can a vintage/used razor be a carrier of a harmfull disease like AIDs etc

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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

There is one that you have to worry about.... it is RAD.... Razor acquisition disorder. I caught it and found that there is no cure. :cry: Excuse me, I have to go check my ebay and see when the next one is ending. :banghead:

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I caught that one with my very first razor. I'm learning to live with it.

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Originally Posted by Miner123

I caught that one with my very first razor. I'm learning to live with it.

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I've got the cure - regular vaccinations i.e. the same pathogen until you build an immunity to them. That's how I ended with hundreds of razors. Works really well.

Thank all you guys. learn a lot. share more experiences here.

Just wondering if boiling water does the trick or can these organisms survive in such temperatures.

Cheers,

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Originally Posted by Frankenstein

Just wondering if boiling water does the trick or can these organisms survive in such temperatures.

Cheers,

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I'd rather dip it in alcohol than in boiling water. The heat can effect the tempering of the blade if I'm not mistaken. Might mess up the scales too.

I am not sure but boilling water may effect the temper of razor.

From my linited knowledge on the subject (being a paramedic) most of what has been said is pretty accurate. I plan to get some good old Barbacide and soak the blades. Do my restore send them to be honed and then throw them back in the Barbacide. I should be fine.

If it matters, in my line of work I am more concerned about TB and Hep C than HIV.

I use Lysol which supposedly kills all germs 99% on all razors I sell or buy, I just figure that's like bleach and should be enough to kill everything.

I'm not worried about my razors I'm more afraid of public toilets and sink handles.

Cheers
David