Blades: Remove after every shave?

I actually do both!
I leave the blade in my three piece razors until I decide they are toast. I then scrub the razor clean, dry and toss the blade.
I remove the blade after every shave with my TTO razors. I rinse and dry the razor then replace the blade. I do this mostly because of the condition of the "chamber" of every TTO I've looked at. Seems that's where all the nastiness likes to live.

I only remove and dry the razor and blade for my Gem. Only because the finish on the razor on it is over 60 years old.

But for modern DE razors, I only make sure that the soap is rinsed off and then I let the razor (with the blade in it still) dry. Most of my razors are stainless so rust should be no issue. The ones that are not should be safe too, since I never witnessed a modern DE blade rust.

In my mind, constantly unscrewing and screwing the razor so often would be more detrimental to the razor then leaving a wet blade in it.

I'll remove the blade, rinse it off, then put in back in the razor for my next shave.

Mine stay.  I'm also of the camp that doesn't see the benefit of removing blades.


Or perhaps it's just me being lazy.  

Nope. I don't think removing the blade and cleaning adds any benefit to the next shave so I don't bother. I just rinse the razor with hot water, shake it off and then towel dry it with the blade still installed being careful not to touch the blade itself with the towel. I haven't seen any I'll effects (rust or staining, etc.) with this method so far so I'll stick with it.

Looks like we are in the minority wyze0ne - I suspected we may be.

I think it's very cool to get a snapshot of what others do though.

Yeah, I think it takes me long enough to prep, shave and clean up so why add another (IMO, uneccessary) step? Once a week or whenever I change the blade I'll give the razor a good cleaning though.

I only remove and dry the razor and blade for my Gem.  Only because the finish on the razor on it is over 60 years old.

But for modern DE razors, I only make sure that the soap is rinsed off and then I let the razor (with the blade in it still) dry.  Most of my razors are stainless so rust should be no issue.  The ones that are not should be safe too, since I never witnessed a modern DE blade rust.

In my mind, constantly unscrewing and screwing the razor so often would be more detrimental to the razor then leaving a wet blade in it.

Yes, I can see the threads getting worn out faster doing that.

The only time I remove a blade is when the lather causes hairs to stick to or clog the blade, in which case I rinse the blade off and put it back in. However, that rarely happens because the soaps in my permanent rotation do not clog my razor. It is usually when I'm either in a hurry or using a soap I don't use often or haven't used before, but its still rare. I use Kai blades in my AS-D2 and go 4 to 5 shaves per blade.

When I use a DE, I always remove, rinse, and pat the blade dry. Then, I clean up the DE razor, dry, and reassemble with the blade.

When I use injectors, I don't do anything with most(can't really), but rinse with hot tap water and dry razor with a towel, being careful not to brush across the blade edge. The exception with injectors are my Schick E2's. They open up, so I carefully give these the same treatment as DE razors and blades. I guess it's just my mild OCD coming through! (No, I've never been diagnosed with any level of OCD, but sometimes I wonder....)

Maybe it would be a good idea to remove the blade if it might rust easily. An example is a Treet black beauty.

I hear that most users of this blade get only 2 shaves from it.

Then maybe it might be good for 3 shaves.

Neither,

I use a new blade every day with every shave. I shave my head and face daily. The way I look at it is that I certainly don't save money shaving this way even though it would be possible and may have been the reason I started wet shaving a couple years ago. I have spent 25X more on shaving gear the last two years than what I would have spent on Mach 3 cartridges or Fusion Ball stuff anyway. I find the best shave is with a SHARP blade and even using a new feather everyday only costs 7.50 a month (24.99) per 100 at IB. I have about three blades I like and use Shark Platinum's, Rapira Platinum's, and Feathers. Each blade only gets one use and then it gets dumped. Some may say its wasteful, but for me, I can tell the difference after the first shave regardless of blade and razor being used. It's not as efficient nor as smooth after the first shave. Great Shaves becoming average shaves aren't worth a nickel or a dime in savings to me.

I agree steeleshaves - I long ago quit justifying wet shaving based on the "savings". I do like Feathers and if I had to choose, they would be my #1.

What I have found though is that the 2nd shave is typically the best of the bunch but I will keep using the blade until I feel it going south.