Pastes

A range of strop pastes for conditioning and restoring a slightly dull razor to shave-readiness

Guide to selecting a strop paste:

Yellow Paste: a non-abrasive paste, really a strop conditioner.  Not necessary for new latigo strops (which are naturally oil-rich) but may be used to condition strops to prevent them drying out and cracking.  Traditionally, it consisted of tallow - fat.  Neatsfoot oil can be used instead.

White Paste: sometimes called grey paste, for use on the canvas side of a double strop.  It helps to fill the gaps in the weave (some old-time barbers used to use a bar of soap to do this) and is slightly abrasive, having a chalk-like substance in it.

Green Paste: contains a coarse abrasive for restoring dull razors.  Must be used on a separate strop, your everyday strop will then be used to finish on after wiping the the blade.

Red Paste: not as coarse as the green, used on a razor that is just beginning to dull.  Again, it must be used on a separate strop.

Black Paste: contains a very fine abrasive and is really just for bringing the edge to a mirror-like shine.  Used on a separate strop.  Traditionally it was formulated using carbon-rich soot or ashes.

If you are not sure how to apply the pastes, please look here at Dovo's instruction leaflet.