Thread: Why sterilize? Public service message.

I figure the only germs I come up with will be ones I have already. Nobody else uses my razors. Now, of course, if the wife uses one of my straights on the sly, I might come up with a case of faceinitis.

So long as it don't make you spend all day at the shoe store,,,,

Originally Posted by Kristian

Well boiling razors might kill anything, but usually also kills the scales... Pretty bad on a great vintage razor.

Clean the razor yes. Boil it, NO.

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Please do not boil the handle/scales. Just boil the blade.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

When I used to use a shavette (Weck) to prep customers I'd stick it in Barbacide, the blue stuff, between customers. Refresh it every week or so whether it needed it or not. If you leave a shavette in the barbacide long enough the rail the blade slide into will corrode. PITA. Before bagged tubes and needles tattooers would put their freshly sterilized needles and tubes in a solution of Benzalkonium chloride with a little rust preventive added. Pull them out with tweezers to set up the machines. Anyway ........

So If I just wipe my blade with an alcohol prep wipe and air dry it would that be enough ?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I guarantee it !

When ???!! I got stuff to do man.

It's like washing your hands. Why wouldn't you sterilize a razor that someone else has used?

The odds are small, but not non-existent. I occasionally shave some of my friends. One of them in particular, tested positive for Hep . I have a razor with his name on it. It gets used ONLY on him. it is in a marked box. it is cleaned and sterilized after every use. It is only stropped before use, which means it has been sitting for a few months before hand. Its important to be careful. Especially if you DONT know who your razor has been on recently. As has been said. COMMON SENSE saves lives!