Store my blade razor in alcohol to make it last longer?

[cjchaps]

I heard that if you store your razor(non-electric) in aclohol, it will make it last longer. Is this true?

 

[notfred]

Whenever people come up with wacky ideas like this, I always just ask: "How does storing it in alcohol make it last longer?"

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: notfred
Whenever people come up with wacky ideas like this, I always just ask: "How does storing it in alcohol make it last longer?"

exactly

 

[rudder]

razors get dull due to oxidation. Storing it in a medium that will prevent this will make the razor stay sharp.

 

[ISAslot]

but arn't most alcohols mostly water anyway?

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: ISAslot
but arn't most alcohols mostly water anyway?

Depends on what % of alcohol you get. You can get like 90% at the drug store.

 

[dabuddha]

i heard mineral oil does the trick
prevents calcium from building up on the blade

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: ISAslot
but arn't most alcohols mostly water anyway?

yeh you need something like mint oil. Or you can try this product.. It works pretty good. I have never done cost/benefit analysis as to whether its cheaper to do this or just spend money on new blades. But it does give you a much smoother shave. I only shave once every 3 or 4 days anyway so its no big deal.

 

[glen]

Does titanium oxidies?

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: glen
Does titanium oxidies?

Not at any speed fast enough to matter.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: ISAslot
but arn't most alcohols mostly water anyway?

Depends on what % of alcohol you get. You can get like 90% at the drug store.

Pick up some Everclear at the liquor store. That stuff is 95% alcohol.

 

[glen]

I may be wrong, but it sure seems like:

• Most folks shave with a Mach 3

• Those blades are titanium

• Titanium won't rust

• Storign the blade in oil or alcohol won't do a thing

 

[Jugernot]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: ISAslot
but arn't most alcohols mostly water anyway?

Depends on what % of alcohol you get. You can get like 90% at the drug store.

Pick up some Everclear at the liquor store. That stuff is 95% alcohol.

No, it's 95 proof... which is 47.5 % alcohol.

 

[cjchaps]

Originally posted by: Jugernot

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: ISAslot
but arn't most alcohols mostly water anyway?

Depends on what % of alcohol you get. You can get like 90% at the drug store.

Pick up some Everclear at the liquor store. That stuff is 95% alcohol.

No, it's 95 proof... which is 47.5 % alcohol.

No, it's 190 proof which is 95% alcohol

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: glen
I may be wrong, but it sure seems like:

• Most folks shave with a Mach 3

• Those blades are titanium

• Titanium won't rust

• Storign the blade in oil or alcohol won't do a thing

anti bacterial is another benefit of storing it in alcholol

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

If you want to keep your razor sharp, then don't use it!

 

[feralkid]

No, you've all got it backwards.....


Store my blade razor in alcohol to make it last longer?





I store my razor blades in alcohol and it makes the alcohol last much longer. I'm too scared of swallowing a blade!

 

[Rob9874]

When do you determine your razor is done? I usually decide when it starts to hurt when I shave.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: glen
I may be wrong, but it sure seems like:

• Most folks shave with a Mach 3

• Those blades are titanium

• Titanium won't rust

• Storign the blade in oil or alcohol won't do a thing

Of course titanium won't rust, it's not iron. Only iron really rusts, what with rust referring to iron oxide.

Some kind of oil would be better than alcohol I wouldn't expect, then there's not really anything for the blade to react with. Highly reactive metals are kept in alcohol because it stops anything getting to them they might react with, such as water or oxygen in the air.

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: glen
I may be wrong, but it sure seems like:

• Most folks shave with a Mach 3

• Those blades are titanium

• Titanium won't rust

• Storign the blade in oil or alcohol won't do a thing

Of course titanium won't rust, it's not iron. Only iron really rusts, what with rust referring to iron oxide.

Some kind of oil would be better than alcohol I wouldn't expect, then there's not really anything for the blade to react with. Highly reactive metals are kept in alcohol because it stops anything getting to them they might react with, such as water or oxygen in the air.

huh?
What did you say or mean?
Look, my point is, titanium will not oxidies, so storing it in oil or alcohol is pointless.

 

[dolph]

i am fairly sure that mach 3 cartridges (or any razors, for that matter) are not made out of titanium.

here is the link that explains how razor guard works

i've tried it before... it worked ok, but it got really dirty easily (something about not washing the razor, i think, it was a while ago), so i went back to exposing it to the elements but trying to at least dry it off after i used it.

 

[ndee]

how much are new blades? 5$?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: ndee
how much are new blades? 5$?

each, just about. damn gillette.

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: cjchaps

Originally posted by: Jugernot

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Codewiz

Originally posted by: ISAslot
but arn't most alcohols mostly water anyway?

Depends on what % of alcohol you get. You can get like 90% at the drug store.

Pick up some Everclear at the liquor store. That stuff is 95% alcohol.

No, it's 95 proof... which is 47.5 % alcohol.

No, it's 190 proof which is 95% alcohol

pwned. You can't buy it at the liquor store in the US either.

 

[DrPizza]

aren't the blades made of surgical or stainless steel though, making oxidation not much of an issue?