Product Description

Philips HQ 200 Jet Clean

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #170 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Philips
• Model: HQ200
• Dimensions: 5.12" h x 2.76" w x 2.76" l, .88 pounds

Features

• Cleans & lubricates
• Keeps your shaver in perfect condition
• Water-based cleaning fluid
• 300 ml bottle

Manufacturer's Description
Philips Jet Clean Solution is a water-based cleaning fluid designed to keep your shaver in perfect condition. The solution cleans thoroughly and also lubricates the shaving heads, allowing them to maintain an optimal shaving performance for longer.

Customer Reviews

Looks like blueberry juice but don't try to drink it
This is as much a review of the Jet Clean system itself as it is the HQ200 solution, partly because you can't use one without the other and partly because I can't review the Jet Clean on its own. I got one of these systems with my Philips 8000 series shaver, which thankfully is also washable because rinsing it under the tap seems to do a better job of cleaning it than the Jet Clean does. After a tedious 4-hour cleaning cycle, I was surprised (and a little disappointed) to find that there was still mess around the shaver head, both inside and out, not a lot but more than I ever got with tap washing. I seem to have one of the more basic Jet Cleans, which has no option to vary the duration of the clean, so I can only hope that the more advanced ones fare more favourably.

There's also the matter of the solution's disinfecting agent, or (more accurately) the lack of one. Philips make it clear in their product literature that the solution doesn't sanitise the shaver at all, probably because it's water, not alcohol, based. The purifying benefits of alcohol are obvious, as shavers can harbour bacteria if not cleaned properly, but on the other hand some people have sensitive skin that could be agitated by rubbing an alcohol-coated shaver against their face. I used an alcohol-based solution with my old shaver and found it as easy on the skin as this one, so I would have preferred it if some kind of disinfecting agent had been added here.

When you combine the solution's inability to sanitise with the lacklustre quality of the clean, it makes me wonder just what it is that I forked out a fiver for. It does lubricate the heads nicely, but I think I'd be as worthwhile washing the shaver under the good old tap and then occasionally lubricating the cutters myself using either dedicated shaver oil or some other light machine oil. Perhaps I've been a bit harsh on the stuff - I suppose it could just scrape 3 stars - but at £5 a pop I'd expect a little more for my money than something that just made my shaver smell of diluted washing up liquid.

Does what it says on the bottle
The cleaning fluid used in conjuction with the RQ1095 Arcitec electric razor does a good job of removing the detritus from the shaver. Nuff said.

Leaves Arcitec shining like new!
I got this for my boyfriend after getting him the arcitec shaver for his birthday. He knows that he can wash it under the tap yet the impression left on him by the solution means he readily returns to it after shaving. Just place the shaver in its cradle and let it take care of the rest.