The Panasonic ES8228S Men’s Linear Vortex Nano Arc Foil Shaving System comes with the fastest linear motor to consistently deliver a smooth, frictionless, clean and powerful shave at 13,000 strokes per minute. The linear motor ensures the shaver to cut even the toughest beards with less pulling and irritation while shaving.
The adjustable pivoting head moves with the contours of the face while the arc outer foil shaves like a rotary blade. The adjustable pivoting head also delivers a more comfortable shave where it could reach hair growing in any direction, with less irritation to the neck and along the jaw line.
The Panasonic ES8228S Vortex Nano Technology delivers the sharpest blades at an angle of 30 degrees for precision cutting whereby conventional shavers only offer a range of 45 to 90 degrees blades. This ensure the shaver to provide a super-close, clean shave everytime.
The Panasonic ES8228S Men’s Linear Vortex Nano Arc Foil Shaving System also comes with a powerful intelligent HydraClean Hygienic Cleaning System which includes automatic charge, clean and dry functions, while refreshing the shaver for its next use. All the functions can be used together or independently. The drying feature comes with a heating element for an extra dry shaving head, leaving no wetness or moisture behind. The cleaning base will heat dry the entire shaver head and then fan dry any leftover moisture.Instead of alcohol, the system uses water/ detergent-infused cleansing process for safe effective cleaning of the razor that will remove any and all debris.
Digital LCD panel that indicates when it’s time to recharge and clean is also available as one of the feature. The Panasonic ES8228S can be cleaned by just rinsing under running water. The shaver comes with one lithium-ion battery which can run for up to two weeks of cordless shaving on a single charge (charging stand included).
The Panasonic ES8228S also comes with an automatic voltage conversion feature so the users don’t have to worry about voltage converters. The shaver measures at 9.8 x 8.5 x 4 inches and weighing at 2.6 pounds.
Below are the pros and cons of the Panasonic ES8228S Men’s Linear Vortex Nano Arc Foil Shaving System according to its users.
Pros
- It can be cleaned by just by rinsing under water.
- It gives a terrific shave, nearly as close as a wet blade and almost never misses the neck hairs compared to other brands which are more expensive.
- It is lightweight, comfortable in the hand, it’s well made, and fairly trim and compact.
- It can be used wet or dry.
- It shaves very close.
- It can hold a charge for nearly 2 weeks.
- It is suitable for someone with sensitive skin.
- It doesn’t cut like conventional razor.
- It is waterproof and can be used during shower.
- The shaver is quieter both shaving and in the cleaning stand compared to other brands.
- The ingrown hairs are 99 % gone.
- The shaver doesn’t irritate the skin and doesn’t cause razor burn.
- There are many combinations you can choose from the HydraClean cleaning system.
- It charges quickly, about an hour for a full charge.
- The LED display tells you level of charge as a percentage number.
- The shaver unit hardly vibrates although it does make a loud wining noise.
Cons
- It doesn’t deal with long hair very well.
- It didn’t work well with any of the traditional shaving creams or gels.
- The cleaning system is quite loud.
- It has a fairly large transformer and is stiff and long, making it harder to wind up and bring.
- There is no way to lock the on/off switch for travel so it could turn on in the luggage if bumped wrong.
- The shaver doesn’t work with the cord plugged in.
- The shaver causes skin irritation to some users and it might take 30 days to get used to the shaver.
- The cleaning function is a bit of a joke. It seems too long to clean and it’s not efficient.
- Users have to put some pressure on the face to get a really smooth and close shave.
- The cutter and foil assemblies cost about 1/2 the cost of the shaver.
Find out more details of the Panasonic ES8228S Men’s Linear Vortex Nano Arc Foil Shaving System, Silver here.
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