Thread: New Razor from SRD

You do not need to strop it the first time before you shave with it, just wipe the oil off the blade and you're good to go. If you're new to shaving with a straight razor, one area most new users lack is that of proper stropping technique. If done wrong, you could potentially roll or damage the shave ready edge, or nick your strop, which is bound to happen at some point. We all have done that at sometime or other. There are a lot of good videos to be found here on proper stropping technique you should watch if have not done so already. I think your brush will be fine, just let it soak in hot water for 5-10 minutes before making your lather. Let us know how your shave turns out. Good luck.