Thread: Chromium oxide

I'm not a fan of mixing chromium oxide with oils etc, but for the waxy sticks (crayons) like that I would shave a bit off into a little bowl and nuke it with some mineral oil. just a bit, not too much. Don't get it hot, just get it to where it easily mixes together. Then take your finger and smear it on.

I'd reccomend NOT using the green bar at all, however. They don't give a smooth shave like pure chromium oxide.

I did some investigation into the subject, and basically most of the bars are made by Formax MFG. They don't use but 20 - 30 percent chromium oxide. The rest is aluminum oxide and other gunk.

Here is a complete write up of the subject:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/basic...-bars-not.html