Thread: How to prevent razor corrosion in the bathroom?

Up until now I've stored my razor in one of those silicon-infused pouches, inside a small combination lock case to prevent my young kids from getting at it. It's a fine-looking custom piece, so now that the kids are older and can be trusted not to touch it, I'd rather like to keep it on display inside a glass cabinet in the bathroom, but my obvious concern is how to prevent corrosion in a humid environment. Is there any way to do it other than coating it with oil every time?

Any advice appreciated,
Eugene

I cannot keep my razors in the bathroom, it's as simple as that. If someone has a rock-solid solution to this question, I will be forever grateful

In all seriousness, I think the best solution is not to store the straight razor in the bathroom. I have never worried about that with DE razors but they are generally plated with chrome/nickel/etc, bakelite/plastic or stainless steel. Storing anything that is bare carbon steel in a bathroom is just asking for trouble regardless of any precautions you may take to guard against rust.

Bob

All I can think of is some of those desiccant pouches that absorb moisture. That and wipe the metal with R.I.G. (Birchwood Casey Rust Inhibiting Grease)

I keep my razors and strops in bathroom. So long as I dry razor well and Strop after use I have had no problem.

I never keep razors in the bathroom, there is too much humidity there to trust any method of keeping things dry to be effective enough.

Yeah I never would leave my razors in the bathroom not a good enviroment lots of moisture water carbon steel doesn't like it simple.

Aloha!

Everything metal corrodes or rusts in Hawaii. Unless you have central air, you do the best you can to keep metal objects rust/corrosion free.
Most condos and apartments do not have AC since you have trade winds that keep things moderate. Plus electric is very expensive in Hawaii, so running AC is not a cheap proposition. All of Hawaii's electric comes from Oil that is shipped in from the mainland. You pay dearly for this. So the humidity is high being a tropical climate, and the salt air aids in fast corrosion or rust. My Condo is on the water and I swear the breeze picks up salt from the ocean and blows it in the condo. The best I can do is to keep air moving. Fans are the order of the day. Every room has a ceiling fan that runs constantly, and the windows are always open to allow trade wind to blow through. Master bath and my bath both have a window and a power vent.

Most of my showers are cool showers when it's 85 degrees or more, or warm showers when it's 75. No steam in the bathroom. Hot towels on the face for prepping the wiskers for shaving. It seems the more you use something the better off you are. I have used Parafin oil on my straight razors with success. Any better alternatives I'm all ears.

-Zip

On the recommendation of others here I've recently been trying out Tuf-Glide with good results so far. However, I don't store my razors in the bathroom so I can't say if it works under those conditions.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

All I can think of is some of those desiccant pouches that absorb moisture. That and wipe the metal with R.I.G. (Birchwood Casey Rust Inhibiting Grease)

An alternative to desiccant pouches is rice. Just replace it occasionally and toss the old stuff into a pot of soup.