I've read on here, one is suppose to never leave a wet blade in the safety razor after a shave. I imagine it has something to do with bacteria. I may forget on occasion between shaves, in that case I just get a fresh one. It adds more time to the post shave routine. What is the reason for drying the blade?
Drying of the razor blade
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The cost is so low I actually use a fresh blade every shave.
I shave at least 5 times a week.
I shave at least 5 times a week.
I've never bothered drying the blade between shaves, I think it's supposed to prevent rust but this is something I've never experienced with a stainless steel blade. After shaving I just rinse the razor, towel pat, and then leave it to air dry. With my Tradere I loosen the handle a turn or two because otherwise the head seems to trap water, but that's it.
Bacteria don't grow on steel and dried soap residue... just rinse it, shake it off and put it back into the stand or what-have-you to let it dry.
You only need to rinse and dry the blade if it is carbon steel.
I don't touch the blade unless I'm throwing it out. I never dry the blade.
I use a different razor and blade every day so this may not apply to you if you only have one razor and use one brand of blade.
I store my blades separate from the razor as it might be a month or more before I use the same razor again so I remove the blade from the razor after I shave, put it on a towel, fold a corner over and pat the blade dry then store it for another day's/razor's use.
You should NEVER wipe a blade. There are 2 reasons for this. #1 you can cut yourself. #2 almost all blades are coated and wiping will remove the coating making the blade pull and tug.
I may have anywhere from 6 to 12 different brands of blade unwrapped at any given time as I have so many different brands of blades that I use.
I have 6 blade papers on my counter marked 1 through 6 to correspond to the number of shaves on each blade. When I finish my shave I dry the blade and move it down to the next number. This is the only way I can keep track of how many shaves each open blade has on it.
I store my blades separate from the razor as it might be a month or more before I use the same razor again so I remove the blade from the razor after I shave, put it on a towel, fold a corner over and pat the blade dry then store it for another day's/razor's use.
You should NEVER wipe a blade. There are 2 reasons for this. #1 you can cut yourself. #2 almost all blades are coated and wiping will remove the coating making the blade pull and tug.
I may have anywhere from 6 to 12 different brands of blade unwrapped at any given time as I have so many different brands of blades that I use.
I have 6 blade papers on my counter marked 1 through 6 to correspond to the number of shaves on each blade. When I finish my shave I dry the blade and move it down to the next number. This is the only way I can keep track of how many shaves each open blade has on it.
Same here
Ever look at your toothbrush? What do you think resides in those bristles?
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Interesting answers, thanks guys. I'm just going to start out with a fresh blade every shave now, they are pretty cheap. With the exception of the feathers.
*I meant drying *off in the title of the post.
*I meant drying *off in the title of the post.
Even so, I think it's a waste of money and some blades improve after being used.
Same here.
Not beyond a cursory glance. Don't know, but I don't take any steps to dry my toothbrush either.
My routine:
-Rinse the razor
-Shake
-Dry outside with towel
-Hit the head with hairdryer on hot/high for 30-45 sec (blows any trapped water out and heats the head up to evaporate any moisture)
-Hang razor in stand
-Rinse the razor
-Shake
-Dry outside with towel
-Hit the head with hairdryer on hot/high for 30-45 sec (blows any trapped water out and heats the head up to evaporate any moisture)
-Hang razor in stand
Yep... Most blades are %!$$ poor on the first shave and mellow out after that.
If you toss your blade after each shave you will have loads of miserable shaves as you will never break in the blade so that it becomes silky smooth
I loosen the blade a bit and blow some of the water off before putting the razor back in the rack to air dry. I change the blade every 3 or 4 shaves and never had a problem with rust or ebola.
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I never dry it. Some people like to do certain things as part of their routine and feel that it extends the life of their blade but I don't subscribe to that school of thought. Do what feels right and happy shaves to you!!
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