Hello,
first of all I'd like to say hi to everyone as it's my first post (but I've been reading the B&B forum for a while).
Now back to the point - few weeks ago I started shaving with a straight razor; still haven't mastered the blade but that's a different story. I have some strange problem with staining of the blade. What surprised me was the fact that it stained at all but what I find even more unbelievable is the 'pace' it is staining at - new spots appear after every shave (and I mean literally straight after the shave, not after few hours or something like that) - as I washed the blade after shave today I was like "Holy banana, what the hell is going on?! There are bazillions of new ones!"
My razor is Otto Busch Weltmeister (as you can see in the photo ). I do not leave the blade wet after shave; I rinse it with warm water and gently wipe with the towel and then I don't even close it but leave it open to dry. And I use Geo F. Trumper Rose Shaving Cream (but I doubt it's the cause of this )
Is there anything you guys think I could do to stop this? Cause if it doesn't stop I'm afraid I will have no blade left in few months Am I doing anything wrong or it is fault of the razor/steel/whatever?
EDIT: Ah, and yes, the blade was perfectly clean when I bought it.
first of all I'd like to say hi to everyone as it's my first post (but I've been reading the B&B forum for a while).
Now back to the point - few weeks ago I started shaving with a straight razor; still haven't mastered the blade but that's a different story. I have some strange problem with staining of the blade. What surprised me was the fact that it stained at all but what I find even more unbelievable is the 'pace' it is staining at - new spots appear after every shave (and I mean literally straight after the shave, not after few hours or something like that) - as I washed the blade after shave today I was like "Holy banana, what the hell is going on?! There are bazillions of new ones!"
My razor is Otto Busch Weltmeister (as you can see in the photo ). I do not leave the blade wet after shave; I rinse it with warm water and gently wipe with the towel and then I don't even close it but leave it open to dry. And I use Geo F. Trumper Rose Shaving Cream (but I doubt it's the cause of this )
Is there anything you guys think I could do to stop this? Cause if it doesn't stop I'm afraid I will have no blade left in few months Am I doing anything wrong or it is fault of the razor/steel/whatever?
EDIT: Ah, and yes, the blade was perfectly clean when I bought it.
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