Product Description

Activator 8000

SUITABLE FOR:
.8595, 8590, 8585.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #830 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Braun
• Model: 4210201337812

Features

• Foil and cutterblock
• Fit's Braun 360 complete shaver range
• Free delivery to the UK
• Blades should be replaced every eighteen months
• Replacing your blade gives a 25% better shave
• For optimum performance, clean regularly

Manufacturer's Description
Did you know? You shave the equivalent of a football pitch every 18 months

Shaver foils and cutterblock are precision parts that, in time, are subject to wear. This wear is dependent on your shaving method and beard type.

To maintain optimal shaving performance you should clean the shaving parts regularly with Braun cleaning agents and consider replacing the foil and cutterblock every 18 months.

This foil and cutterblock fits the following shavers: 8995 360 Complete / 8985 360 Complete, older models 8595 / 8585 / 8590

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Customer Reviews

Treat yourself to a new shave
I had forgotten how close the 8000 shaved till I replaced the foil and cutter. Mine had done about 300 shaves since I bought the original shaver and I have noticed a marked improvement in the quality of the shave after replacing the cutter and foil.

Very good but very expensive
The foil and cutter block in my Braun 8985 lasted just under 17 months (around 400 shaves) before the warning light on the shaver came on, telling me that I needed to change them. I didn't feel at the time that the quality of the shave was that much worse than when the shaver was new so I left it another few weeks before replacing both the foil and cutter. The difference when I did, however, was enormous. The shave was getting slightly worse every time the shaver was used although by such small amounts that it was unnoticeable, and renewing the cutting head improved the quality no end.

My advice would be to listen to your shaver and do as it says when it tells you that it wants a new foil and cutter - this is the perfect way to repay its untiring and uncomplaining service. Like most replacement parts for Braun products, it's a bit on the expensive side (hence the 4 stars), but there's no denying that it does its job very well.

Ronseal (tm). Replacement Foil & Cutter. Is what it says.
If you've found your way to here then you already have the shaver most likely, and need one of these.

I got one of these for my 8595 shaver the manual for which recommends changing this assembly at least every 18 months. However, that is such a ballpark figure one really needs to decide for oneself. My growth is not particularly dark, fast or tough; so I usually shave every other day. The shaver itself started recommending a change-out after about 20 months or so (I guess it tries to count shaves rather than calender time!) but the shave seemed fine. After another month or so, I thought "hmmm, maybe it does....". Got one of these packs, fitted in 10 seconds, and BAMM! Like new.

Like so many people I had not noticed the deterioration until it was quite poor. Personally, I reckon that if you shave religiously every day, you might want to consider not waiting past a year. If you're like me, 14-16+ months. Yes, these packs aren't cheap and the cleaning solution (e.g. the Braun CCR3 pack) isn't free. But if you compare with the regular costs incurred running something like Gillette Fusion Power with it's bloody expensive blades, and the cost of a decent quality gel or foam.... things like the Braun are quite cost effective!