Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
Yes, I've been making/using this myself for about 8 years. It's approximately one part mineral oil to two hundred parts alcohol. It takes several days for the oil to dissolve and if you put too much in it won't all dissolve, but that's not a problem--you just shake it like oil and vinegar dressing.

I dip and wipe to remove soap residue, then I dip again and let it air dry with the razor open. Evaporation only takes a couple minutes. I have never seen any ill effect on any etching or metallic part. I don't dip the scales so this does not protect the pivot area. I rely upon not getting that area wet in the first place. I suspect most scale materials would be unaffected but I've never been in the mood to experiment with finding out which they are.
Do you leave the razor open when air drying? I tried camellia oil and it is seaming like the oil is beading and the 70% alcohol is taking a long time to dry. Is my alcohol too old? Is camellia oil that bad for this application?

Thank you,
--Shoki