Quote Originally Posted by groovyd View Post
that is one option... i do however prefer the polished look to the rustic look and coincidentally only started using the alcohol to sterilize blades after reading a thread on here where people warned of getting everything from hepatitis to aids from not sterilizing purchased razors.
The fact is that rusty old razors are unlikely to have seen any use in a long time. Any blood containing germs would have to be still wet to be a health threat.
This is the reason hypo needles are dangerous the blood inside does not dry out easily due to the lack of exposure.
There are of course bacterial spores etc that may exist a long time which makes a good case for restorative measures.
I haven't seen any posts on any shave forums by a member who contracted aids or hepatitis from razors.