Braun Silk-epil 5 Anleitung Seite 15

5 Facial epilation
Place the facial cap (8) onto the
epilation head (2) and your Silk·épil is
perfectly suited for conveniently
removing any unwanted hair from the
face or other sensitive areas.
Prior to epilation, we recommend
cleaning the skin with alcohol to pro-
mote good hygiene. When epilating the
face, stretch the skin with one hand
and slowly guide the epilator with your
other hand in the direction of the
switch.
6 Cleaning the epilation head
Before cleaning, unplug the appliance.
Regular cleaning ensures better per-
formance.
a Brush cleaning:
Remove the cap (1) and brush it out.
Thoroughly clean the tweezers from
the rear side of the epilator head with
the brush dipped into alcohol. While
doing so, turn the tweezer element
manually. This cleaning method
ensures best hygienic conditions for
the epilation head.
b Cleaning under running water:
Remove the cap. Hold the appliance
with the epilation head under running
water.
Then press the release button (5) to
remove the epilation head (2).
Thoroughly shake both, the epilation
head and the appliance to make sure
that remaining water can drip out.
Leave both parts to dry. Before reat-
taching, make sure that they are com-
pletely dry.
B Using the shaver head
attachment
a Trimmer cap
b Shaver foil
c Trimmer
d Release buttons
e Trim/shave selector
f Cutter block
g Shaver head base
Shaving
• Remove the epilation head and put on
the shaver head attachment (9) by
clicking it in.
• Turn the switch clockwise to setting
«II».
• Make sure the trim/shave selector (e)
is in the « » position.
• For best results, always make sure
that both, the shaver foil (b) and the
trimmer (c) are in contact with the skin
(A). Keeping your skin stretched (B),
slowly move the appliance against the
direction of hair growth. The trimmer
first raises all long hairs and cuts them
off. Then the flexible foil follows to
smooth away any stubble.
• When shaving or trimming in sensitive
areas, make sure that you always keep
your skin stretched to avoid injuries.
Contour trimming
For trimming precise line and contours,
lock the long hair trimmer by sliding the
trim/shave selector (e) to the position
« » (C1).
Pre-cutting hair for epilation
If you choose to pre-cut your hair to
the ideal length for epilation, place the
trimmer cap (a) onto the shaver head.
Slide the trim/shave selector (e) to the
« » position.
Hold the appliance with the trimmer cap
lying flat on the skin. Guide it with the
comb tips against the hair growth as
shown in illustration (C2).
Since hairs usually grow in various
directions, guide the appliance slightly
diagonally or in different directions in
order to achieve best results.
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