Thread: Barbicide Disinfectant

This is a great, very helpful thread. Thanks to Obie for asking the question and thanks to all for the information!

Hello again, cleanRN:

I had a senior moment and forgot to ask you. With daily use how often should the Barbicide in the jar be changed? In other words, how often should one empty the jar, rinse it and then refill it with a fresh Barbicide mixture? Thanks.

Regards,

Obie

I recall my barber suspending his razors so the scales
were not in the solution but the blades were.

He also dried his razors open on a clean towel. This is
hard to do at home with family and friends but a
UV sterilizer makes a lot of sense with something
to protect the scales. UV, Clorox, Barbicide, anything
that would kill bugs can be hard on scales.

The directions are on the bottle. I believe it is to be changed daily. I only make 40mls of it at a time, but your jar is going to take a lot more. For aesthetic purposes, you might want to just fill your jar with food coloring and use something smaller for your razors. Then again, YFMV (your finances may vary)!

is there anything wrong with leaving your razor in a jar of 1 part oil-rest iso alcohol, between daily shaves...and if not, just the blade or whole razor?

@redelephant, I don't leave my razor in the alcohol-oil mixture, but give it a quick dip, enough to submerge the blade completely. I then let it dry.

For those of you in the straight family who are concerned with the cleanliness of your personal razors, what in the world do you do with your tooth brushes?

Originally Posted by Bruce

For those of you in the straight family who are concerned with the cleanliness of your personal razors, what in the world do you do with your tooth brushes?

Oh, well, since they are NOT metallic, I can dip them straight into bleach without worry.

Ladies and gentlemen:

The shave den now is graced with my newest toy, the classic 21-oz. Barbicide disinfectant jar filled with the eye-catching blue wonder liquid. Oh, that's a lovely sight. Mine is the smaller version of the jar popular with barbershops. I figured I did not need that big a jar.

I mix 2 oz. of Barbicide to 16 oz. of water. The instructions on the Barbicide bottle note that the object to be disinfected must stay in the liquid for 10 minutes for optimal results. My friend Deb at the barber and beauty shop store says she would change the liquid daily when she was a beautician. I, however, she pointed out, need probably change it every four or five days, say, once a week maximum, since I dip only one razor in the jar daily.

By the way, only the blade is dipped in the blue wonder liquid. With the double edge razor, of course, the whole thing goes in every third shave, when I replace the blade.

Regards,

Obie

Nice!

Any chance of a pic? It would be cool to see that...!