Mar-V-Cide or Barbisol has it's value!

[invisionz]

My DE shaves are wonderful and I love shaving! After every shave I use CoolCare Plus to sanitize my razor on a daily basis in between blade changes. Usually in between blade changes I will do a hot water rinse and good wipe down of my razor. For several months I have maintained my razor in this manner. On a recent trip to the Barber Supply store I picked up a small bottle of Mar-V-Cide and decided to use it today.

So I got my small Merkur soap dish and mixed the water and Mar-V-Cide solution. I then placed my razor in the solution and left it, more like forgot it. Anyways, when I returned to the bathroom some hours later, I noticed that what I thought was a pretty clean razor, had in fact shed a lot of dead skin and gunk that I did not or could not see. WOW!

I am thoroughly convinced that I need to do a soak of my razor at least once a week. I will continue using the CoolCare Plus spray on a daily basis. Unless, someone here can convince me that I should not.

For what it is worth I wanted to pass along this revealing experience to others that think their razors are clean.

What's your sanitation method?

 

[withoutink]

I recently bought a bottle of Mar-V-Cide as well. I have only left my razor in there for about 15mins max. I too just mix some of the solution in a bowl, but next time i buy from amazon im gonna get the mid sized barbicide container to make life easier =)

Ive never used CoolCare Plus. Id love to see if others use this as well.

 

[scooby074]

Im curious. Is there any risk to your razors by storing them in barbicide between uses such as a barber with combs or scissors? Will it damage the finish?

I have a Futur and a Old. Dont really want to damage them.

 

[withoutink]

You dont want to store them... Its just in and out for 10-15 mins for sanitation. At least thats what my barber told me. He also told me to rinse them and dry them afterwards. The chemical in barbicide / mar-v-cide is pretty nasty stuff. So always use caution when using it...

 

[AECUSN]

My DE shaves are wonderful and I love shaving! After every shave I use CoolCare Plus to sanitize my razor on a daily basis in between blade changes. Usually in between blade changes I will do a hot water rinse and good wipe down of my razor. For several months I have maintained my razor in this manner. On a recent trip to the Barber Supply store I picked up a small bottle of Mar-V-Cide and decided to use it today.

So I got my small Merkur soap dish and mixed the water and Mar-V-Cide solution. I then placed my razor in the solution and left it, more like forgot it. Anyways, when I returned to the bathroom some hours later, I noticed that what I thought was a pretty clean razor, had in fact shed a lot of dead skin and gunk that I did not or could not see. WOW!

I am thoroughly convinced that I need to do a soak of my razor at least once a week. I will continue using the CoolCare Plus spray on a daily basis. Unless, someone here can convince me that I should not.

For what it is worth I wanted to pass along this revealing experience to others that think their razors are clean.

What's your sanitation method?

I was thinking of the Barbicide and the container route, however I may try this Mar-V-cide. How much did you pay for that?

 

[withoutink]

You can get either Barbicide or Mar-V-Cide at Sally Beauty Supply (or any other barber/beauty supply store) for about $6 for 16oz, more than you will ever need. It can also be had online for slightly cheaper.

I forgot to mention the active ingredient in both is the exact same... So either one will do.

 

[SavantStrike]

Barbicide is entirely unnecessary for a razor that you own and have cleaned when you bought it. Unless you have a really weak immune system, you aren't going to make yourself sick with germs that you already have .

You could clean your razor with a scrubbing bubbles rub down every once in a while just to keep soap scum at bay, but other than that just use the razor. I don't use scrubbing bubbles on a straight, in fact I just rinse it under water after use to remove the lather, and then dry it thoroughly and put a bit of oil on it. Anything more is just paranoia.

I am of the opinion that by removing every single germ we come into contact with every day, we actually make it worse for ourselves in the long run.

 

[invisionz]

I am of the opinion that by removing every single germ we come into contact with every day, we actually make it worse for ourselves in the long run.

I agree with the we must have germs to makes us stronger theory. I was just amazed at how much gunk my razor had accumulated that was not visible to my naked eye. That convinced me that I should clean my razor once a week.

I also use the CoolCare daily to prevent my blade from rusting or letting gunk solidify on it. CoolCare also kills the bad stuff.

BTW, I get germs from all kinds of other stuff as well, so if my razor is clean and everything else is dirty, then I guess I will get my quota of germs from the other things.

 

[Sticky]

I just wipe my razors with Ballistol oil after every shave. No infected cuts (or rust) yet.