Blade Care Inbetween Shaves - Do You Bother?

[filedog]

I rinse the razor head in a small bowl of Isopropyl alcohol, and disassemble. Blade gets patted dry, and razor gets wiped down.

 

[Texchappy]

I did take the blade from DE’s for a while but don’t bother anymore. Now just rinse well. Watched an old Gillette video yeasterday that suggested just that to protect the blade edge. Some older tto razors I loosen. I always remove and dry blades on Gem razors.

 

[ButterfaceX]

Simple I guess, rinse the razor well after use. Disassemble, wipe down all razor parts. Don't forget the threads.
Pat down the blades , never wipe. Wiping and or alcohol will impact the coating, if any.
Air dry. Add a touch of oil with a q-tip to the handles treads. Reassemble razor.
After 3 uses, razor blade is recycled.
Works for me...
YMMV
BFX
Clean Shave, clean razor and blade..

 

[Alex Jr]

Rinse. Shake. No opening, no fancy procedures. Never had a problem.

Exception is when using carbon blades.

When changing the blades I never noticed any residue inside.

 

[deafficianado]

I remove the blade from the razor and throw it away, then I dry the razor. One and done for all my double edge blades.

 

[Lockback]

I pull the blade and rinse it as well as the razor. As I still have a decent head of hair, I use a blow drier on my hair and then I also give the blade and the razor a bit of that hot air at a distance. I put the blade back in its wax paper packet for its next use.

 

[ivan_101]

I wonder what the dominant behaviours are on B&B?

I don't think there is dominant behaviour.
Voted "Other", but I won't tell you what I do.

 

[Salty_Shaver]

I toss the used blade. A fresh blade for every shave is they way that I give cartridges the middle finger.

They are cheap enough to do so and more sanitary.

 

[blade08]

I shake out the water and then towel dry the razor and remove soap scum from the handle and head. I finish with some stropping on a towel by pushing the razor forward a few times.

 

[Dave himself]

Disassemble the razor and remove the blade. Rinse both and towel dry. Then reassemble the razor and put the blade back in its wrapper.

 

[Grundi]

I leave the blade in the razor, loosen the head, rinse with very warm water, blow thru the end of the razor a couple of times, then hang it still loose in my razor stand. I usually get 4 - 6 shaves from most blades without issue.

The only trouble I experienced was with an Assured Razor (with the build quality that you'd expect from a $1 store razor). The razor itself rusted out after 3 uses, but the blade that came with the razor was still good-to-go in another razor.

 

[catfish1969]

^^^What he said!! It only takes a moment to do and never have to worry about the just incase!!

Remember that just because it's made of Stainless only means that it Stains-Less and thats all. I worked in the fastener industry for 30+yrs and I can tell you there are instances where Stainless Steel does stain and will rust!! Don't let the name fool you...

My contingency plan is to call it patina...

 

[mfury]

Rinse, shake, strop on a towel and put it in a stand on the counter. Change blade on Sunday and scrub the razor with a nylon brush under hot water when changing the blade.

 

[Ckmaui]

I am a neat freak
Wipe down counter mirror everything

razor take apart wipe
Blot dry the blade back together
Fast simple

 

[Mojo88]

At this point I mostly have vintage Gillette butterfly razors. I always open the razor and take the blade out. Then I rinse the soap off and for some reason I got in the habit of flipping the blade. I replace the blade and leave the razor open and allow it to dry.

 

[HoosierTrooper]

I never use the same razor two days in a row and rarely even use the same platform two days in a row so the blade always comes out, gets dried in a folded hand towel and placed in a small plastic container with a desiccant pack until it’s needed again, which could be a few days.

 

[Slock]

I remove, rinse, pat dry and store in one of those plastic blade containers that Derby and feather blades come in. I might want to use another razor. I don't want a bunch of loose blades around. I use them one at a time.

 

[muzichead]

Would you expect it to be common for blades to rust in a razor within their typically short lifespan, assuming improper care, or would it still be exceptional?

I wouldn't say common as it usually happens when someone doesn't expect it to and there are a few cases listed here on B&B and some other forums... I am a one and done guy so I'm taking the razor apart anyway but I do dry the razor and set it up with a new blade for the next shave so i'm not worried about it anymore.

I toss the used blade. A fresh blade for every shave is they way that I give cartridges the middle finger.

^^+++

I remove the blade from the razor and throw it away, then I dry the razor. One and done for all my double edge blades.

^^+++ I recently moved to the one and done club and not even looking back!!

 

[BigJ]

Warm water rinse and shake, that’s it for me!

 

[geneaut]

Other

Finish shave, dunk razor head in sink full of water, and hang razor on stand. No wiping or rinsing. That's been my SOP since 2010.