How long can you use one razor, a week, a month, how about a year?

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  • Dvae
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2005
    • 5326

    #1

    How long can you use one razor, a week, a month, how about a year?

    How? By drying the blade after each use.

    Has anybody here tried it?

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  • skinnay
    Confirmed User
    • Apr 2004
    • 2274

    #2
    good find, I'll give it a try this week. I can rarely make it past a week per blade.
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    • After Shock Media
      It's coming look busy
      • Mar 2001
      • 35299

      #3
      My great grandfathers seemed to have lasted him over 70 years and it is still as sharp as hell sitting in my bathroom.

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      • brandonstills
        Confirmed User
        • Dec 2007
        • 1964

        #4
        I usually use the same one for about 2 months. It used to be like once a week until I learned about drying it off as well. I used to keep it in the shower but now I dry it off on a towel each time I use it. Works great.

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        • Rorschach
          So Fucking Banned
          • Aug 2002
          • 5579

          #5
          Great info! Will have to try it... The price of razors is sheer extortion.

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          • mynameisjim
            Confirmed User
            • Aug 2007
            • 2985

            #6
            I use an electric now. But back when I used razors I would easily go a month or two. It gets a bit rough but if you let the shaving cream soak in for a bit, even a dull ass blade works.
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            • After Shock Media
              It's coming look busy
              • Mar 2001
              • 35299

              #7
              Not sure when we became a disposable society or became willing to accept products that do not last and can not be repaired. Something went terribly wrong and we seemed to embrace it with open arms.

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              • SilentKnight
                Megan Fox's fluffer
                • Oct 2005
                • 24812

                #8
                Been usin' an electric razor for 30 years (not the same one, natch).

                My current Braun has survived over a decade. Only replaced the foil 3x so far.

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                • d-null
                  . . .
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 13724

                  #9
                  letting them air dry might be the culprit then


                  I noticed an opposite phenomena

                  I have been on the road alot lately and kept a disposable razor in a ziplock plastic bag with a bar of soap, water has been getting in it so it is basically a half a cup of soapy saturated water, with the razor immersed in it.... immersed in that soapy water the razor is still perfectly sharp and it has been a few weeks now

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                  • Eriic
                    So Fucking Banned
                    • Jan 2008
                    • 2995

                    #10
                    Sometimes I got to use two razors or three just to shave for one morning. I tried different razors and drying and everything, it stinks..............
                    Last edited by Eriic; 09-27-2008, 05:31 PM.

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                    • Waiter
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Dec 2006
                      • 15986

                      #11
                      Sounds great ... I must try this thanks
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                      • BusterBunny
                        perverted justice decoy
                        • Aug 2005
                        • 19291

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Eriic
                        Sometimes I got to use two razors or three just to shave for one morning. I tried different razors and drying and everything, it stinks..............
                        i just use my wahl on my face or i'd easily kill off an 8 pack in one session
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                        • NinjaSteve
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Dec 2003
                          • 11089

                          #13
                          My balls thank you for this article.
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                          • CheeseFrog
                            Confirmed User
                            • Dec 2003
                            • 1724

                            #14
                            Weird. I thought this was common knowledge...
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                            • Octopus
                              Confirmed User
                              • Feb 2007
                              • 1436

                              #15
                              I must try this

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                              • qxm
                                Confirmed User
                                • Jul 2006
                                • 5970

                                #16
                                I have confirmed this theory many times over.... I am using one that's like 2 months old... an it all started out because I didn't like to see hair or water under the blades so I kept cleaning them after shaving and voila! still as sharp as evur!

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                                • DWB
                                  Registered User
                                  • Jul 2003
                                  • 31779

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by After Shock Media
                                  Not sure when we became a disposable society or became willing to accept products that do not last and can not be repaired. Something went terribly wrong and we seemed to embrace it with open arms.
                                  Amen.

                                  I like the way you think ASM. Usually spot on.

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                                  • cool1
                                    sex is good
                                    • Sep 2001
                                    • 24939

                                    #18
                                    6 months, but I only need to shave once or twice a week, face hair grows slow on me.

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                                    • JamesK
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                                      • Jun 2002
                                      • 16731

                                      #19
                                      About 1 or 2 months. I sometimes let my beard grow though.
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                                      • SexualDragon
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                                        • Aug 2006
                                        • 3038

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by NinjaSteve
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                                        • SexualDragon
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                                          • Aug 2006
                                          • 3038

                                          #21
                                          I use mine for ~month
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                                          • VicMartin
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Jun 2002
                                            • 887

                                            #22
                                            I use Gillette M3 Power razors and they shave great, but I only get 2 comfortable shaves out of them and the 3rd is a bit bumpy and then I got razor burn... never tried 4 times. I also use the Neutrogena Razor Defense products before and after shaving and let me tell you... they make shaving fast, easy and painless.
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                                            • After Shock Media
                                              It's coming look busy
                                              • Mar 2001
                                              • 35299

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by VicMartin
                                              I use Gillette M3 Power razors and they shave great, but I only get 2 comfortable shaves out of them and the 3rd is a bit bumpy and then I got razor burn... never tried 4 times. I also use the Neutrogena Razor Defense products before and after shaving and let me tell you... they make shaving fast, easy and painless.
                                              Congrats, now I suppose what the article is trying to say is if you dry off your razor blade completely and then store it in a dry zip lock or another non humid room the blades should last even longer and perhaps you could get two to three times the number of shaves with them than you currently do.

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                                              • VicMartin
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Jun 2002
                                                • 887

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by After Shock Media
                                                Congrats, now I suppose what the article is trying to say is if you dry off your razor blade completely and then store it in a dry zip lock or another non humid room the blades should last even longer and perhaps you could get two to three times the number of shaves with them than you currently do.
                                                But why would I? The gel strips on the plastic part of blade get worn off. Besides, my beard grows in thick and no ziplock bag or non humid environment can protect a blade from it.
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                                                • riddler
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Oct 2004
                                                  • 3726

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by After Shock Media
                                                  My great grandfathers seemed to have lasted him over 70 years and it is still as sharp as hell sitting in my bathroom.
                                                  a safety razor? you havent replaced the blade on it not once?

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                                                  • After Shock Media
                                                    It's coming look busy
                                                    • Mar 2001
                                                    • 35299

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by riddler
                                                    a safety razor? you havent replaced the blade on it not once?
                                                    I cant use a straight razor so I just keep it. I myself use an electric. Still on my first though and its been a good 2 decades plus.

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                                                    • Pornwolf
                                                      Drunk and Unruly
                                                      • Jan 2002
                                                      • 22712

                                                      #27
                                                      I use the Quattro Titanium blades. I shave my head with them so I'm using them more than just if I did a face shave. They last about a few weeks as long as I dry them.

                                                      Make sure you splash some alcohol on your blades before you dry the every other day. Bacteria builds up on blades just like anything else in the bathroom. Kill germs often.
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                                                      • Manowar
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                                                        • Dec 2003
                                                        • 71528

                                                        #28
                                                        will have to try this one

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                                                        • Rorschach
                                                          So Fucking Banned
                                                          • Aug 2002
                                                          • 5579

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Pornwolf
                                                          Make sure you splash some alcohol on your blades before you dry the every other day. Bacteria builds up on blades just like anything else in the bathroom. Kill germs often.
                                                          yep... i've read that bacteria are the leading cause of irritation and stubble rash, rather than just a blunt blade.

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