If you're really worried about eBay blades, soaking in a 10% solution of bleach and water is great at killing badness, but is also not the sort of thing you want to be doing habitually as it is quite harsh on steel and will certainly muck your edge.

I wipe down my blades with rubbing alcohol after shaving. It is also all I've ever used on any blade, even my eBay ones. The bottom line is that most viruses and bacteria are easily killed by exposure to oxygen.

The problem I see with submersion is that since there is water in the alcohol solution, you could be promoting rust and you also would be contaminating the solution a little more each time you dip.

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