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- Long-lasting results
- Low price
- Less painful than other epilators
- Epilators less comfortable than other methods
- Not recommended for sensitive areas
- Might leave skin red
Tests show epilators do a better -- and longer-lasting -- job of removing hair, but rather than shaving hair, electric epilators pull hairs out, so there is some associated pain. Though not pain-free, the best testing of epilators finds that the Philips Satinelle HP is the most comfortable to use. The Satinelle HP has two speeds and comes with a shaving head, an exfoliating loofah pad, a cleaning brush and a case.
Two professional tests and user reviews are helpful in our research of the Philips Satinelle HP. We find the most reviews at Amazon.com and a few more at Epinions.com. ConsumerReports.org and Australia's Choice magazine include the Satinelle HP in their comparison reviews. However, ConsumerReports.org reviews the similar Satinelle Ice, which dispenses a cooling fluid as it works.
Our Sources
1. Choice magazineDetails/Subscribe
This is the best article we found on hair removal, with more than 100 women participating in tests of epilators and other options. The Philips Satinelle HP ties for top pick with two other epilators. Editors give it high marks for effectiveness and ease of use.
Review: Home Hair Removal User Trial, Editors of Choice magazine, May 2007
2. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
Professional testers include the Satinelle Ice electric shaver in this report on hair removal. The Satinelle Ice is similar to the regular Satinelle HP, and this evaluation has some value.
Review: Women's Hair Removal Products, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, Jan. 2007
3. Amazon.com
In user reviews of epilators, the Braun Silk-épil Xelle 5270 rates slightly higher than the Philips Satinelle HP, but it costs more. The Satinelle HP has more than 40 positive reviews. Some say it seems to break hair more than pluck it, but others say it leaves skin smooth.
Review: Philips Norelco HP6492 Satinelle Ice Epilator, Contributors to Amazon.com
4. Epinions.com
The couple of reviews here praise the Satinelle HP as a cheaper, easier alternative to leg waxing. A couple users say the Satinelle HP is painful to use, however.
Review: Philips Satinelle HP6409 Epilator, Contributors to Epinions.com
