Thread: Barbicide Disinfectant

I was concerned that your mix ratio was WAY off, but it turns out that the ratios for Barbicide vs Barbicide Plus are quite different.

Barbicide/water = 1:16

Barbicide Plus/water = 1:128

HERE is a Barbicide FAQ.

Hello, Stuart:

Good to hear from you, my London friend. I trust you've had many a pint on my behalf since the last time we spoke.

I've been meaning to shoot some new photos of the growing shave den. I will do it this weekend. First, someone in the family has my new camera, which my girls presented to me as a Christmas gift. Since then I've seen it only once.

A message to my sweet beauties: Where is my camera?
Dad

Regards,

Obie

Originally Posted by Utopian

I was concerned that your mix ratio was WAY off, but it turns out that the ratios for Barbicide vs Barbicide Plus are quite different.

Barbicide/water = 1:16

Barbicide Plus/water = 1:128

HERE is a Barbicide FAQ.

Hello, Utopian:

Thanks for the information. I have the regular Barbicide. The bottle notes a mixture of 2 ounces of Barbicide to 32 ounces of water. I think I went slightly overboard and mixed 2 ounces of Barbicide to 16 ounces of water. I'll correct that for the next batch.

Regards,

Obie

Hey everyone, I have enjoyed reading the thread, I wanted to let you know that I have been sold I need a Barbicide jar in my shave den. I am not sure if I will use that over rubbing my razor down with alcohol after my shave or not but it will make a good addition to it none the less.

Originally Posted by Obie

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

In a barbershop it should be changed daily for home use maybe weekly.

Originally Posted by sinnfein

Just out of curiosity is barbicide safe for brushes?

-dan-

Never ever, ever,ever put your brush in barbacide or anything else that isn't metal or rubber and for that matter don't soak anything it either, I will have to check my reference book but anything longer than a couple of minutes is overkill and can potentially be very damaging to your favorite implements.

I should add that Barbicide has a "wipe" product.

"Use one Barbicide wipe to completely preclean surface of all gross debris. Use a
second Barbicide Wipe to thoroughly wet the surface. Repeated use of the product
may be required to ensure that the surface remains visibly wet for 2 minutes at room
temperature."

Barbicide® - Products - Barbicide® Disinfecting Wipes

Originally Posted by detroyt

Never ever, ever,ever put your brush in barbacide or anything else that isn't metal or rubber and for that matter don't soak anything it either, I will have to check my reference book but anything longer than a couple of minutes is overkill and can potentially be very damaging to your favorite implements.

Sorry, but I think you are mistaken. The manufacturer specifies a 10 minute soak.

Gentlemen:

I agree with my good friend Utopian. The manufacturer, indeed, specifies a 10-minute soak.

Regards,

Obie

Just out of curiosity what is the difference between regular barbicide and barbicide plus? I would never purchase barbicide plus because I'm sure its overkill, I was just wondering the differences of the two.