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I've been using this technique with a disposable blade for the past few months: http://consumerist.com/2010/03/make-your-disposable-razor-blade-last-for-20-mont

by kree10 16y ago

I've been using this technique with a disposable blade for the past few months: http://consumerist.com/2010/03/make-your-disposable-razor-blade-last-for-20-months.html http://consumerist.com/2010/03/make-your-disposable-razor-bl... I keep my razor in the shower, too, though maybe if I didn't it could go even longer.

aloria 16y ago
Yep; it's similar to how barbers rub their razors on leather-- called "stropping," IIRC. It apparently smooths out any microscopic dings in the blades' edge. It also helps to realign the blades in the case of those multi-blade cartridges.