{"id":341383,"date":"2017-12-28T11:38:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T10:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/dont-throw-old-razors-away\/"},"modified":"2017-12-28T11:38:47","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T10:38:47","slug":"dont-throw-old-razors-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/dont-throw-old-razors-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Throw Old Razors Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            \t<!-- S3 Cache --><!-- S3:S3:Non-Original -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>These days I have been doing a lot of thinking about my daily hygiene and beauty routine as it relates to a long term survival situation.\u00a0 I don\u2019t want to appear frivolous but for me, feeling clean and looking nice are an important part of feeling good about myself in general.\u00a0 I do not think that my thoughts in this regard are limited to women and in fact, the Survival Husband feels much the same way, albeit without the need for a touch of lipstick and blush.<\/p>\n<p>While an article on survival hygiene is long overdue, today I want to share with you a great tip for increasing the longevity of razor blades.\u00a0 Anyone who shaves \u2013 and this includes men and their beards and ladies and their legs \u2013 knows two things.\u00a0 One, razor blades are darn expensive and two, a dull razor blade will cut you up and result in a big bloody mess.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.backdoorsurvival.com\/app\/uploads\/2013\/09\/26210354\/Sharpen-Razor-on-Jeans.jpg\" alt=\"Sharpen Razor on Jeans\" width=\"401\" height=\"299\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For the past few months I have been doing some research, trying to learn how to increase the longevity of the common razor blade.\u00a0 One strategy that worked well was drying the blade with a hair dryer after each use.\u00a0 Good to know, of course, but highly impractical in a survival situation.<\/p>\n<p>I recently learned of a new technique and after testing with three separate razors, I can attest to its efficacy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sharpening a Razor Blade Using Blue Jeans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This method of sharpening a dull razor blade is so very simple that I am surprised more people don\u2019t know about it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0 Clean your razor in a little cup of soapy water.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let it sit for awhile so that all of the old goo and gunk float away.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5456\/9676709804_37b9750940_n.jpg\" alt=\"Sharpen Razor on Jeans (4)\" width=\"400\" height=\"299\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What I did was spray some of my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backdoorsurvival.com\/diy-liquid-castile-soap-wonderful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tea Tree Wonderful<\/a>\u00a0in a glass and let the razor soak for about an hour.\u00a0 I could not believe the crud that came loose!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.\u00a0 Dry your razor by shaking away then excess moisture the wiping it off with a&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2017\/12\/gaye-levy\/dont-throw-those-old-razors-away\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These days I have been doing a lot of thinking about my daily hygiene and beauty routine as it relates to a long term survival situation.\u00a0 I don\u2019t want to appear frivolous but for me, feeling clean and looking nice are an important part of feeling good about myself in general.\u00a0 I do not think 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