does anyone spray their blades with alcohol?

does anyone spray their blades down with alcohol before shaving?

I've been reading that some people do this to cut down on the levels of bacteria getting into a cut or nick for those of us who are prone to irritation and bumps/ingrowns.

I will do that with alcohol laced witch hazel for just that reason. Does it make a difference? I don't know. I do not have nearly the problem with irritation, bumps, and ingrown hairs that you do. It certainly can't hurt.

Alcohol will increase conditions for oxidation. I am ignorant about how quickly this could be a factor in a blade used in a week. The first aid maxim 'dilution negates pollution' using
plentiful water or saline solution flushing wounds may be applied using HOT water.

What do people do when they get cuts and scrapes? They usually wash the affected area with soap and water, and then apply a disinfectant such as alcohol. That is also what people do when shaving. No need to rinse the blades in alcohol.

I dunk my razors in an alcohol bath after each shave. Mainly I do this in an effort to displace any water that is left after rinsing, as I don’t want to disassemble my razors after each shave; only when I change the blade.

I’m not sure if the procedure has an effect on the skin by the time I shave again. But I haven’t had any rust issues since I started doing this (not that I really had any before — this is just precautionary).

I don't. You could always give it a try to see if there is a difference. The posts give some ideas on how to treat the blades.

No, I don't think thats necessary and it may remove the coating applied at the factory as well. I believe that the (shaving) soap and water rinsing between passes and the post shave treatment is sufficient to keep my skin free of bacterial infection. I do remove the blade after each shave and rinse off everything and let the blade and razor dry. You're far more likely to get bacteria growing in gunky build up than you are to find it on a new blade. But what do I know, I'm sure there's someone out their with a microscope who's going to tell me that new blades are covered with bacteria but so what? Isn't everything including our bodies covered with various bacteria?

I have never even considered this.

I don't.

I like to think of my skin care like I do the rest of my body. If I'm sick enough to need an antibiotic, then I am usually sick with stomach aches for weeks after. It's like the antibiotics kill the good stuff with the bad and leave a vacuum for the bad stuff to get out of balance.

I don't want to scorch the earth and leave a blank slate that only bad things will come onto. I read something the other day about a person using kombucha tea as a lotion to inoculate their hair and skin with good critters. It strangely made a lot of sense to me. I don't plan to try it just yet though.

I think we create our own problems to an extent with being over enthusiastic about sterilizing everything. Too much antibiotic use brought us super bugs.

Maybe the people who use lady bugs instead of poison in their vegetable gardens are onto something?

http://www.acne.org/messageboard/topic/2...ed-for-me/

Not the same article I read before, but interesting. I'm not really into probiotics but I believe that there is something to it.

http://paleoforwomen.com/topical-probiot...your-acne/

Another article.