Thread: How I'm Sterilizing My Razors

The best option is the use of ethylene oxide which is a gas and would have no I'll effect to a razor. But alas it's not practical except for gents who work with a massive number of blades

When you oxidise ethylene you get water vapour and CO2. 2-C2H6 + 7-O2 -> 6-H2O + 4-CO2 Are you sure that's what you meant?

How effective is a boiling water rinse of the blade?

Well when they boil surgical instruments they let them go for a while, but when they sanitise blades in a slaughter house it's only a rinse under hot water (yes there are disease issues there and 80C water is enough to kill the relevant bugs) ... I think it depends on what you're trying to kill and how sure you want to be it's dead. Most things aren't that hardy.

Originally Posted by MickRussell

When you oxidise ethylene you get water vapour and CO2. 2-C2H6 + 7-O2 -> 6-H2O + 4-CO2 Are you sure that's what you meant?

Ethylene is C2H4.

Hmmm ... did I forget the double carbon bond? My bad. Doesn't change the products of the reaction, just how much.

C2H4 + 3-O2 -> 2-H2O + 2-CO2

Nevermind, that did not work out like I thought.

Does SRD sell autoclaves?

Originally Posted by carazor

I may be wrong, if I am I've wasted about 10 minutes of my life.

Consider the consequences if you are wrong.

With the amount of razors I've gotten already, I have over 11 hours of sterilizing ahead of me. Oh, the humanity!

Originally Posted by Ryan82

Yup, and overly paranoid too... :P

Originally Posted by carazor

I may be wrong, if I am I've wasted about 10 minutes of my life.

Consider the consequences if you are wrong.

You're assuming that I don't disinfect used razors, which would just be wrong, but I don't spend 338+ hours doing it (as opposed to the 10 mins you claim above). As I said, paranoid overkill