Braun Clean & Renew Refills (3 Pack)
- Leaves your shaver thoroughly and hygienically clean for a better shaving performance every day
- The shaved stubbles and debris are cleaned and stored in the cleaning cartridge
- Daily use will enable approximately one month cleaning from one cartridge
- Fluid cleans and lubricates razor automatically
- The replaceable cartridges for the Braun Syncro (models 7526, 7546, 7680), Activator (models 8585 and 8595), and Flex XP System (model 5790) Shavers
The replaceable cartridges for the Braun Syncro (models 7526, 7546, 7680), Activator (models 8585 and 8595), and Flex XP System (model 5790) Shavers.
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List Price: $ 18.99
Price: $ 11.75
Review by Guy in California for Braun Clean & Renew Refills (3 Pack)
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You don’t HAVE to use the cleaning function of the Braun. You can use it like any other shaver and clean it with a brush. But if you don’t mind paying ~$60/year on these refills, then the cleaning system works great. I hope eventually someone decides to make generic versions of the refills or sells the fluid only so we can refill them (like they do with inkjet printer cartridges). I would NOT take the advice of the guy who recommended using alcohol and lemon juice as a refilling liquid. Lemon has sugar (and other impurities) in it, and alcohol doesn’t have lubricating agents and may strip the lubricating that the blades need.
Cleaning every other day may seem like a money-saving idea, but I have found that even if you don’t use it for weeks, the cleaning fluid still evaporates and you have to replace it almost as frequently, so I figure I might as well get the benefit of cleaning rather than let the stuff just evaporate away.
I hope Amazon starts selling these things directly since buying it from J&R is not a good deal because of the shipping charges. Instead, go to Walgreens or some other store that sells the shaver system, and buy it there. BestBuy.com sells it for the same price with free shipping. J&R’s prices are regular street prices (not 50% off).
Review by R. Tock for Braun Clean & Renew Refills (3 Pack)
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I’ve owned a Braun Syncro for about a year and a half now. It’s the closest shave I’ve ever had without cutting myself, and that includes the new triple blades. But those refills are pricey. Another Amazon review gave me a clue as to how to make each cartridge last six months. Here’s how: Clean your razor once a week instead of every day. Between cleans, remove the cartridge from the cleaning machine and reseal the cartridge with the original plastic tab. No more evaporation problem. I’ve been very happy with the results.
Review by James Barnett for Braun Clean & Renew Refills (3 Pack)
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I typically use the cleaning solution twice a week; once on a Monday after a ‘heavy shave’ (I can’t be bothered shaving at the weekend!) and once at the end of the week. Anything more than that is unecessary, I find.
But when you do use it – oooh that next shave feels so good and smells fresh. It’s like using a new shaver. So why don’t I use it every day? I don’t think its worth the money – these things aren’t cheap and, rather disappointingly, I’m not a millionaire, so having the ‘new shaver’ feel every day isn’t justified.
And another tip: if you can be bothered, you can remove the solution after each use and re-plug it to avoid evaporation of the solution – which makes it last even longer. But that’s all a bit too much effort for me…!
So, Braun – stop charging so much for a simple alcohol solution and design the cleaner to automatically ‘plug’ the solution when its not in use to prevent evaporation, and you’ll earn that last star!
Happy shopping
JB
Review by RICHARD DIBONA for Braun Clean & Renew Refills (3 Pack)
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These refills do exactly what they are supposed to do, as you can read in the product description.I have found no noticeable difference by cleaning my shaver every other use instead of every time. I have owned it for almost a year now. This is a good way to get twice the life out of the refills. They also seem to last longer than the 30 uses stated.Also, these things are very easy to spill when installing. Be careful!Finally, I’d recommend stocking up on them if you like the shaver because with products like these, you never know when the manufacturer will stop production thus rendering the shaver obsolete.
Review by Michael for Braun Clean & Renew Refills (3 Pack)
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Over my lifetime I have had several other brands of electric shavers that provided ‘acceptable’ shaving closeness and lasting ability of the non-replaceable battery. It was time for yet another razor as my Remington’s battery had finally died.This was several years ago when I first saw the Braun 7525 Syncro Shaver System with Clean & Charge Refills, I had to purchase it right on the spot.My first save with my new Braun Syncro Shaving System was the very best I had ever had with an electric shaver. But I wondered, “How long with this cutter provide a terrific result before it would be time to replace the cutting system”. Would the foil last a month, three months ore have to be replaced every six months to a year? Four months later I was still getting the same level of closeness as the very firsts have. This is because the tiny hairs, dirt, and facial grease are never allowed to clog the pours in the foil or the cutter. One week passed and I realized that I was HOOKED on the built-in cleaning feature. As life would have it, the solution ran out, now was time to replace the cleaning cartridge. OUCH, these things are expensive!At these prices, a solution had to be found so that I (everyone) could stay out of the poor house. So I started to look for discount and generic cartridges in stores and over the Internet with no such luck. What else could I do but go ahead and pay those outrageous prices? NO. So I kept look for another solution to the problem at hand. It did not take long to figure out how to refill the cartridge thus saving me money! Below is the Easy Eight Step System to saving money you need to look inside the cartridge to see how much dirt, grease, and hair is in there. Do this by taking the cartridge out of the cleaning station and then look through the holes on the top of the cartridge.If the cartridge if completely full of hair and dirt, most likely you will have no option but to purchase a new cartridge. Of course, you could try the following steps and maybe you will gain some additional use before a replacement becomes required. poor any remaining solution down the sink by gently shaking the cartridge several ways. Don’t rofget to protect your eyes when doing this. fill the cartridge with some warm water. It is best to use purified or reverse osmosis water, found in many stores for a dollar or so. USE WATER ONLY, gently swish the water back and forth for a few minutes. This will remove most of the facial grease and loosen the hair attached to the sponge-like dirt collector at the bottom of the cartridge
, poor the water from the cartridge down the sink drain. Inspect the dirt collector to decide if additional cleaning with water is needed. Do this until you are satisfied with the level of cleanliness or conclude only a new replacement cartridge in needed. NEVER use anything other that water to clean the dirt collector
, Once cleaned, shake the cartridge to remove any remaining water from inside. Put the cartridge upside-down on a folded paper towel and let the cartridge sit for a few hours. Then turn the cartridge upside right and let sit for a day or two until full dry on the inside
, Fill the dry cleaning cartridge with Isopropyl alcohol between ¨ø and ¨ú up to the top. If you wish you cn add a few drops of real lemon juice to cover the smell of the alcohol and possible aid in the dissolving of facial grease Step Eight and Final Step. Place the cleaned and refilled cleaning cartridge in to the cleaning station and start using and enjoying the savings.I hope this helps everyone as this refilling method may become our only option should Braun discontinue the offering of new cleaning cartridges. Let’s hope not!I wish you many more close, clean,and comfortable shaves using your Braun Syncro Shaver System. —-Michael, Florida, USAPS: I do not work for Braun nor do I know any persons that work for the company.