A safety razor is a serious shaving instrument. You cherish that. The strong tool also needs TLC. You will also get a lot of love in return. In the form of particularly comfortable shaves. For years.
However, one has Safety Razor Also regularly needed maintenance to enjoy it for a long time. Because you take good care of your tools, it can last a lifetime.
Why is maintenance necessary?
Even if you use a decent safety razor, even a Rolls Royce Black Badge Wraith needs maintenance. The same also applies to you Double Edge Blade razor.
Oils and without maintenance hope and shaving soap Between the shaving head and the double -sided knife. These residues can also nestle in the thread so that this can corrode. And this is of course at the expense of its longer -term performance. Especially if your thread breaks down ...
With a safety razor with butterfly closure, it can no longer close or open it due to excess dirt. This allows the Double Edge knife to get too much space and you can get shaving wounds. Even if your Safety Razor is from stainless steel, if you are not properly maintenance, the coating and the metal can be affected. The correct cleaning routine will stop this process or at least delay.
When is maintenance necessary?
You actually have to completely rinse and brush the shaving instrument every week with a soft cloth. For example, when you replace the Double Edge Blade, that is immediately a great opportunity.
It also depends on how often you shave yourself, what type of "hard" water flows out of the tap and the percentage of minerals is present in the tap water. This all influences the condition of your safety razor.
Cleaning daily after shaving
This concerns the regular and routine cleaning after shaving. With this you make your razor optically clean so that your razor keeps looking tight. By rinsing your knife with lukewarm water every time use, you ensure that most shaving soap, oil and hairs disappear from and out of your razor.
You rub/dept your safety razor and the knife dry and hang it in the scheesmenhouder.
Periodically
A weekly/monthly/annual cleaning is again more thorough. You take the safety razor apart and ensure that you clean the parts more deep. We will return immediately to this routine.
Cleaning after shaving
After your shave, rinse the safety razor under the tap. Lukewarm water is sufficient. Then carefully pip dry with a towel or tea towel. Then hang the shaving instrument upside down in the holder.
Rinse after use
Of course, rinse the Safety Razor completely after shaving so that the soap residues and hairs between the shaving head and the razor have disappeared. Then it can book as little as possible and is ready for use for the next morning.
Dry after use
It is important that you also dry the razor well after rinsing. For example, lime, minerals or other residue are less likely to bite into the metal. By the way, pat the knife so that it stays free of dirt. This way your shaving device stays at full war strength.
Periodic maintenance
You can also include your safety razor in a monthly, half -yearly or annual planning. As you also control with your motorcycle or car if it has made a fix number of kilometers again. To be able to trust it, periodic maintenance is therefore a requirement.
What do you need?
For the periodic maintenance of a safety razor you have to take a little more time. In terms of materials you do not need fierce chemistry to perfectly maintain your safety razor but only:
- Detergent
- Soft toothbrush
- Soft cloth
- Water
The frequency of maintenance also depends on what type of water flows from your tap. You quickly see a white, powdery coating or accumulation appear on your razor, you will have to clean a little more regularly.
With the so-called hard water it is advisable not to perform the cleaning monthly but, for example, twice, for example,. If you rinse the Safety Razor well after every shave, it will take you less time and effort to thoroughly clean the razor.
Just keep an eye on the body of the shaving instrument. When the first attack is detected, it is immediately time to take action.
How does it work?
To thoroughly clean your safety razor, take it apart so that you can reach all parts well. Fill your sink with warm water and a little soapy water. Use a soft washcloth and gently rub each part well clean.
You can use a soft toothbrush for the more difficult places to reach. If necessary, you can also use a toothpick or a cotton swab so that you really reach every place. When you're done, put the parts on a towel to dry.
NB: Do not use hard cloths when drying the razor. This way you can damage the coating of your safety razor. Keep It Gently.
Deep cleaning
It is good to thoroughly clean your Safety Razor every year. Even if you use the above cleaning tips, it doesn't hurt to maintain the shaving instrument extra through a deep cleaning. What do you need for that?
- White wine or apple cider vinegar
- Baking soda
- Maintenance oil
How do you proceed?
Lay your Safety Razor short In a bath with a diluted solution of white wine vinegar and lukewarm water. A little vinegar (!) - a coffee mug with a few drops. 10% vinegar and 90% water. Not too long. At most 10 minutes to fifteen minutes.
Look out if you have a razor with a chrome coating. This can corrodate when you are in such a bath for more than 8 minutes. The concentration of vinegar can also be better reduced to a maximum of 5% vinegar in 95% water.
If, with the full cleaning vinegar, you could also use a little baking soda in warm water to clean the shaving instrument. Then it becomes a kind of pasta-like substance with which you can purify the safety razor with a soft toothbrush.
After this one service Rinse the parts with lukewarm water and let the metal first dry well
NB: Always pay attention when using corrosive agents such as vinegar with stainless steel. Preferably this in the thin as possible composition because you use too much vinegar, the metal can be affected quickly. Otherwise, first start with another stainless steel part, which you happen to have to test first.
Maintenance tips
Use maintenance oil
When the cleaned safety razor is dry, it is the last to be very sensible to provide the thread and thread of the shaving head with the correct oil.
For example Muhle maintenance oil To spray the thread and hinged parts, such as with a butterfly closure. Then the device operates smoothly again. Of course you also extend the lifespan of your beloved Razor.
Do not store in damp areas
Even though a Safety Razor is water -resistant, it is advisable to do this razor Not to park in a damp bathroom day and night. In the long term, moisture can also affect stainless steel or the coating of your razor. You also get an attack earlier. That you don't want.
By the way, do you want to know how to The most commonly made shaving errors can prevent? Feel free to take the attention for the attached article. Always handy.
Always dry your razor
As we already wrote, make sure you rinse the safety razor after every shave and dry them carefully. This prevents an attack on the metal or coating. Let it be a simple part of your shaving routine.
Store your razor in a razor holder
An indispensable part for your razor and shaving brush is one razor. Only if you do your shaving instrument in this way reversed Parking hanging it can also dry well on the inside and floats safely in garage.
You don't lose sight of it, don't let your sharp friend swing and you also protect the Double Edge Blade. Read by the way " Everything about Double Edge Blades ’ in the accompanying article.
Finally
If you want to enjoy your safety razor for as long as possible, it is important that you cherish it. If you clean the shaving instrument every time after a shave, you will have to use a deep cleaning less often.
For example, when changing the Double Edge razor blade you can already rinse the razor well and clean with a soft brush. If you also include this in your Razor Regime, you will enjoy it for years!
Tip: Feel free to check our page with razor parts and maintenance. Very handy if you only have to replace a specific part and not having to buy a whole instrument immediately.
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A lot of clean success.
Your friends, The Alpha Men.