Can anyone else confirm that daily shower cleaner lengthens life of blades?
I first read this tip/trick on an amazon review on some gillette fusion blade a long while back. It should work on any blade.
Simply, after shaving, dry the razor reasonably off and in between shaves put it in daily shower cleaner. It allegedly stops micro-rust from forming on the edge of the razors, and this is supposedly what kills the edge much faster than just our hairs.
I put my entire handle in a small mason jar that just accomodates my blade. It's filled with 2 inches of daily shower cleaner. I never kept good count how it lasts me, because I only shave twice a week. But so far, I've been using the same blade since the end of April (circa 16 shaves) with no problem. I usually shave with the grain, X the grain, and sometimes, for a date/dinner, against the grain. I plan on changing the liquid in the mason jar when I change blades.
Some guys on the Amazon forum claim they keep going for 6 months, although I'm sure I have to change out sooner, due to my nondaily shaving routine. Before I did this, I had to change out the blade by week 2, regardless of amount of shaves, because the edge started sucking and I would see actual rust forming where the blade and handle met. It also saves me time, as drying and dropping it in and closing the jar is speedier than changing out blades.
Can anyone else confirm this is effective or am I deluding myself? I don't see it mentioned much in DE forums.