Thread: Olive oil and baking soda?

For those of you who are strop-a-holics, how about getting a spare linen strop, annointing it with your favorite anti-rust balm, and give the razor a few licks on the treated unit before putting it to bed, or wherever a strop-a-holic might put his razor?

Goodness, I just may have had an epiphany

I've been using a somwhat over neetsfooted Starter strop for that purpose as of late.

I can't say what the effectiveness is of it, but it can't hurt.

However, I now can sleep peacefully with a quick squirt of the camella oil in handy spray container shown above.

Originally Posted by Bruce

For those of you who are strop-a-holics, how about getting a spare linen strop, annointing it with your favorite anti-rust balm, and give the razor a few licks on the treated unit before putting it to bed, or wherever a strop-a-holic might put his razor?

Goodness, I just may have had an epiphany

That's almost the same as a traditional tool oiler: tube with a bottom ; stuffed with oiled, rolled cotton, only no tube and no roll

I use Ballistol on my razors with excellent results. Ballistol works by neutralising the oxigen in the moisture, not by providing a protective film on the blade!
It is absolute non toxic on the skin and even taken intenally, yes, internally as it is a household item in the Germanic countries for al kind of ilnesses. In fact Ballistol, in a slightly changed formulation is sold in german pharmacies under the name of "Neo Ballistol". See the link:
Product Overview - Body Care | Ballistol Öl - F.W. Klever GmbH
After drying the blade with tissue and removing all traces of soap, I slightly coat the razor with a cotton swab soaked with Ballstol.
None of my 20 str8 razors has rust on them, so far.
The smell goes away after a couple of hours.
Olive oil is acidic and will form rust on the carbon steel.

king...

>>None of my 20 str8 razors has rust on them, so far<<

Aha! Here's the rub: according to the 1931 article you can't see the rust!! All my razors also look pristine, but the article alludes to the fact the we haven't taken photomicrographs at 2000 diameters to see the damage we've done to our razors and, not knowing squat, shave on as the simpletons we are.

All of my razors look really good too: bright and shiny they are. Since I haven't swathed them in petrolatum, they apparently are a shaver's nightmare and a corroder's fondest dream.

I think I'll just drop them into an old ammo box with a block of camphor and hope for the best. Camphor is an old machinist's trick for preventing rust on fine tools. I hope it likes celluloid and horn.

This used to be so easy before I learned about 2000 diameters of photomicrographs and the terrible inadequacy of my reading glasses. Not long ago life was simple and apparently rust free. Hey, another epiphany could be approaching here: were I to put my razor(s) in (a) condom(s) in an old ammo box also containing a block of camphor, could I practice both safe and rust free shaving?

Where, oh where are the gurus when they are so desperately needed?

Bruce.

BRUCE!

BRUCE!!!!

Get a grip man! You came into this thread as a voice of reason. Now just take a look at yourself. Razors in condoms in old ammo boxes? Oh the humanity!

just rub them down with some oil, and be done with it. And put that 1931 article away somewhere.

Love your razors, and they'll love you.

Originally Posted by kingreverent

I use Ballistol on my razors with excellent results. Ballistol works by neutralising the oxigen in the moisture, not by providing a protective film on the blade!
It is absolute non toxic on the skin and even taken intenally, yes, internally as it is a household item in the Germanic countries for al kind of ilnesses. In fact Ballistol, in a slightly changed formulation is sold in german pharmacies under the name of "Neo Ballistol". See the link:
Product Overview - Body Care | Ballistol Öl - F.W. Klever GmbH
After drying the blade with tissue and removing all traces of soap, I slightly coat the razor with a cotton swab soaked with Ballstol.
None of my 20 str8 razors has rust on them, so far.
The smell goes away after a couple of hours.
Olive oil is acidic and will form rust on the carbon steel.

I was happy with the Balistoil, but my wife put the nix on it after I stunk up the bathroom one evening after a strop-a-thon and re-oiling of 3-4 razors.

Thus my quest for a replacement. I have since found it (Camella oil).