Thread: Oil for razors question.

Originally Posted by Gammaray

Wow! Take a deep breath... I have used mineral oil for years on my babies and my grandbabies butts. Feel free to use it on your face too. Everything is NOT clinically proven to be carcinogenic including the soaps and creams we may use for shaving. Some of the individual ingredients of some commercial brands may be suspect. Fossil fuel oils and some, not all (mineral oil and petroleum jelly exepted) are clinically proven to be known carcinogens. I sympathize with your rosacea. My doctor gave me a prescription ointment. He never recommended mineral oil, but whatever works for you. I did not mean to insight such a strong rhetorical response. Please accept my apology and my support for mineral oil if that works for you. I trust the rest of my commentary was more agreeable to you.

No need to apologize. I sometimes come across as having stronger feelings about things than I actually do. The reason the dermatologist recommended the baby oil was that I had severe allergic reactions to both the perscription cream and the pills. Like I said, it has worked with no ill effects, but as with many things YMMV. If you want to see something truly scary, look at the complete list of known and possible carcinogens realeased by the state of California each year. It's surprising. I figure why worry, you've got to die sometime.

Was using the tuf-glide, now use a micro mesh cloth with mineral oil...

Originally Posted by Tarkus

Very good point and since vvti713 is a Houston boy, The oil capital of the lower 50 states. He should be used to a little carcinogenic intake. What doesnt kill you makes you stronger. But I'm not sure what happens when stuff kills you slowly. Oh well who wants to live forever anyway?

well THANKS Brother! Nobody ever polluted Philly! Just for that, I shall outlive you!

Well to throw my 2 cents in I use the oil for my beard and mustache trimmer on my blades and have had no ill effects so far. It's sitting there and it has that handy little dropper tip on it no muss no fuss.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

well THANKS Brother! Nobody ever polluted Philly! Just for that, I shall outlive you!

I live within 100 mile radius of at least 3 nuclear power plants, one of which had the worst nuclear disaster in the U.S. history, Three Mile Island. Trust me I have bigger fish to fry. Now if you will excuse me I have to go to the bathroom. I think I'll use my second penis today. Should urine glow like that?

I, uh, rest my case

Vaseline works fine for inhibiting rust on razors.

Originally Posted by vvti713

Ok yall please don't hate me for posting this!! but I really need to see what the containers look like for the oil you would use to store razors.. I have heard mineral oil and tuff glide (I think that is what its called) BUT I HAVE NO CLUE WHERE TO FIND THIS STUFF. So if you could show me what this stuff looks like i would appreciate it.

Thanks!!

I think that "Camellia Oil" is actually mineral oil with some camellia scent added. So it's _not_ vegetable oil, and it won't harden or go rancid.

I suspect that modern "choji oil" (clove-scented, used for Japanese swords) is also mineral-oil based.

Lynn ought to know for sure.

Charles