Thread: Stropping after a shave...

Originally Posted by Dups

If I give the razor a good stropping session let's say 60 round trips on the latigo..would I need to strop again before shaving if I shave the next day?

Just IMHO it is always best do the main stropping immediately before the shave. A light stropping following the shave to clean the edge of any micro gunk. Read what mparker has said about stropping removing corrosion (not visible to the naked eye) here.

I strop 20 times of so on leather after I shave to help dry it, then I put a little mineral oil on it. Right before next shave I wipe the razor off and give it a full stropping.

I doubt you'd see any adverse effects from doing all of the stropping the day before, but I think for best results you should do it immediately before you shave. I'm sure even over a day the edge can start to rust microscopically which stropping immediately before the shave would take care of. But as I said, I don't think this would make ALL that of a difference, but maybe just a little.