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How can you make the most of your legs? With smooth and silky skin, that’s how. Designed to bring you optimal results in just minutes, the Braun range of Silk-épil epilators gently removes hair at the root so that the skin stays silky smooth for weeks at a time, not just days.
Product Overview
Braun Silk-épil® SoftPerfection® 3170 Epilator
Designed to deliver nothing less than a superlative epilating experience, the Braun Silk-épil SoftPerfection 3170 Epilator offers a longer lasting and more effective hair removal process than shaving or waxing can provide. Its unique SoftLift system removes short hairs that waxing cannot remove, leaving your legs feeling silky smooth for up to four weeks. The 3170 comes packaged with two active massage rollers to reduce discomfort, bringing you a more gentle and enjoyable epilation.
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Product Highlights
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Efficient hair removal
The SoftLift® system gives you extra-close epilation and smooth skin for up to four weeks. The small tips of the epilation head lift even flattened hairs and hairs as short as 0.5 mm, so they can be removed efficiently at the root. |
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 | Gentle epilation
Two active massage rollers stimulate the skin before and after the hair is removed to minimize the pulling sensation—for an extra-gentle epilation. |
 | EfficiencyPro Cap
Attaching the Efficiency Pro Cap lets you cover a larger area of skin so that more hairs are removed in one stroke. |
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Comparison Table
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Legs, Body & Face
7681 |
Legs & Body
7181 |
Legs & Body
5280 |
Legs & Body
5180 |
Legs & Body
3170 |
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Tweezer system | Close grip technology, 40 tweezers
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| 40 tweezers | 40 tweezers | 40 tweezers |
Massage system
| High frequency massage system
| High frequency massage system
| Dual massage system | Dual massage system | Massaging rollers |
Olay® Pre-epilation wipes
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Cooling Glove
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SmartLight® |
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Pivoting head
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SoftLift tips
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Washable |
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| Number of accessories | 5
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| Efficiency Cap |
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What is Epilation?
Epilation is a more effective hair-removal method for women than shaving or waxing. Epilators gently remove hair at the root, rather than at the surface like shaving, and can remove much shorter hair than waxing so you don't have to wait until hair becomes visible to remove it.
The World of Braun
Since its inception in 1921, Braun has challenged the very conventions that define design. State-of-the-art technological innovations are wrapped in pure artistry, honoring both the passion and precision of the ultimate shaving experience. Our unique goal is to create those select products that make a difference in people's lives. Products that engage and excite, creating a "Braun moment" in their own unique way. For men, that effort begins by creating shavers and trimmers that enhance their best look. For women, we strive to engineer epilators and hair care products that pair performance and comfort. This is how Braun goes beyond design to become something more.
Braun. Designed to make a difference. Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(60 customer reviews) 107 of 108 people found the following review helpful
Review and a "How To" Primer,
July 30, 2011 S. White (Williamsburg, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Braun Se 3170 Silk Epil 3 Epilator, Pink (Health and Beauty)
I've been ripping out hair versus shaving since they first invented the Epilady and am now on my 4th hair removal appliance. For those that are wondering how or why they die, it's not that they stop functioning altogether but rather one will notice/hear a visible motor/rotating slow down during periods of regular/extended use. In researching what was currently available, I'm upgrading from the Braun Silk Epil Eversoft Model #5316 (yellow and gray case) to the Braun Se 3170 Silk Epil 3 (pink & white case) specifically because it is Braun's latest model with a cord. Unless one removes her (or his) hair over a multiple day period, a 40 minute rechargeable battery isn't going to cut it for the "all hair at once" period and/or for perfectionists.
There is no body area I can't use it on now -- legs, underarms, upper lip, and even extreme bikini (we're talking "Brazilian" girls!). I've long since quit using the massage guard and opt for the fastest/closest pull there is. To be...Read more
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
My first epilator,
November 11, 2011 Mary Johnson (TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Braun Se 3170 Silk Epil 3 Epilator, Pink (Health and Beauty)
Customer Video Review Length:: 2:54 Mins
I've been waxing my legs since Nad's debuted about 10 years ago, and I have been shaving my underarms for about as long. I've always preferred waxing to shaving due to the fact that I didn't have to do it often, but because I do it myself, was never 1 to try waxing my underarms. I also shave my bikini area, but have recently started waxing. I only recently became familiar with epilators less than 2 weeks ago. I saw 1 in a sharper image store, and so began my research. After viewing several different epilators, reading numerous reviews, and watching reviews, I decided to go with this 1. I have to admit, being used to waxing, it was not easy to start with this. A previous reviewer said to shave/trim the hairs prior to using for the first time, but that takes too much time. I took a shower, dried, and went to town on my legs. After a few minutes, it got easy, and I got bold. Went over both legs (below the knee only), and proceeded to my underarms. This seemed...Read more
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
I'll never shave or wax again!,
November 14, 2011 Emma - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Braun Se 3170 Silk Epil 3 Epilator, Pink (Health and Beauty)
Okay, ladies (and more meticulous gentlemen), I bought this in exasperation. Shaving is such a pain, and leaves behind hideous stubble on underarms and more delicate places, and waxing hurts more than I can bear. I read a ton of reviews here, some of which scared me, some that encouraged me, and decided to take the plunge.
I got it in the mail today. I was terrified of how it would feel, as many of us know the sharp pain of having hair ripped out, so I also bought a numbing cream. I never shave my arms, so I trimmed up the hair on one, applied a thick layer of numbing cream, and got started. The feeling is something I would compare to a razor burn. Not pleasant (obviously), but not unbearable. Here's my pain scale: a 10 would be spilling boiling water on my skin and then letting a wild animal gnaw the hair off, a 9 would be waxing, a 6 would be nicking myself in the shower with a razor and getting hot water in the cut, and a 1 would be, I dunno, a gentle breeze over a...Read more
