Thread: Weird? But it works!

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

We all hand rub.it works.The oil on your face contains Staph Aurious,perfectally Normal,But I do not want to make a petrie dish out of my strop.
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Actually, Staphylococcus aureus isn't limited to the face, it's typically present on skin, regardless of the body region (especially inside of our noses), including our hands. Hand washing reduces the level of colonization, especially when antibacterial soap is used, but that also strips some of the oils you're trying to transfer to the strop.

I wouldn't worry too much about contaminating the strop unless you know that you're colonized by a methicillin resistant Staph aureus (MRSA); precautions are necessary if that's case. But it's extremely important that the face is clean for shaving. All shaving causes some degree of exfoliation, so infection is possible even without visible injury.

Originally Posted by Dzanda

. All shaving causes some degree of exfoliation, so infection is possible even without visible injury.

Hence the need for a good old fashioned alcohol based aftershave

I've been palm rubbing my strop for years. And yes, I've tried using the oils from my hand, forehead and hair and not only have I never had an infection but I'm still alive to pass on my tale to you good folks at SRP

All this talk of Hygiene when NeatsFoot oil comes from the shins of cattle. Interesting ideas of what we all consider hygienic, if it comes in a bottle it's okay, if it comes from our own body it's not, lol