Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-23: Particular requirements for hair care and similar appliances

IEC 60335-2-23:2026 CMV contains both the official standard and its commented version. The commented version provides you with a quick and easy way to compare all the changes between IEC 60335-2-23:2026 edition 7.0 and the previous IEC 60335-2-23:2016+AMD1:2019 CSV edition 6.1. Furthermore, comments from IEC TC 61 experts are provided to explain the reasons of the most relevant changes, or to clarify any part of the content.

IEC 60335-2-23:2026 deals with the safety of electric appliances for the care of the hair of persons or animals and similar appliances, intended for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V including direct current (DC) supplied appliances and battery-operated appliances.

Examples of appliances that are within the scope of this standard are:

- curling combs;

- curling irons;

- hairdryers;

- hair straighteners;

- hand dryers;

- heaters for detachable curlers;

- permanent-wave appliances.

Appliances covered by this standard can incorporate steam-producing or spray-producing devices. Hand dryers can have a feature to redirect the air so that it can be used to dry the face or hair. Appliances not intended for normal ho