Blow drying razor

[raffijian]

Hello, everyone:

I couldn't find any threads regarding this topic so I am throwing it out here for discussion.

Can blow drying on the hottest setting sanitize a razor?

I know a common standard is to leave a razor in boiling water to sanitize but would blow drying do the job also?

Thanks.

Rafi

 

[cooncatbob]

Yes that would probably work.
If your the only person using the razor then It only needs to be sanitize once when you first get it.
Barbicide is a better opinion for sanitizing your razors.

 

[Mr. Scruffy]

Hello, everyone:

I couldn't find any threads regarding this topic so I am throwing it out here for discussion.

Can blow drying on the hottest setting sanitize a razor?

I know a common standard is to leave a razor in boiling water to sanitize but would blow drying do the job also?

Thanks.

Rafi

In a word, no.

Use barbicide.

 

[njpaddy]

If you swish or soak it in some rubbing alcohol first then blow drying might be sufficient to sanitize, provided you're the only person who's been using it.

 

[T Rick]

Barbicide or Scrubbing Bubbles (contains the same anti-pathogen as Barbicide) are the two best bets. And it doesn't need to be soaked for hours. Minutes will do the trick. Probably seconds actually.

 

[curtis909]

Barbicide or Scrubbing Bubbles (contains the same anti-pathogen as Barbicide) are the two best bets. And it doesn't need to be soaked for hours. Minutes will do the trick. Probably seconds actually.

+1 on the Barbicide if not boil it for a bit. Not sure about blow drying it to tell you the truth first time anyone here i think has brought that up.

 

[Mr. Scruffy]

+1 on the Barbicide if not boil it for a bit. Not sure about blow drying it to tell you the truth first time anyone here i think has brought that up.

Most blow dryers have safety cutoffs that will not permit the temperature to exceed 60º C.

A temperature of 72º C is required to sanitize a surface.

Source: Answers.com

 

[mike72]

no the heat from the hair dryer is not hot enough. buy some 70% isopropyl rubbing alcohol at walmart or a dollar store. soak your blade for a couple min's this will disinfect your blade or anything else, say you buy a used razor, use the alcohol to disinfect it.

 

[dpmtherrien]

no the heat from the hair dryer is not hot enough. buy some 70% isopropyl rubbing alcohol at walmart or a dollar store. soak your blade for a couple min's this will disinfect your blade or anything else, say you buy a used razor, use the alcohol to disinfect it.

+1 here.