International Electrotechnical Commission

Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-23: Particular requirements for appliances for skin or hair care - Edition 6.0
 N 60335-2-23

Annotation

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following.

This part of IEC 60335 deals with the safety of electric appliances for the care of skin or hair of persons or animals and intended for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V.

NOTE 101 Examples of appliances that are within the scope of this standard are

– curling combs;

– curling irons;

– curling rollers with separate heaters;

– facial saunas;

– hairdryers;

– hair straighteners;

– hand dryers;

– heaters for detachable curlers;

– permanent-wave appliances.

NOTE 102 Appliances covered by this standard may incorporate steam-producing or spray-producing devices.

Appliances not intended for normal household use but that nevertheless may be a source of danger to the public, such as appliances intended to be used by laymen in shops, in light industry and on farms, are within the scope of this standard.

NOTE 103 Examples are appliances for use in hairdressing salons.

This standard deals with the reasonably foreseeable hazards presented by appliances that are encountered by all persons. However, in general, it does not take into account