Refill Cartridges CCR

The good news is that since these cleaning refill cartridges are made by the manufacturer, they are an exact fit, and they work just the way the original cartridge does. However, there are a couple of things to think about:Braun's manual says to run the cleaning cycle every day. In reality, cleaning it every week works just as well; I can't detect any difference between every-day and weekly cleaning. As one reviewer notes, the cleaning liquid evaporates whether or not you run the cycle, but the simple fact is that the cartridge will run out sooner if you run the cleaning cycle every day. I remove the cartridge and put the cap on between uses and that helps a lot.You could just clean the Braun with the little cleaning brush. But what's the point of buying a shaver with an automatic cleaning system, then not using it?There are two bits of bad news. First is the cost. These things are very pricey; if you clean every day, and if a cartridge lasts about 30 cleanings, you'll spend about $60 per year. That's just the way it goes. You could easily pour the cheap or even home-brew cleaner of your choice into the empty cartridge, but that would be a VERY bad idea. Whatever you put in won't have the lubricants that the factory liquid does, and that will cause your replaceable but expensive cutter head to wear out faster. In addition, some cleaners would probably damage the machine.Another bit of bad news is the mess. You have to pry off two plastic lids then slide the brim-full cartridge into the cleaning base. It is VERY difficult to do so without spilling some of the fluid.Having said all of that, though, the fact is that if you want to use the Braun shaver to its full potential, you have to buy these cartridges. So be careful and don't spill.

This solution really cleans the shaver plus the alcohol help, what is the word. Sanitize your face, like the barbers do to the back of your neck. I enjoy it greatly

For my cleaning unit

Well I've had my 8595 for over 3 weeks now and it looks like the solution is getting pretty dirty. If you read my review on the 8595 you'll see I'm only cleaning it once a week and doing the reseal-the-cleaner-with-plug trick.The solution is not evaporating as I expected, but even with all the wiskers trapped in the filter, the solution itself is getting darker. I was hoping it would last longer, but it appears the only way to do that is to manually clean out the head before you drop it into the charger for auto-cleaning.So I've given in, I just bought Qty 3 of this item... good enough for 6 months. As someone else commented earlier, you'll basically wind up spending $60 a year using one refill per month. That boils down to $5/month. You have to decide if $5/month is worth your time and effort to clean your shaver (even once a week) plus knowing that the cleaning solution has removed the oil and bacteria off the head and foil to minimize infection or in-grown wiskers.Given the cost of gasoline and food nowadays, $5/month isn't too bad to me. BUT the refills are not eco-friendly. If Braun would get smart and sell a refill kit which came with a quart or two of solution and replacement filters, I'd buy that. At least you could reuse the container over and over. Just toss out the dirty filter and solution when it's time.I read up on all the alcohol, lemon extract, silicon oil refill tricks, but they don't address the filter problem unless you backwash the container. It was at that point I realized the time to rejuvenate the refill would equal the time I'd spend just to manually cleaning the head.BTW, it looks like Amazon has fixed the shipping problem someone noted earlier. Each of these items can be shipped for 50 cents. So if you ship Qty 3, it's $1.50 for shipping, Qty 6 is $3.00, etc. So my hats off to Amazon for reading the comments here and making the shipping reasonable. I did my order on Amazon because it looks like on eBay, you only save about $2-$3 (depending on quantity) and some auctions claim their refills are old outdated stock. Probably nothing wrong with that since they are sealed, but for $2, I'll just buy here to get the fresh stock.

We bought this shaver for my dad in a dementia assisted living facility. He uses it every day, and it is easy for him to pick up and use (and not misuse!). Once a week I brush it out and put the shaver through a cleaning cycle while I am visiting him. It recharges at the same time. A cleaning cartridge lasts him a little over 3 months, but like everyone is saying, it will depend on the use and type of beard. It's easy for both of us!

Not much that I can say other than the price of these is much better on Amazon so I get them here. The product works great and keeps my razor in top condition. The only thing I have noticed is that once a razor is a few years old I think the product starts to wear the painting / coating on the plastic. Mine razor has started to discolor a little as well as bubble / peel near the area the cleaner hits. Really this is a non-issue, most razors I have had that cost well over $200 dont even seem to last that long, just figured I would mention it. Not much you can do really, you have to clean the razors and these cartridges are what most require in some form.

So I have a Braun shaver. At first I thought I couldn't justify the costs of these cartridges because you can buy generic liquid on eBay for far cheaper. So I bought the eBay alternatives and they don't come close. Some key points:Generic Stuff:1. You have to mix with water and make your own solution2. You have to reuse these cartridges3. The liquid is much "wetter" which results in a wet blade even after cleaning is complete. This is a very bad thing.4. Smell isn't nearly as good.5. Doesn't clean as wellBraun:All points above are not issues.Sure these costs more but I think they are well worth it. Don't buy the generic stuff.

Overpriced for what they are. I buy one every few years and refill it with denatured alcohol and a few drops of glycerin.