- Joined
- Sunday June 28, 2020
- Location
- Manchester
I have been getting patches of light brown staining on Astra SP blades recently, in a random pattern, within a day or so of putting them into the razor. The stain doesn't appear to be on the cutting edge. I always wash the razor (and blade) in hot water and loosen it off before putting it back in the rack , ahead of the next shave.
This has never happened before and i am confident the Astras are genuine, as its a batch i have used for a while. Checking my blade bank, older blades which were clean when discarded, have gained similar staining, so i am guessing it is some sort of very light corrosion and it looks very similar to what other shaving forums describe as "Tea Staining"
The only thing that has changed, is switching razors to a Merkur Progress, which is also genuine, as i bought it from Connaught . The razor itself looks clean and unaffected.
Any ideas of what is causing this, as i am shaving in exactly the same way and situation as i have for the last 6 years ?.
This has never happened before and i am confident the Astras are genuine, as its a batch i have used for a while. Checking my blade bank, older blades which were clean when discarded, have gained similar staining, so i am guessing it is some sort of very light corrosion and it looks very similar to what other shaving forums describe as "Tea Staining"
The only thing that has changed, is switching razors to a Merkur Progress, which is also genuine, as i bought it from Connaught . The razor itself looks clean and unaffected.
Any ideas of what is causing this, as i am shaving in exactly the same way and situation as i have for the last 6 years ?.