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Reviews

Panasonic Nose and Ear Hair Trimmers
Panasonic makes quite a range of nose and ear hair trimmers. They are listed at the company's own website.

Top of the range is the ER421KC model (pictured), which is described as follows:

Built-in Light for Precision and Accuracy
The Nose and Ear Hair Trimmer uses a bright, focused light for precision and accuracy.

Wet/Dry Trimming Convenience
Our Trimmer is wet/dry and fully immersible in water. Rinse under water for quick and easy cleaning.

Curved, Hypo-Allergenic Blades for Natural Filtering
Curved, hypo-allergenic stainless steel blades leave the proper amount of hairs for natural filtering.

Safety Cone Protects Skin from Direct Contact
The safety cone guides the hair into the blades and protects the skin from direct contact with the rotary blade system.


Plenty of product descriptions are available on the internet, but I have not been able to find independent, objective reviews of the nose and ear hair trimmers.

However, sales sites like Amazon.com contain many customer reviews. Here is one:

For some reason I've always had it in my mind that these things would either rip out my nose hairs by the roots or shave a little skin off when shoved up my nose. Not the case! It works great. Do yourself a favor and don't bother with this model and get the one without the light. It's useless.

And another:

This is the second trimmer I've owned. I like the design of this model, as it completely protects delicate skin from the all-metal blades. The light is good for a quick review of your work, and to see if you've missed anything. Other users have periodically complained of trimmers pulling on nose hairs, this is a common occurrence with any trimmer if you have long nose hairs. Trim often, and you shouldn't have this issue. For the price, this is an excellent purchase, of very good quality, which is why I give it 5 stars.

And one that is less favorable:

I was given this trimmer as a present. The first few months, it was a great trimmer. After the first, three months, there was a high grinding noise that sounded like the blade was rubbing against the inner cap. After taking apart the inner cap, and cleaning the blade numerous times, the machine was still in the same condition. I ordered new blades and after a couple of weeks , the same noise came back.

It was obvious, it was time to replace the trimmer.
In addition, I personally never use the attached light accessory, I think it's a wasted feature. In conclusion, out of my experience, I would keep away from this model and look into other trimmers.


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November 8th, 2006
Updated: September 28th, 2007