Panasonic Hydraclean Cartridges, Black, Pack of 3

I've been using a Panasonic wet/dry shaver and the Vortex cartridges for 25 years or more. With long-time storage the cleaning cartridges become yellow-brown discolored (present when you open the foil), so don't buy more than a year's supply. I get 2 months or more out of each cartridge - and here's how. I run the cleaning cycle only when I charge the shaver. Since I no longer shave daily, that's probably once every 10 days or so. Yet, my shaving heads are spotlessly clean and bright with NO SHAVING CREAM RESIDUE on them at all. After every shave, I remove the shaving head cover, squirt a little LIQUID HAND SOAP on the blades, replace the cover and run the razor 15-20 seconds before rinsing with the cover off. This works because liquid hand soaps contain a chemical that keeps the soap in the liquid phase and also dissolves the white haze that otherwise collects on the blades, the inside of the cover and anywhere else your shaving cream settles! If you have a dense layer of shaving cream residue on your shaver, blades, etc, make a solution of liquid hand soap in a glass and place the removeable head of your razor in it overnight. The following day, lightly brush the inside and the blades with an old, soft toothbrush under warm water. You will have a new-appearing razor that also works like new. Mind your shaving cream, as well. The dense gel creams (like Edge) are a poor choice: they slow down the shavers blades, tax the motor (think "earlier replacement") and leave the most residue on the blades and inside casing. Semi-liquid shaving creams (like Neutrogena Shave Cream) work best, don't overwork your shaver's motor and leave the least residue on your shaver's blades. Whatever shave cream you use, apply only a THIN layer - remember, its primary job is to lubricate the process, not to melt your beard!

This fit my Panasonic ES-LA93-K shaver's cleaning system perfectly. This package is a 3-pack which translates to three months of cleaning solution (granted you shave every day). The cleaning solution is in this little cartridge and the cleaning system mixes solution and water and turns the shaver on and off, I noticed half of the stubble ends up in the water (which is why you replace the water once a week). The other half goes into the cleaning cartridge; once the cleaning cartridge has been filled up with stubble it becomes useless and the cleaning system will alert you that you need to swap cartridges. If you think the $10.xx price is a little steep for 3 months, there is a good way to make these last a little longer: The first time you shave go ahead and use the cleaning solution like normal, the next day take off the head of the shaver and run it under warm\hot water to remove all the stubble on the shaver and on the head you took off--place the head back on and use the "dry" function on the cleaning system. This will dry the shaver so you can use for the next go-around. The reason this works nicely is, you're removing the stubble from entering the cartridge which indicates whether or not it needs to be switched.

Would it not be great if your car can wash itself, change its oil, and refill its own gas tank? How about your clothes? Do they wash, dry, and fold themselves? Man, life would be so much easier if they did! This is one area where electric razors are ahead of cars. Ever since Braun came out with their "clean and charge" system, it seems that razor manufacturers have found ways to make razors maintain themselves with very little effort on the user's part. Panasonic's system is called Hydraclean. This review is about the cleaning cartridge for the Panasonic Hydraclean system. It is hard to write about the cleaning cartridge without mentioning the Hydraclean system. After all, together they make up the cleaning system. One is only as good as the other. Let me say that the cleaning system does exactly what it claims to be able to do. It cleans, lubricates, dries, and recharges the electric razor automatically. The Panasonic system uses a very sophisticated process to do this. Instead of simply pumping liquid cleaning fluid from the cartridge to the razor stand, this Panasonic uses a solid detergent. The Panasonic WES035P is a solid detergent block with a small filter. The cleaning stand has a small, removable water tank. The cleaning system dissolves the detergent with the water, and then the water is pumped upwards to the razor. The razor is inserted upside down in the cleaning stand, by the way. At that point, the razor is cycled on and off. The liquid mixture washes away debris and captures them in the filter. After a set time, warm air circulated around the razor heads to speed up drying time. The detergent leaves behind a film of lubricant. The Braun system uses an alcohol-based liquid. It also does a fine job of maintaining your razor. However, the alcohol has a tendency to evaporate, whether you use it or not. As soon as you open the seal on the cartridge, its useful life starts evaporating away. The Panasonic system does not evaporate, and you only use up its life when you actually clean the razor. So the Panasonic system does have its advantages over the Braun. The Braun cleaning stand is also sensitive to being moved, as the liquid can spill out of the cartridge. The Panasonic system is less-susceptible to that, since the cleaner is in solid form and the water tank is capped. However, you do have to change out the water in the tank. You can empty out the tank every time you replace the cartridge. And if you live in an area where the water is hard, I recommend that you not use water straight from the tap. You might want to buy a gallon of distilled water to refill your tank, which should last for over a year if you change out your cartridge each month. I highly recommend the Panasonic Hydraclean system. It makes maintaining your razor a breeze. It does not get easier than this. The solid detergent that comes in the cartridges do have advantages over alcohol-based cleaners. And the price is very reasonable. I "subscribe" here at Amazon. The plan is for me to have a three-pack shipped to me every three months.

Four stars because the cost is so high for such a simple thing but it works well. These are easy to use with the Panasonic shaver and just pop in and then the cleaning cycle does it magic. I find that cleaning the razor helps to keep the blades sharp and reduce skin irritation. They do seem to get dirty quickly despite rinsing out the razor frequently.

What a joy to see amazon still has these and for a great price. I don't like lathering my face up in shaving cream and using the gillette or schick etc type razors. This detergent works so nicely that it makes my panasonic razor feel like new and lubricated every time. I only shave about once or a twice a week with my razor in the shower. But I pop the razor in it's charging/cleaning base to clean with this detergent every 2 or 3 shaves so the 3-pack should last a long time.

What a difference. Smooth, close shaving like a brand new unit. Less need to pass again and again on the same spot. Do yourself a favor, if you're struggling to achieve a confortable shave because your blades are a few years old, this will do the trick. Blades are made in Japan. Quality stuff. It's worth it.

No complaints. It works as advertised.

Produit conforme, tarif intéressant, livraison rapide.

A de tenerse en cuenta que las cantidades servidas no son, como menciona el titulo, los Pack originales de Panasonic, de 2 cartuchos. En realidad se venden unidades o cartuchos individuales.