'Evening Gents!
Any ideas how to sterilize (if it's even needed) previously loved razors which are now "new to me"?
Thanks.
gzb10
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'Evening Gents!
Any ideas how to sterilize (if it's even needed) previously loved razors which are now "new to me"?
Thanks.
gzb10
Or you can make 1:10 bleach and water bath, and keep the razor in for a minute or so. I believe this was mentioned somewhere on the Canadian health department web page...
Nenad
Barbecide as well as clippercide spray contain alcohol and this will attack celluloid scales. Bleach solutions, even at a 10:1 dilution will attack metal. Both require at least 10 minutes to fully disenfect.
One way to minimize bleach's corrosive effect is to clean off the active rust with a rag and a polishing compound (i always throw away the rag after that), give it a good rinse and then give it a 15min bleach bath. Just dillute your average 5% bleach solution with about 4 parts water.
I know it for a fact that alcohol will attack the celluloid. It starts giving off a funky smell after being cleaned with/immerged in C2H5OH
I use a transparant desinfectant that we also use for our daughter.
I rub it in for a minute or so and that's it.
So far I have never shaved with a razor that hasn't spent an hour or more on the stone, so I doubt that anything survives that anyway.
Would there be any reasons to use or not use iodine?