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GROOMING
PLUG IN BABIES

FUTURE
PERFECT
From AI toothbrushes to
laser shavers, sprucing up
has never been so smart

A

s something of a nature boy I struggle
with my love of technology. I look for
natural solutions to basic grooming
problems where possible (you
can't beat a £3 muslin cloth for cleansing and
exfoliating) but I'll admit I'm fighting a constant
battle with my inner-eight-year-old, who loves
any grooming gadget with flashing lights, digital
displays or (sighs adoringly) built-in sensors.
Exciting my geeky side at the moment is
the new heated razor from GilletteLab which
reinvents the daily shave and brings with it
all the soothing, pore-opening benefits of
a traditional hot towel shave. Then there's
Oral-B's Genius X Electric Toothbrush, which
features artificial intelligence that links to an
app on your phone so it can track where you're
brushing and which bits you're missing. Given
that 80 per cent of us omit areas when brushing,
this kind of feedback illustrates how technology
can deliver sound benefits in the bathroom.
La Roche-Posay's My SkinTrack UV wearable
device is useful too as it tracks your skin's

LEE KYNASTON
Although a firm believer
that real beauty comes
from the inside, Lee sees
no harm in giving the
outside a little TLC too

GO GADGET GO!

GilletteLabs Heated Razor,
£199, boots.com

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exposure to environmental aggressors like UV
light and pollution, warning you when they
might be damaging your skin. Along with
Neutrogena's innovative Skin360 scanner - a
diagnostic device that turns your mobile phone
into a dermatologist - and Opatra's Dermisonic
device which is designed to improve skin with
the help of LED light technology and ultrasonic
stimulation, it's part of the burgeoning skintech
revolution that will change all our lives.
Proctor & Gamble have developed a device
that scans the face and delivers minute
amounts of make-up to conceal imperfections
- potentially a great way to hide age, zits and

razor burn in the future and, because it's highly
targeted, an economical one too.
With research showing demand for "smart"
skincare tools and personalised grooming
growing, we'll soon have devices telling us
when to moisturise, the best time to shave and
alerting us to any harmful changes in the skin.
No doubt the first laser shaver can't be far
away, and we'll eventually be printing our
own custom-fit face masks via 3D printing
technology too. In the meantime, my heated
razor is warming up nicely and my toothbrush
is telling me I've missed a couple of molars, so
I'd better crack on.

Five of today's most useful grooming devices

Oral-B Genius X Electric Toothbrush
with Artificial Intelligence,
£129, amazon.co.uk

Clarisonic Mia Men Facial
Cleansing Device,
£89, currentbody.com

Opatra Dermisonic,
£895, opatra.com

La Roche-Posay My Skin Track UV,
£54.95, apple.com and in
selected Apple stores
http://www.boots.com http://www.opatra.com http://www.apple.com http://amazon.co.uk http://www.currentbody.com
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