Thread: Transmitting diseases through straight razor sharpening?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a distinct possibility, but so is tendonitis in the elbow, rotator cuff inflammation and repetitive trauma causing arthritic involvement in the carpal joints, wrist, elbow and shoulder. All of these possibilities are good reasons to avoid honing as much as possible. The problem is that repetitive stropping causes the same problems. Buy a Feather SS and avoid all of it!

Originally Posted by Cangooner

If you do use barbicide, make sure you're *only* putting the blade in!

Not too long ago someone posted pics here of a nice DublDuck (Goldedge methinks?) whose beautiful creamy scales were turned a strange turquoise-blue-green shade after a soak in barbicide.

Oh no

One of the most frequent and least talked about diseases attributable to honing straight razors is the dreaded RAD. No known cure and the more razors you hone the more you want to hone. Symptoms included high credit card balances and low bank balances.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

One of the most frequent and least talked about diseases attributable to honing straight razors is the dreaded RAD. No known cure and the more razors you hone the more you want to hone. Symptoms included high credit card balances and low bank balances.

Preach it.

I have purchased my razor from SRD and had the same question.

I send them an email and asked them. They stated that they do disinfect the blades with an agent that kills HIV as well as a host of other diseases. They gave me the product name but I am unable to remember off the top of my head.

SRP uses something similar to barbricide. You can use it yourself to ease your worries. Try not to get it on the scales. Also hepatitis, HIV/AIDS cannot live outside the body for very long at all.

Hope this easies some worries!