so I was looking at threads to see how I could best clean and disinfect a few razors that I have bought off the bst, and barbicide kept coming up so I searched for sources here in Ottawa but came across this:
http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/health/inspections/personal_service/barbicide_en.html
the whole page is an interesting read and certainly addresses a lot of misconceptions I had (eg. spray and wipe) but interestingly it states:
Barbicide cannot be used to disinfect any part of a shaving razor or blade that contacts the skin (critical items such as blades for shaving are single-use items which must be disposed of in a sharps container immediately after use). The handle and cradle, which hold the blade, must be cleaned and disinfected as a semi-critical item between uses.
Thats quite the shock since everybody here seems to recommend barbicide and I was planning to dunk the razors in barbicide. I can't autoclave them, but what else do you use to disinfect razors and what would you recommend?
http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/health/inspections/personal_service/barbicide_en.html
the whole page is an interesting read and certainly addresses a lot of misconceptions I had (eg. spray and wipe) but interestingly it states:
Barbicide cannot be used to disinfect any part of a shaving razor or blade that contacts the skin (critical items such as blades for shaving are single-use items which must be disposed of in a sharps container immediately after use). The handle and cradle, which hold the blade, must be cleaned and disinfected as a semi-critical item between uses.
Thats quite the shock since everybody here seems to recommend barbicide and I was planning to dunk the razors in barbicide. I can't autoclave them, but what else do you use to disinfect razors and what would you recommend?