+1 Utopian. I've been thinking of reducing the mineral oil on my next batch. Problem is, it takes so long to use what is already in the bottle.:hmmm: But I don't think drinking it would be helpful either.;)
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+1 Utopian. I've been thinking of reducing the mineral oil on my next batch. Problem is, it takes so long to use what is already in the bottle.:hmmm: But I don't think drinking it would be helpful either.;)
Gentlemen:
I learned about Utopian's mineral oil and alcohol concoction recently at the SRP Kenosha meet. It makes sense, and I have started it using it.
Regards,
Obie
I've also been contemplating storing the razors in their boxes with a little rice at the bottom to absorb the moisture. I can't decide if I'm being cheap or lazy.
I have a question about the mineral oil/alcohol mix. The alchol I am able to get in the drugstore is 70% alchol. The balance is water. Will this cause problems?
No. The 70% mix will evaporate a little more slowly than pure alcohol, but it will still help to remove residual water on your blade because alcohol and water are miscible at all ratios. In fact, 70% is the recommended dilution for use as a disinfectant specifically because of its slower rate of evaporation.
After doing some shopping at the pharmacy and investigating suitability of use with razors, I stumbled on to this:
SpringerLink - Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, Volume 33, Number 2
In the abstract it reads:
"The cationic surfactant cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) showed high inhibition efficiency for the corrosion of low
carbon steel in 1 M H2SO4."
"CPC [cetylpyridinium chloride] has a significant inhibiting effect on the corrosion of steel and
protection efficiencies up to 97% were measured."
Now I'm not sure if most razors qualify as "low carbon steel", but it seems to very suitable for use in caring for a blade.
CPC is, apparently, a common ingredient in general desinfectants (e.g. for small wounds).
The ingredients to the stuff I got (Septidin) are:
Water, denatured alcohol and cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC).
Now in a mix with mineral oil (I got baby oil), it seems like the perfect SR care ****tail. [Edit: I love it how the prude US content filter manages to find a drink an inappropriate term :beer2:]
But most definitely correct me if I'm wrong, since I was mostly occupied with secretly reading comics and equally secretly glancing at pretty girls during chemistry class, and therefore may not be identified as a 'reliable source' where chemistry is concerned. I am however, an expert and thus very reliable source on Belgian comics and cute girls' hineys. :nj