Thread: Questions About Razor Storage

If you are using the razors in your display case for shaving purposes, using the WD40 corrosion inhibitor on your razors is not a good idea. The chemicals from which is is produced are toxic. See the MSDS sheet here:

https://www.wd40company.com/files/pd...tor-us-ghs.pdf

From a shaving standpoint, the product contains ingredients that are skin irritants and may cause allergic skin reactions. I would not want those chemicals on my face.

If you are only displaying the razors for show, then use of the product might be suitable, but be sure to remove all traces of the chemicals before using the blade for shaving.

For razors that are used for shaving, be sure to use a non-toxic product such as mineral oil, petroleum jelly, camelia oil, etc. There are vegetable derived gun lubes such as Ballistol and Frog-Lube that are unlikely to cause any skin reactions. I use non-toxic Ultra Lube 4X on my blades after every shave.

I use Ballistol on my razors that im not using daily. I dont store any razors in the bathroom. Just dont seem like a good idea but i hear others do it without problems. Here is my display. Its in my radio room. Room full of electronics so no moisture allowed!

Ray, I don't use them on line razors, but thank you for the advice.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Ray, I don't use them on line razors, but thank you for the advice.

That is why I stated things the way I did. Since you said you treated the razors every year and a half, I suspected that you were displaying the razors for show. For that application, the WD40 product is a suitable choice.

However, I did not want others to think that the corrosion inhibitor was a suitable treatment for razors that are part of the shaving rotation. For those, you need a non-toxic product.

I agree, I use mineral oil on my rotation.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

I agree, I use mineral oil on my rotation.

+1 on using mineral oil.