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)

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.

Pencil cases. Have not had a problem in years. Always stored in the bathroom, two or three feet from the shower

Where do you get those cases?

Originally Posted by Utopian

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

Rice we've got in Hawaii. With our Asian population, whole aisles of supermarkets are devoted to rice. I mean whole aisles, both sides. I've probably got a few lbs in the cupboard somewhere. Never thought of tossing in my straight razors with the rice, but it's not a bad idea.

Come on guys! Move to Arizona and you can keep your straights anywhere you want, outside would be a bad idea because they would get very hot! I will also vote for Tuf-Glide, it works very well at preventing rust/corrosion. Comes as a cloth, just wipe the blade with the cloth when dry and put your straight away. I live in Arizona and I use Tuf-Glide as well.

I keep my razors and strops openly displayed in the bathroom and have never had an issue, it's a pretty large bathroom though.