I thought about a small container of alcohol to sit the razor in... that might work too.
Yes, oxidation is a major cause of dulling an edge. After I sharpen my broadheads, I place them in jars and vacuum seal the jars. I see no reason why this wouldn’t apply to razor blades as well.
It’s more than just corrosion, it’s also layers of shaving cream/soap, hard water deposits and other things.
But, you have done a little experiment, and got the results you expected - now if there were some way to do this ‘automatically’, would there be a market for it?
A little plug-in razor dryer - would it sell?
Shaving off your beard?
Buying girlfriends their food?
What kind of man are you!?
All joking aside I’ll give this tip a try next time I’m out of country and only have a limited supply of razors that need to last. Thanks.
I use an old German straight razor to work that down to something that disposable razors can handle.
And then I generally go through a bag of them.
To shave one time.
My beard is like re-bar.
So I don't shave, mostly.
I save lots of money on razors that way.
Besides, it alarms the neighbors and scares the children when I appear unshaved.
/johnny
I have to try this. I generally swap blades out once a week.
Posted: 12:00 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, 2007
Drying your razor blades extends shelf life
In February 2006, a gentleman called the show and spoke about using the same razor for a year. He revealed that blades don’t degrade from shaving, but rather they corrode from the moisture that collects on them once you’re done shaving.
He went on to explain his ritual of using a blow dryer to dry his razor after use. His call prompted others to speak up and share their tricks and tips for maximizing a razor’s life.
Clark got inspired by the whole discussion (and the expense of shaving blades!) and decided to take a single 17-cent razor and make it last for one year.
He didn’t dry his razor with a hair dryer, but instead took the lazy man’s approach of just blotting it dry on a towel. It lasted for a whole year and he was very pleased to not have to throw money away on blades anymore.
Recently Clark got a letter from another man who heard the on-air talk about drying your razor and invented a device to do it easily. His invention — the Razor Pro — has been sold on QVC and through a drugstore chain.
The Razor Pro looks like a battery-operated pencil sharpener and dries your razor in two minutes. Clark’s executive producer, Christa, thinks it can double really nicely as a fingernail polish dryer for girls.
Check it out if you’re looking for a way to cut down on one of those smaller expenses that really adds up over time.
I need to stop this practice because my insurer seems to be a little miffed that while I do get a good "shave" I'm also blinded for a few seconds when I do this and I keep running in to stuff.....
Spoken like someone who doesn't spend $20 a pop for 5 blades. And, no, I'm not interested in the Bic disposables that come in a bag of 100 for $5.00.
I dry my razors with an electric hair dryer while taking a bath. Works like charm.
I’ve noticed that sometimes I’ll get a blade that will last for 3 months and others that will last for a couple weeks. The average for me is maybe 6 weeks with daily use. Maybe 10% in a bag are at one extreme or the other. I don’t think you can conclude much from an N-value of 1 sample.
I put a drop of mineral (baby) oil on the blade for the same reason.
Pyramid power - don’t have to worry about an “oops” as the plugged in hairdryer falls into the si....zzzzzzzzzzzzzt agggggggh ba-dump clunk.
http://www.my-introspective.com/MyEnergy/3.12.Energy-Pyramid.htm
I read an article some time ago about a guy that had been using the same disposable razor for a year. He stated that drying it was the key to making it last longer. I’ve been drying mine ever since, but I still only seem to get about 2 weeks out of a Gillette Mach3 cartridge before it starts getting uncomfortable.
Around 20 years ago a Roses discount store was closing. I stopped by when they got to 70% off and there was nothing left worth buying except I noticed one thing.
There was a whole bunch of Gillete Sensor razors with 5 blades. They each had a coupon. I have forgotten the amount but I did some quick figuring and noted they would be free with the coupon and 70% off. I asked if the coupons were being honored and was told yes.
Well I bought so many that I still have a huge number of blades, more than I will ever use, plus so many razors that I just have them lying around everywhere.
I did have to pay tax tho so they were not totally free. I probably paid around a penny a piece for the blades.