Another recommendation is to use a soft makeup brush to apply the powder, these can be found at a store like Sally's Beauty Supply or possibly at your local pharmacy. Your skin should be bone dry so you should definitely shave BEFORE your shower or bath, not after. Simply apply a small amount of powder to the area to be shaved either with your fingers or a brush, turn the unit on and begin shaving. You might find that it helps to move the rotary head in a circular motion when shaving, but feel free to vary your technique depending on what seems to work best for you.

Remember, the Seiko Cleancut is only for shaving stubble, so if you're not already down to stubble you should first trim the hair down to stubble with the Ladyfair or even better with one of the Seiko Shavy Femini Trimmers that we carry.

The only caveat is if you notice the battery level has gone down to the point where it's affecting performance then you should replace it with a fresh battery. If you continue to use a depleted battery the shaver will gradually go slower and slower, and you could conceivably get a little pinch under these circumstances. But even then it wouldn't be anything like what you'd experience with other shavers, the super-fine screen really protects your skin from the blades.

Note: the Seiko Cleancut is a dry shaver only and should never be used with water.

Once the foil cap is removed you'll see a little reservoir where the bulk of the trimmed hair has collected, just empty the loose stuff into the trash and sweep out the inside of the reservoir with the supplied cleaning brush. Use the brush to clean out the inside of the foil cap as well, you can then rinse it out under fast running water and leave it to dry. For the blade assembly use a cotton swab and either isopropyl alcohol or white vinegar to gently clean off any build-up you might notice accumulating on the three blades, then if necessary use another cotton swab to dry off the blades. Once the foil and blades are clean and dry apply one small drop of The Total Shaving Solution to the inside of the foil as a lubricant, then reassemble and run the Cleancut™ for a few seconds.

If you use your Seiko Cleancut™ regularly, i.e. daily or every other day or so, you should clean it once or twice a week.

The Cleancut™ blade assembly height adustment is calibrated at the factory for optimum performance. On very rare occasions it can be slightly “off” or over time may either drift out of calibration or need to be tweaked because of blade wear. In any case it's a simple adjustment and is very easy to do, all you will need is a small, flat-blade jeweler’s screwdriver like the ones commonly used to adjust eyeglasses.

To Be Completely Safe We Always Recommend That You Remove The Battery Before Cleaning Your Cleancut™ Or Making Any Adjustments.

1. First unscrew the foil head from the shaver’s body by turning it in a counter clockwise direction. If they're dirty from use with hair trimmings and powder you should clean the foil, blades and reservoir before continuing on.

2. Remove the white plastic blade assembly by simply lifting it from the white plastic drive shaft.

3. While firmly holding the white plastic blade assembly, use your jeweler’s screwdriver to turn the small screw in the CENTER of the blade assembly clockwise about 1/8th to 1/4th of a turn. This will position the screw a little further down into the assembly, so when the pieces are reassembled the screw pushes against the drive shaft and slightly raises the blade assembly against the inside of the foil. Be extra careful while handling the blade assembly as the blades are sharp!

4. Reassemble and turn on the Cleancut. The blade assembly should spin smoothly but you should hear it whirring against the inside of the foil. If you don't hear metal to metal contact it isn't touching the inside surface of the foil, the result being either it won't shave at all or it will grab and pull. If the blade assembly binds and spins slowly (or not at all) you have raised the blades too high. Disassemble and lower the blade assembly by turning the screw slightly in a counter-clockwise direction to lower it.

5. You'll most likely be able to tell by ear when the blade assembly is properly adjusted, it will just sound "right." Test the unit on a patch of stubble - don't forget to use powder! - and make sure it's performing properly. If not you may want to continue fine-tuning it until you get it adjusted to where it seems right to you.

6. If no matter what you do your Cleancut doesn’t seem to be cutting properly then email us with the details and we’ll do our best to help, or if it's still within our 30 day guarantee period we'll either replace it or give you a refund. This is a very unlikely scenario but no matter what we stand behind our products.

If you have been using the unit with success in the past but now it just doesn’t seem to be shaving as well you may need to replace the foil and blade assembly. We offer the Seiko K-30SP Replacement Parts Kit for $25.00 which includes a new foil, a new blade assembly and a new plastic protective cap. For proper operation you may need to adjust the new blade assembly you get in the parts kit using these same instructions, but most likely it will work fine right out of the package.

7. Even with hard daily use you should get at least 6 months out of the foil and blade assembly. Typical life expectancy is one year with regular usage.