Active blade storage options

[steelwindmachine]

How do you store your active blade between shaves?

I dissassemble, wash and towl dry my razor handles. Blades get carefully wiped clean under hot water, then pat dry on a towel.

I'm storing my DE blade on top of a mini-Altoids tin and my GEM on top of the cap of unopened MdC soap in a drawer.

I know some people keep the original paper wrapper and store them in there.

I'm looking for maybe some more secure or creative options.

 

[RayClem]

I do not remove blades from my razors until the time has come to replace them with a new blade. I rinse my razor out under running water to remove soap residue and shake out the excess. When replacing the blade, I use an old, soft toothbrush to remove any soap residue that might remain.

Every time you remove or reinstall a blade in a razor, there is a slight possibility you will get cut. There is an even greater possibility that the blade will be damaged by contact with another object, even a seemingly soft object like a towel. The edge of a razor blade is less than 1 micron thick. It does not take much pressure to damage it, no matter how careful you are in your cleaning and drying process.

If you are using carbon steel blades, they will rust if left in the razor; but most modern blades are stainless steel and can be left in the razor for their lifespan. Millions of men use cartridge razors that have blades that are permanently mounted into the head. There is no way they can clean and dry those blades.

 

[Fred D]

I use a shot glass or small dixie cup.

 

[HoosierTrooper]

Might find some suggestions in these previous threads.

How Do You Store Blades Between Shaves?

Curious to see if anyone came up with a great blade storing idea? I used to leave it in my razor but now that I use Stainless Steel DE and I don’t want tea stains, I leave it on a paper towel between shaves. If you have a Brass razors like Charcoal Goods you don’t have to worry about the tea...

www.badgerandblade.com

How do you store your razor blades in between shaves?

This is obviously just for us guys who remove the blades after every shave and load it back in before every shave. Do you just leave it on a shelf in your medicine cabinet, in a container of some sort, dry or in a solution? Or something else? Cheers!

www.badgerandblade.com

Blade Storage Suggestions

Does anyone have any suggestions as far as blade storage of unuses blades? I need to tidy up my medicine cabinet a bit and the combo of loose single blades and packets are an eye sore. What do you guys use to tidy them up?

www.badgerandblade.com

Storing your in-use DE blade

The instructions for my razor say to remove the blade after a shave and dry all the parts thoroughly. It also says leaving a blade in it "for a long time" can cause corrosion. My habit has been to leave one in it always. Do you store your in-use blade somewhere other than in the shaver? If so...

www.badgerandblade.com

STORING BLADES YOU WANT TO USE AGAIN

After you've used a blade and want to use it again at a later time, how do you store those blades?

www.badgerandblade.com

 

[Big_T]

I glued a couple of magnets to the back wall of my medicine cabinet. I've got 4 blades in there right now; usually don't have that many but have been doing some testing/evaluations.

 

[steelwindmachine]

Might find some suggestions in these previous threads.

How Do You Store Blades Between Shaves?

Curious to see if anyone came up with a great blade storing idea? I used to leave it in my razor but now that I use Stainless Steel DE and I don’t want tea stains, I leave it on a paper towel between shaves. If you have a Brass razors like Charcoal Goods you don’t have to worry about the tea...

www.badgerandblade.com

How do you store your razor blades in between shaves?

This is obviously just for us guys who remove the blades after every shave and load it back in before every shave. Do you just leave it on a shelf in your medicine cabinet, in a container of some sort, dry or in a solution? Or something else? Cheers!

www.badgerandblade.com

Blade Storage Suggestions

Does anyone have any suggestions as far as blade storage of unuses blades? I need to tidy up my medicine cabinet a bit and the combo of loose single blades and packets are an eye sore. What do you guys use to tidy them up?

www.badgerandblade.com

Storing your in-use DE blade

The instructions for my razor say to remove the blade after a shave and dry all the parts thoroughly. It also says leaving a blade in it "for a long time" can cause corrosion. My habit has been to leave one in it always. Do you store your in-use blade somewhere other than in the shaver? If so...

www.badgerandblade.com

STORING BLADES YOU WANT TO USE AGAIN

After you've used a blade and want to use it again at a later time, how do you store those blades?

www.badgerandblade.com

@HoosierTrooper i tried searching and came up with very little. thanks for those. you can delete my thread.

 

[czgunner]

I'd like to find one of the old school white plastic/magnetic blade holders. Can't seem to find any.

 

[dmshaver]

Please keep us posted on what you end up using. I'm not any help as I don't take my blade out of the razor until I'm finished with the blade & am disposing of the blade.

 

[TheBigL]

How do you store your active blade between shaves?

I dissassemble, wash and towl dry my razor handles. Blades get carefully wiped clean under hot water, then pat dry on a towel.

I'm storing my DE blade on top of a mini-Altoids tin and my GEM on top of the cap of unopened MdC soap in a drawer.

I know some people keep the original paper wrapper and store them in there.

I'm looking for maybe some more secure or creative options.

I am basically the opposite! I rinse and shake dry. I do nothing special to preserve a blade. 99% of the time I don't move a blade between razors.

 

[Ron R]

I have been using my system of holding blades until next use with modified Magnetic business cards with great success and I not about to change unless something better comes along.
My observation when learning was not to have 10 to 20 blades going through a rotation circulation at one time and I just clean dry and store same blade if possible for the next shave with a different razor is what I wanted 6 years ago.
Did not see a advantage of removing from blade wrapping then use and then rewrap the blade in the original wrapping so I came up with magnetic business cards that sandwich blade between to pieces of modified card + I had different brands of blades like Gem, Valet auto-strop, DE, SE and extra wide blades so I bought a inexpensive business card or credit card holder and have not looked back. Very simple and quick way of holding blades safely between next uses.
(Old archived photo's of how I store my blades between modified magnetic business cards.)

Have some great shaves!

 

[steelwindmachine]

the frugal shave on etsy has a lot of nice options, but i think i might DIY something given all the suggestions here.

i don’t like leaving blades in razor handles. i have hard water and don’t mind spending an extra minute to clean stuff up without having to use alcohol.

i just need to make something that keeps them in place in my vanity drawer. i only have one blade out at a time. so i’m not doing blade swapping every shave. i use blades until they’re tugging.

thanks for the suggestions despite this subject coming up many times in the past.

 

[Lane101]

I do the exact same thing as @RayClem and @dmshaver never removing the blade between shaves until it's time to replace it. Give the razor a thorough cleaning with a toothbrush and dishwashing soap during each razor change. I do rinse the razor with hot water after each shave.

No issues to date. Also this is the same way cartridge system blades are treated.

 

[lasta]

 

[Merchant Seaman Z]

Keep them in the razor I currently using. Just shake and blow the water off. Not really concerned the blade. + both kids already learned the hard way, before touching Dad’s razor. ie. Cut lip or finger.