Cleaning a safety razor

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Alex7

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How should I clean a safety razor?
Would a toothbrush, pipe cleaning brush and liquid dish detergent be enough?
When should I use toothpaste or Scrubbing Bubbles(or an alternative like CIF Bathroom Ultrafast here in Romania)?
What about vinegar for cleaning?
 
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I use a sonic cleaner and other times I will just use washing up liquid and warm water with a soft cloth.
If you want to use a toothbrush, I would go with the softest one you can find to avoid scratches.
 
Chalkie said:
All purpose bathroom cleaner / ViaKal / shower cleaner.

Soft toothbrush. Dry flannel to polish.
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I'd be careful with ViaKal - some materials might not like it very much.

@Alex7 For the most part, a bit of soap and a soft toothbrush should be enough unless it's seriously crusty. Even then it's worth trying it out to begin with.

If you want to sanitise it, isopropyl alcohol would do if you leave it in there for some time and Barbicide (unless it's aluminium) would do it as well as descale it.
 
slapo said:
I'd be careful with ViaKal - some materials might not like it very much.

@Alex7 For the most part, a bit of soap and a soft toothbrush should be enough unless it's seriously crusty. Even then it's worth trying it out to begin with.

If you want to sanitise it, isopropyl alcohol would do if you leave it in there for some time and Barbicide (unless it's aluminium) would do it as well as descale it.
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Thank you.
 
slapo said:
I'd be careful with ViaKal - some materials might not like it very much.

@Alex7 For the most part, a bit of soap and a soft toothbrush should be enough unless it's seriously crusty. Even then it's worth trying it out to begin with.

If you want to sanitize it, isopropyl alcohol would do if you leave it in there for some time and Barricade (unless it's aluminum) would do it as well as descale it.
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I agree if aluminum you need to be careful and even more so if you have a colored aluminum model like with Henson shavers as even Alcohol will remove the anodized paint. Now if the shaver you have is dyed aluminum, then no problem.
 
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