Thread: Do you store your razors with a pack of silica/dessicant gel?

Originally Posted by Nightblade

Mine(two only)are kept resting on top of a microfiber towel,blades oiled with Camellia oil and kept in the drawer of my shaving stand in the bathroom along with a desiccant packet.I also live in Colorado which is a dry state to begin with.It all works out pretty well for me. I hone when needed and strop before and after. I didn't know the packets were short lived though.Would something like a home made bean bag with dried beans or maybe even wheat grains work as a ahem......greener alternative I wonder ??

I didn't know that rice could be considered a dessicant.

Originally Posted by oldschooltools

Remember your grandmother put a few grains of rice in the salt shaker to keep it from clumping up in the summer humidity? It worked, didn't it? I'll have to look into this.

Interesting thought, Nightblade. Thanks.

Good point. Never thought about that. Hey we may be onto something here.

Originally Posted by heirkb

Damn it, why do I have to be color blind?

You got a significant other that can check for you from time to time?

Originally Posted by Salsa

I didn't know that rice could be considered a dessicant.

If it absorbs water, it's a desiccant!
Rice does absorb moisture, and after a couple of months you can replace it with fresh rice and cook the old stuff. I've used this in combination with my mineral oil/alcohol dip for years.
Oh, and the brown stuff is better for you!

I do it as well, those packets are in everything these days.

I save them and throw them in my display drawers. They work nicely. I also found some NOS dessicant bags that we used to put in GM car air conditioners VIR systems. They are about baseball sized pillows and work wonderfully. I keep one in my cabinet with my shavers and have had no rust problems.

Where I live, SoCal near the ocean, I find that I need to keep my guns well oiled otherwise they will rust. My razors however have not shown even the slightest corrosion. This seems rather odd. None of the razors are stainless either. That's a total mystery to me.