Thread: clippercide/barbercide Vs. rubbing alcohol?

Does anyone have a link to a site that doesnt charge as much or more for shipping as they do for the actual clippercide?

Originally Posted by glrerun

I have never used barbarcide or clipperside. I also did not know the difference between the two.

Here's the link to the manufacturer's site for clipperside & barbicide if you want more details on these products:
http://www.king-research.com/products.asp

Originally Posted by JLStorm

Does anyone have a link to a site that doesnt charge as much or more for shipping as they do for the actual clippercide?

Why don't you buy it locally? Sally Beauty Supply has stores in most of the larger metro areas (my barber told me where the closest one was to me). If there is no store nearby, maybe your barber would be willing to get it for you the next time (s)he buys supplies ?

Clippercide does have O-Phenylphenol in it at 0.41% as was stated by "straightman" on post #3. As far as I can tell it does not hurt celluloid scales. I can't remember if I have used it on the others.

Originally Posted by JLStorm

Does anyone have a link to a site that doesnt charge as much or more for shipping as they do for the actual clippercide?

JL,

Check and see if you have a nearby Sally's Beauty Supply, and if you do, give them a call to see if they have it in stock. That's where I get mine.

RT

Try this site for $5.05 you can't beat it. http://www.cachebeauty.com/wholsale/king.htm#clip

Originally Posted by str8razor

Try this site for $5.05 you can't beat it. http://www.cachebeauty.com/wholsale/king.htm#clip

It said shipping was $10.00!


I may have to bite the bullet and order it online, or just find something else to use like hydrogen peroxide, alcohol, or that weird red iodine solution but I dont think that any of that stuff is very good for metal

Sorry I didn't look at the shipping. That seems like alot for such a lite item. My total bill from them was $11.75.
I made up some stuff that is 50% hydrogen peroxide and 50% 91% rubbing alcohol. (I think that the 70% alcohol would work also) I never did use it because I then bought the Clippercide which was easier to spray on. One post on here gave that formula and said that it was very general and should kill about anything. I don't know if I would soak your razors in it maybe just wipe them down with it.
Joe, go to Google and type in CLIPPERCIDE you have quite a choice from where to order it. Different prices and different shipping.

I just use 96% ethanol alcohol, and spray a bit on the blade after stroping. That's it. It sure beats the hygiene of my Mah3, which was quick pass under running water and stashed away. brr...

Nenad

I got the last can of Clippercide at my local Sally Beauty Supply. It cost $6.99. I feel bad about the fact that it's an aerosol can, but I don't imagine I'll use very much of it.

I think it's worth pointing out that there are at least two different potential uses being discussed here.

Some of the people are talking about cleaning up their own razors. I'll assume for the sake of discussion that these people are using razors of known provenance, either bought new or given by relatives who bought them new. In this situation, relatively light cleaning ought to be sufficient, just to keep stuff from growing on them. The risk of pathogen contamination is relatively low for a single user--it's hard to infect yourself with diseases you already have.

It seems like people in this group probably will be happy with a little rubbing alcohol or even the soap and water approach (although why you'd need additional soap and water on a straight razor blade eludes me--I don't know about you, but most of my straight razor use involves soap and water in pretty close proximity).

The other group (me included) is concerned about sterilizing razors of unknown origin. I get pretty scared when I read what some of you say about "sterilizing" razors, and I hope it's because you're in the first camp. I really, really doubt that honing a razor has any appreciable germicidal or virucidal effect, and even if it did, it would be positional disinfection--the germs are just on your hone now, rather than your razor. Doesn't seem much better to me.

Razors from eBay usually come without any form of provenance description, and even when there is one you must choose for yourself how trustworthy you think it is.

I've read comments saying things like "just deal with it", "stop being so paranoid", "being exposed to diseases makes you stronger", etc. While there's a grain of truth in all of these things, I really don't believe that AIDS infection, tuberculosis, or any of a wide variety of bacterial or fungal infections sounds like much fun.

I really doubt that any of us here is capable of assessing whether something "works for us" on an empirical basis. If you haven't gotten leprosy from your razor yet, that may be because your disinfection program killed the Mycobacterium leprae... but if you're just washing it with hot water, it's rather more likely that your razor happened not to have any of those bacteria living on it.

I won't tell you guys what to do... but for me, I'm following the label instructions on my Clippercide and leaving it on the blades for 15 minutes.

Hollis

Good point Hollis. I disinfect my ebay razors with a 1:1:1 mix of bleach/99% ipa/water for 15min before rinsing them off, dipping them in water for 10min and rinsing them off again. However if clippercide is so cheap, I might as well buy a can, as this solution can be a bit aggressive on carbon steel and takes a bit of work with a rag and polishing compound.
However, I clean my razors blades and scales (inside and out) with a rag and an antibacterial detergent. A film of grease and soap can be trapped over there and protecting the germs from disinfecting agents. The cleaning removes the film and exposes them to a painful chemical death