An automatic cleaning station can be the ultimate step toward a completely fuss-free shaving experience.

Adding the content of a CCRRefill to water will not do anything since it only contains food grade machine oil and essential oil. Remove item from cleaning tank and run under a flowing tap both top and bottom of unit, rinsing off any soap solution and removed dirt, debris and oxidation. The foils of my Braun razors never got hot during use, so I never had to oil my shavers when using the Cleanerist solution. And 70% alcohol in contact with the shaving head during the Braun cleaning cycle will perfectly sanitize your shaver.Braun recommends to only use the original cleaning solution; this is also stated in the user manuals that come with the cc shavers. High energy lubricants maintain your shavers blades and help reduce friction, which may cause skin irritation. I personally use isopropyl alcohol (that’s what I could get at the time) and everything seems fine so far; but given the choice, I think you should opt for ethanol. I’m assuming the other ingredients are going to have masses similar to water or alcohol or are in amounts small enough to not affect very much. For Panasonic’s second generation stations, which already seem more relevant to the Arc 6 (I don’t have one), I’ve found solutions from Shaver Shebang that have good reviews.

Side note: According to some reports, Isopropyl alcohol can cause some rubber and plastic parts to degrade in time. We had to follow a specification to use plastic pressure-put spray bottles – where you apply pressure to then bottle by pumping in, after echo the pressure in the bottle powered the spray. This is most likely due to the fact that silicone oil of a given viscosity is thinner than mineral oils.Glycerin is usually a safe addition, but a little goes a long way (I wouldn’t add more than 1 teaspoon). Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. I added clear dove dish washing soap (surficant), just 2ml, to mineral free water and 10 drops of a citrus essential oil to the cleaned out pod, to refill it.

I haven’t tinkered much with Philips solutions, so I’m afraid I don’t have any useful feedback to provide. There are other types of denatured alcohols, that contain different denaturants and other chemicals (including methanol), that are used as solvents and so on (and yes, those are pretty nasty). Combined, this ensures your Braun shaver is always ready for action and every shave is as good as your first. The second is (for now just out of curiosity, but sooner or later I will need to replace the cassette) in your experience what are some of the cheapest sources for replacement cassettes? We have a fantastic range of quality products available at our main site, including domestic spares, shaver spares, health care products and much more!In fact, I actually prefer it to the concentrated CCRREFILLS packs because it’s even easier to use, requiring no mixing with alcohol. In the spirit of makes your post as useful to everyone as possible I offer the following, in reference to your statement about the “…claim that Isopropyl alcohol…” can be hard on plastic. The drop in performance will actually be very gradual and you probably won’t be able to pinpoint a specific moment. Just like with the CCRREFILLS packs, you should use 70% to 100% alcohol, either isopropyl or ethanol.

However, the sachets, needing to be replaced more than monthly if you clean the shaver daily, certainly mount up in cost so I would rather use your recommended CCRRefils is I could. By the way, the Cleanerist solution contains over 90% alcohol, and there is not a single report of a drying problem. A very IMPORTANT NOTE regarding low viscosity silicone oil: it’s very liquid and 2 drops should be applied to each foil (one on each side). I thought that rubbing alcohol dedicated for medical purposes like treating open wounds is different in content.But ask one of the seller he said u can use the same bottle wether Panasonic or Braun in both razors. For the past few years, I’ve been trying to find cheaper solutions for my Braun cleaning stations that would also perform great. In addition, ethanol and isopropanol are excellent solvents and will almost certainly provide good cleaning of the shaving head without surfactants. After the drying cycle, the head of the Series 9 was still dripping wet and I had to pat it dry with a paper towel and let it air dry for a few more hours.