Soap/Cream residue on blade

[thanks]

On both sides of my Dovo towards the edge i have a thick line of residue that's built up due to soaps and creams. I think this is mainly due to how dry of a lather i was still making when I first switched over to a straight, but then quickly started sacrificing good looking lather for something a lot slicker. I thoroughly rinse my blade with scalding hot water after every shave, wipe the blade without touching the edge, then lightly strop on my hand towel.

How do I clean off the residue without touching the blade? I want my razor shiny and new again!

[leighton]

Without touching the blade? Not sure what you mean.

I would just take some MAAS and a cloth and polish it right off.

[thanks]

I meant the edge. I don't have any MAAS, would any household product do the trick?

[leighton]

I meant the edge. I don't have any MAAS, would any household product do the trick?

The very edge? Thats probably residue from your strop. Remove it with a soft cotton garment. An undershirt perhaps.

[Bacchus]

I think he means right before the edge on the blade, just take a piece of toilet paper and wipe it off, just make sure you're moving slightly from spine to edge and the edge wont be harmed.

[crankymoose]

If you are referring to the soap scum when I finish shaving I gets tons of scum on my blades due to hard water and it won't rinse off, what I found works is just give it a little shot after shaving each time of scrubbing bubbles let it soak on for about 15-30 seconds and rinse under hot water, I have been doing it for a while and it hasn't harmed any of them nor any of the fancy gold on some of them.

[mdunn]

it could be blood on the edge. if theres a little blood on the blade and hot water is run over it it can 'set' on the edge which would probably discolour it a bit

[thanks]

If you are referring to the soap scum when I finish shaving I gets tons of scum on my blades due to hard water and it won't rinse off, what I found works is just give it a little shot after shaving each time of scrubbing bubbles let it soak on for about 15-30 seconds and rinse under hot water, I have been doing it for a while and it hasn't harmed any of them nor any of the fancy gold on some of them.

This! Thanks, I've been meaning to pick up scrubbing bubbles for a little while anyway so that I could sell my progress to fund SRAD.

[professorchaos]

Pay attention to wiping your blade off after shaving. Otherwise there will be a line of soap scum on both sides. You can wipe it off without touching the edge if you are careful.

[angelito84601]

I have the same thing happen. I put rubbing alcohol in a little stray bottle that I spray the blade and carefully use a q-tip to wipe the line of scum off. That works for me and I don't touch the edge.

[Steve M]

Do not EVER leave any residue on your blade as it will tarnish very quickly. Buy some rubbing alcohol also known as Surgical spirit in the UK. Then put it in a cheap spray bottle ( Boots sell these for 50p) and spray your blade after shaving. Wipe of the alcohol after a few seconds with a sheet of toilet paper. I then give my blade a wipe with a cloth what i got free with my watch. By doing this your blade will not only be super clean it will also be sanitised.

[ambrose]

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Pay attention to wiping your blade off after shaving. Otherwise there will be a line of soap scum on both sides. You can wipe it off without touching the edge if you are careful.

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I have the same thing happen. I put rubbing alcohol in a little stray bottle that I spray the blade and carefully use a q-tip to wipe the line of scum off. That works for me and I don't touch the edge.

I had this problem as well and I find that cleaning the blade with rubbing alcohol and then coating it in some japanese camellia oil make a world of difference. Now all the lather just rinsing super clean with no effort at all. I then wipe and strop my razor after my shave.