Recently, or not that recently, I bought a Braun Series 7 electric razor with cleaning station. From my point of view, an electric razor shouldn't cost more than a normal razor when the total price with maintenance and blades is considered. If I were to buy a cleaning fluid cartridge every month as Braun recommends I would be spending at least £10,50/month. I consider this value ridiculous, specially because a normal electric razor can be cleaned just with running water, why should I pay more than £10/month?
I googled a little a bit and found this link which guided me towards a different solution:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20070117061116AALuDzo
http://www.epinions.com/review/well-Personal-Electric_Razors-All-Braun_Syncro_Ultra_Speed_Rechargeable_Self_Cleaning_Shaving_System_7526/content_197906566788
http://ask.metafilter.com/31522/Homemade-Cleaning-Solution-for-Braun-Syncro
Apparently the cleaning fluid is mainly made of denatured alcohol (you can buy this at pharmacies), some sort of lemon fragrance and machine oil.
My current strategy is:
1. After every shave: rinse the blades with running water to avoid leaving to many whiskers on the cartridge;
2. After 1 month: top up with alcohol;
3. From then on: dump the content of the cartridge and rinse it. Fill it with alcohol, add some drops of lemon juice and some drops of machine alcohol.
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