Thread: What are some good post-shave tips for razor care?

here's my two bobs' worth on storing razors, having tried silica beads, oils,etc.
throw some mothballs into your razors' storage container. i like cigar boxes, but that's a personal thing. the camphor fumes coat everything in the box with an oil coating and stop corrosion. when the razor is removed from the box, the volatile camphor vaporizes in a few seconds and voila - razor ready for shaving with no prep. i've not had camphor affect any of the non-metallic parts of the razors, and i've got razors with plastic, mother-of-pearl, wood, and bone bits.
this also works wonders in a toolbox, providing the seal is fairly airtight.

I strop up my razor before I put it back in the box. I make sure to paper dry it, Strop and then put it back in my computer room.

I 1st rinse the blade and other parts of the razor that has soap with hot water. I shake the razor and move over to my bowl of cotton balls. I saturate a cotton ball with isopropyl alcohol, and completely clean all parts of the razor with the saturated cotton ball. I am careful to not run the cotton ball parallel to the edge of my blade. I carefully wipe the edge at a 90 degree angle. I even squeeze alcohol in to the pivot area. I carefully wipe the blade down with tissue, and set it aside to dry further. After a significant amount of time, I strop on linen about 10 passes, and about the same on the leather. I now apply a thin coat of camellia oil to the entire blade, including the pivot area.

I then put her away, in her slot, in my 7 day storage box until next time.

Steve