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

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. Excuse me, I have to go check my ebay and see when the next one is ending.

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

Originally Posted by Miner123

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

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,

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

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

Cheers,

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