I thought I would just put them in a glass of mouthwash for a few minutes after cleaning them with a bit of mild hand soap. Any better ideas?
I figure anything that hasn't been used in over a year ...... a good tooth brush scrubbing with Dawn or Palmolive will do the job fine.
I use store brand Scrubbing Bubbles on my razors when I clean them. It takes care of any nasties, and removes the soap scum. Any disinfecting bathroom cleaner will work, just rinse well so the finish isn't damaged. Sent from my SM-A526U using Tapatalk
Scrubbing Bubbles 1) Eats away soap scum B) Disinfects III) Leaves the razor nice and shiny @chevyguy
I used to use alcohol, then switched to barbicide, then switched to scrubbing bubbles and never looked back. It takes decades for nickel to form an oxidation layer and get tarnished, and scrubbing bubbles is one of the few products that removes nickel tarnish and soap scum with pretty much zero effort. Outside the U.S. they have to use Fairy Liquid, which works almost as well.
Id just give mine a good scrubdown with a toothbrush and some dish soap. You could also give them a soak for 30 minutes in alcohol but IMO its not really neccesary.
Most folks would be surprised at just how antimicrobially sterile most used razors really are. Cruddy, perhaps. Unsightly? Sure. Yet safe, not biohazards.
If is an all metal razor, just drop it in some boiling hot water, with some Palmolive dish soap. Let it cool down, over an hour or two. This will loosen all the crud, and make a sticking razor work again, like new. Then scrub it with a toothbrush. For all razors, for just monthly cleanups, a little dish soap and a toothbrush will make it like new again.
No bleach at all when it comes to cleaning your vintage razors. And don't boil them either. Use a veggie steamer and steam them with the boiling water, 10 minutes will do the job. Keep plastic handled razors away from heat, it's Scrubbing Bubbles for them. Sent from my SM-A526U using Tapatalk
@Jim O So, bottom line, sounds to me, that Scrubbing Bubbles is the way to go for any and all your razors.
Yup, it does it's job well. Keep's it simple and inexpensive too since I already have it. Sent from my SM-A526U using Tapatalk
