Thread: alcohol or Lysol effects on various scales???

Have ordered a few razors and am considering taking a few marginal efforts toward sanitizing/sterilizing the blades before use.

Now I know there are several threads - many quite lengthy - debating and discussing the effectiveness and merit (or illusion thereof) of sterilizing blades...

That's not what I'm interested. I'm not out to make them the so sterile you can perform surgery on a newborn with them. I've already decide a soaking in alcohol or a spray down with Lysol is will be sufficient to let me sleep at night.

My question is this: Does anyone know if soaking in alcohol or spraying with Lysol causes and adverse side effects to various types of scales - e.g. horn, wood, bakelite, etc.?

Insight/experiences from anyone who's used either would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

eh....soaking the whole thing in alcohol is overkill I think. Just dip the blade in it, count to 30 or something and wipe dry.

I might do it with acrylic or G10 but not wood or bone. That's just me though.

Yeah, that's basically what I was thinking too - let the blade hang down in the bottle for a few minutes or something or give the blade a quick hit with Lysol.

I'd just hate to see just a few moments of unintended contact -- a few drops inadvertently rolling along the shank to the scales, an accidental splash, or overspray, in the case of Lysol -- result in some kind of irreprable stain or some such, so thought it best to ask before moving forward on it.

Wiping 90% isopropyl alcohol on is sufficient. It takes less that 30 seconds for it to kill 100% of bacteria, and most viruses. Great stuff.

Cool, thanks!

I used anti-bacterial soap to clean mine before using the first time. Most viruses cannot survive for more than a few minutes outside the body or on material less than body temperature so that shouldn't be too much of a concern. You also might consider buying some barabasol from one of the Barber/hair salon suppliers and use it to clean the razor. I think a dip in alcohol would be sufficient as well.