Product Description

3-cartridge replacement cartridge for ES7056S, ES7058S, ES7109S, ES8075S, ES8077S, ES8078S, ES8167A, ES8168S, ES8109S, ES8228S, ES8249S, ES8249K, ES-LA93-K.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40 in Health and Beauty
• Color: Black
• Brand: Panasonic
• Model: WES035P
• Released on: 2005-10-15
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00" h x 2.00" w x 3.00" l, 7.00 pounds

Features

• Long lasting cleaning cartridges provide superior cleaning power
• Keeps blades lubricated and shaver smelling great
• Works with the Vortex Hydra Clean Shaving Systems
• One cartridge lasts 30 cleanings or 60 days
• No alcohol equates to less skin irritation

Customer Reviews

Good accessory for a Vortec Panasonic shaver.
This cleaning cartridge is a no-brainer if you own a Panasonic Vortex shaver. These cartridges contain cleaners, cutting blade lubricants and a filter, to keep your shaver blades clean and in proper condition. They are very simple to install in the cleaning base; they last a month or so, are solidly constructed and they work very well. A plus for these shaver cartridges is that they work with just plain tap water; no alcohol-type chemicals are used here. You can choose to clean the blades with just ordinary soap & water, which Panasonic says is an alternative, but I don't recommend it unless you have to, such as when traveling, as you won't be lubricating them and you allow the finely machined blades to be vunerable to whatever damage may befall them. This is a fine product and truly worth the price.

Panasonic WES035P Vortex HydraClean Cleaning Cartridge and Filter (3-Pack)
These compact cartridges combine a filter and detergent and are inserted in the Panasonic shaver "base station" to effect automatic cleaning of the shaver. The manufacturer's recommendation is to change the cartridge monthly. I followed this recommendation initially, finding that the filter became quite discolored with trapped beard cuttings by the end of one month. However, since the shaver is a wet/dry shaver, I found that washing the shaver head and the cutting blades after each use and before inserting the shaver into the "base station" allows me to extend the life of each cartridge to at least two months, making the economics much more favorable. I'm not sure how much extra benefit the auto-clean function of the base station provides, compared with just washing the shaver head and cutting blades under the tap, but I suppose the detergent in the cartridge contributes to a cleaner result.

These are a ripoff, use hydrogen peroxide
These cartridges look like something Panasonic added to their charger/washer in order to make a few extra bucks. I decided to try an alternative: hydrogen peroxide.

After your first included cartridge is 'used up' (the soap only lasts a few weeks before it gets smelly), just fill empty out the reservoir and fill it with hydrogen peroxide (which you can get at the drugstore for a dollar or two a bottle). I've gone through a few cycles with the peroxide and it works great - the razor head is just as clean, if not more clean, than with the soap, which always made it smell kind of mildewed.