Gentlemen, Dry Your Razors

I while back we reviewed RazorMax, an oil which helps preserve the life of a razor. I definitely saw a difference in prolonging the life of a cartridge using RazorMax. Blades which lasted four shaves without the oil now lasted eight. One of the steps in the instructions had you dry your razor really well before putting it in the oil. Really well. So I decided to see how much of the process was drying the razor and how much was the oil. Conclusion: drying your razor will add several shaves to the life of the blades.

For the last month or so I've taken an extra minute and really dried my razor. That means patting it gently with a towel to get all the visible moisture off of it, and then flicking it or waving it around quickly to get those extra few drops off. Feels kind of silly but it totally works. I easily get six shaves out of each cartridge now, up from four. That's a decent savings given the price of Mach3 blades. Try it out and let me know if it makes a difference for you.

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