^ SSL (Secure Sock Layer) for razors!
I have cheap Zamac razors used for over a year, then stored for almost three years, then used again for over a year.
Still look brand new.
A well made Zamac razor will last a looong time.
Well if you take care of your Razor it will look new.
Clean with Toothpaste, and New SOFT TOOTHBRUSH.
Most zinc alloys these days don't deteriorate to my understanding. Impurities in the alloy can cause zinc rot and this used to be a big problem, but it's mostly resolved. The plating is just another layer of protection.
Well the 'clue' is in the name ZamacWhy does Zamac deteriorate? Does it react with water and corrode? Maybe there're different alloys of Zamac, but I've had more than a few electric guitars with Zamac bridges and never had a problem with them deteriorating.
Had to revisit this.Well the 'clue' is in the name Zamac
Zinc
Aluminium
Magnesium
and
Copper
giving you ZAMaC, or zamak or zamack or pot metal as its melted in a pot?
electric water heaters use magnesium as a sacrificial anode the first bit to rot
aluminium, fine if it has the oxide layer on it [natural formed or induced as in anodized] but in alloyed state does it form oxide?
zinc not readily water soluble, but is a sacrificial layer on iron [galvanizing] so to some degree yes
copper .. is good
so water is or is not pure, chlorine or any hyperchlorite any minerals salts slightly acidic
SOAP ... well there's ya problem
body skin acids
mix all that together and you get a razor that shows acne like a 13y/o
or wash it and dry it and in 80 years it will look like ya grandmother on her wedding day