Thread: Use a rice bag to dry your razor after you shave?

I think this idea is interesting and would like to try it some day. Some think the rice might damage the edge or dust to get into the pivot but I think there is ways around all problems. You can have the rice and razors separated by something to save the razor from damage (if that risk even exists with careful handling). It doesn't necessarily have to be rice, maybe some other sort of moisture absorbent. Whichever is the best solution I find the thought interesting.

Properly dried blade, between the scales, make sure pivot is dry, and then into a nifty razor sock, stored pivot down of course:

I have plenty of rice but it never makes it out of the kitchen. For the razors, I used camellia oil for those that are being used daily/weekly and Tuf-Glide for those not being used. No issues during the last 6 years here in the often moist Pacific Northwest.

Originally Posted by Phrank

Properly dried blade, between the scales, make sure pivot is dry, and then into a nifty razor sock, stored pivot down of course:

This! I got the idea to buy these from Phrank and my in use razors for the week are stored as described. Two more in the mail to me right now. Thanks Phrank!

That's pretty slick. Did you make it?

I keep my best blades oiled and wrapped in wax paper stored in a cabinet. Also in the cabinet is a good handful of rice wrapped and tied in cheesecloth as a dessicant. The rice bag does not contact any of the razors. Never had a spot of corrosion in this cabinet.

Originally Posted by sullivan34

That's pretty slick. Did you make it?

You can buy them online at Mens Essentials, they are silicone straight razor socks, many here also just use the very similar gun sleeves, but I find they are great for storage.

Here's the Canadian site and description:

Grooming, Shaving, Skin Care, Lifestyle - MenEssentials

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This is an effective anti-rust solution for a lifetime; it is not merely a barrier prohibiting entry of moisture, but rather a tool which continually draws moisture from the inside to the outside; think of it as creating a reduced-humidity 'fog' within and beyond the razor, and the more arid the environment in which the razor's stored the bigger the foggy area. Simply store the straight razor inside and leave in the open so that the moisture wicked away from the interior to the exterior can evaporate.

Made for decades by hand in the USA by various American firms for the firearms industry (known as "gun sleeves", "silicone cloths", etc. etc.), these particular oil-and-silicone-treated-cotton sleeves are from 100% USA materials/labor and make oiling steel within potentially irrelevant. The makers say to not oil the steel for any razor stored inside the sleeve, for this can seal moisture under a film of oil (they've also decreed that if one insists on using both sleeve and oil, use a product which allows evaporation-by name they recommended Ballistol).