Your razor rinsing technique?

[shaveage]

Do you:

a) rinse under running hot water tap?

b) fill the sink (after cleaning it first)?

c) pour canteen water into your GI steel pot helmet

d) other, shave dry, etc

One reason I ask is do you 'sink fillers' wash the basin every time before shaving? This plus rinsing shavings down afterwards seems like a big PIA. Then again running hot water isn't 'green'.

 

[shecky]

I rinse under running tap water as needed. Hot or cold, whatever it takes. Don't leave the water running all the time, just seems wasteful and is unnecessary. Sink doesn't seem to get dirty any faster or slower.

 

[PhatMan]

Hi,

While I fill the sink for my hot water face rinse, I hold the razor under the hot tap while the sink is filling. I then shake the razor dry and let it soak in alcohol while I rinse my face.

The razor is then removed form the alcohol, shaken and placed on the shelf to air-dry.

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

 

[ackvil]

Same as me.

 

[AlanL]

See also: Poll: Do you leave the water running, or fill the sink?

 

[Go West Young Man]

See also: Poll: Do you leave the water running, or fill the sink?

Oh, you finally caught up to 2010 threads?

 

[KiltedShaver]

Sink filler here. I just give the razor a quick vigorous shake with the head in the water whenever it needs a rinse. I don't have much problem with hair and soap scum since I rinse my face off with water anyway when I'm done, so that process washes most of the residue away.

 

[Johnny Dale]

Rinse under the tap, turning on and off as needed.

 

[Optometrist]

Rinse under running hot water, shake and dry with a towel, carefully not touching the blade.

David

 

[nickelsig229]

I fill my sink with hot water and soak my razor and brush while showering. I use the sink water to shake my razor in while shaving. When done shaving I drain and rinse the sink and razor. I noticed that using tallow triple milled soaps, that my razor is hazy and has some build up on it. The drain and plug on the vanity is also collecting scum, much more so then I'm used to with the soaps I used before being introduced to tallow.

How do you keep them clean in this situation. I spent a lot of time and elbow grease cleaning and polishing these razors to bring them back to life. I would hate to have to do that all over again when there maybe a easier way to maintain their cleanly status.

Does anyone soak them in Barbacide or some other type of cleaner? Do you just occasionally spray them with scrubbing bubbles, or what, should I do to keep them tip top.

 

[kwsher]

I rinse under running tap water as needed. Hot or cold, whatever it takes. Don't leave the water running all the time, just seems wasteful and is unnecessary. Sink doesn't seem to get dirty any faster or slower.

Here too. My beard is thick and if I fill the sink as I've tried, even shaving daily, the water becomes filled with "beard". Not much of a rinse between passes.

Turn on the faucet for a sec, rinse, shake, shave. Repeat.

 

[Prince]

See also: Poll: Do you leave the water running, or fill the sink?

Sink filler here.

An almost 5 year-old poll and only 170 votes?

Odd.

 

[Frosty]

I have a plastic measuring jug which I fill with water and use to clean my razor after each stroke. And when I reapply the lather and throw away the used water in the jug and replace with fresh. Minimises water use which has to be a good thing

 

[bbarton713]

Do you:

a) rinse under running hot water tap?

b) fill the sink (after cleaning it first)?

c) pour canteen water into your GI steel pot helmet

d) other, shave dry, etc

One reason I ask is do you 'sink fillers' wash the basin every time before shaving? This plus rinsing shavings down afterwards seems like a big PIA. Then again running hot water isn't 'green'.

I used warm/cool tap water and rinse off after every few strokes or when the razor seems like it needs a rinse. I rinse it with hot water when I'm done.

 

[tater_salad]

I fill my sink with hot water and soak my razor and brush while showering. I use the sink water to shake my razor in while shaving. When done shaving I drain and rinse the sink and razor. .

I do this exactly..

 

[shaveage]

If you use a sink of water... do you wash the basin of toothpaste spit and other nastiness, every time before shaving?

 

[Optometrist]

If you use a sink of water... do you wash the basin of toothpaste spit and other nastiness, every time before shaving?

Absolutely!!!

David

 

[Go West Young Man]

If you use a sink of water... do you wash the basin of toothpaste spit and other nastiness, every time before shaving?

No, but I don't believe that all germs are out to kill us either.

 

[BlackBard]

No, but I don't believe that all germs are out to kill us either.

+1. Besides, the ratio of water to germs is so high that I don't worry about it.

 

[pauls51]

I like to rinse with running hot water all my shaving goods before drying them and putting them back in their spots.