Questions About Razor Storage

Hello all,

I currently have my straight razors displayed on the wall of my shave den, which is not the bathroom that we take showers in. We are about to move to a larger home with a double sink master bathroom, so I was thinking about using one of those sinks to shave.

My concern is, if I have my razors displayed in master bathroom, the steam from the shower will accumulate on the razors and ultimately lead to rust. I just wanted to see if this is a genuine concern, and also check out what you guys do for razor storage.

Thanks in advance for sharing your razor storage solutions!

I store my razors outside of the bathroom. If you have a junk razor just polish it up and store it in the bathroom and continue to use the shower. That will let you know graphically how quickly rust will set in. Storing razors in a bathroom is generally not considered a good thing to do.

Bob

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Originally Posted by BobH

I store my razors outside of the bathroom. If you have a junk razor just polish it up and store it in the bathroom and continue to use the shower. That will let you know graphically how quickly rust will set in. Storing razors in a bathroom is generally not considered a good thing to do.

Bob

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Ah, so my instincts were correct. Thanks for confirming. :beer1:

I have a display in the bathroom, 8 feet from the shower, in South Florida. I put this on the blades every year & a half. Not a blemish.

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Oh ,forgot to say, the razors are in a glass display, but it has cracks that moisture can get in.

Hmmm, food for thought. Thanks for the suggestion!

I store some in display racks on the bedroom wall and the rest in a roll in the dresser drawer, never in the bathroom. Tried that when I first started shaving with a str8.......big mistake!

I store my mine on the wall in the bathroom where I shower, but I run a vent fan so that the bathroom doesn't steam up. No problems after a year.

I tested for a month before hand by putting a piece of weld steel in the bathroom to see if it would rust.

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Originally Posted by criswilson10

I store my mine on the wall in the bathroom where I shower, but I run a vent fan so that the bathroom doesn't steam up. No problems after a year.

I tested for a month before hand by putting a piece of weld steel in the bathroom to see if it would rust.

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If you are going to store razors in the bathroom that is the sensible thing to do. Test it out with something sacrificial in your own environment to see what happens.

Bob

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Originally Posted by Hirlau

I have a display in the bathroom, 8 feet from the shower, in South Florida. I put this on the blades every year & a half. Not a blemish.

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Oh ,forgot to say, the razors are in a glass display, but it has cracks that moisture can get in.

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The moisture can also get out....

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!

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

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

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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.

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I agree, I use mineral oil on my rotation.

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+1 on using mineral oil.

I use Safariland Break Free CLP on my razors. I use it on all my weapons as well. No rust on anything so far. Not everybody's preference, just mine!

I store all my razors in a bedroom using two.... no three piles. Dull, really dull and for restoration purposes only!

The bald faced prairies are pretty dry and we have forced air heat vents in the floors so I just dry my razors on those after drying them as best I can with a towel. I'll then strop on the linen for 10 or so strokes and if I'm bored, I'll do another 20 on the leather, but most often just place the razor in it's appropriate pile. Needless to say, I'm usually reaching for a hone to touch up a razor before going for my shave. Honestly, it's the current manufacturing trend of "Just in time" production to save costs.... Naw, I do it because I always forget to do it ahead of time. :thinking:

I don't need an oil of any kind, but if I did... I'd use unscented baby oil, aka mineral oil, not to be confused with the heavy mineral oil used for unclogging personal (internal) pipes, and I don't mean your house's plumbing. Other than that, I'd reach for a jar of petroleum Jelly, aka Vaseline.... Cheap, does the job and is harmless to me.


Regards

Christian