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Facial Steamer Product

Overview

The facial steamer is a benchtop personal-care appliance that turns plain water into a fine, warm nano-ionic mist aimed at the face. Warm steam opens pores, loosens dirt and oil, and softens the skin ahead of cleansing or a mask. "Nano-ionic" means the water is broken into very small, electrically charged droplets, which carry more easily to the skin and feel finer than the coarse steam of a boiling kettle.

Water sits in a removable Water Tank Assembly with a sealed fill cap and a level window so the user can see how much is left. The reservoir, boiler and electronics are carried by the molded Housing & Base, and rubber feet keep the unit stable on a counter. Mist leaves through an angled Nozzle & Steam Outlet so it can be pointed comfortably at the face from a short distance.

How it works

When the Power Switch is pressed, the Control Assembly powers the boiler. Inside the Boiler & Atomizer Assembly, a stainless boiling chamber holds a small charge of water fed from the tank through the inlet tube. A resistive heating element brings that water to a boil within about a minute, producing steam. An ultrasonic piezo plate vibrates against the water film at a high frequency, shattering the steam into ultra-fine charged droplets — this is what makes the mist "nano-ionic" rather than ordinary hot vapor. An optional ionizer module in the nozzle adds further charge to the stream.

The steam rises through the Nozzle & Steam Outlet, where a spray cone shapes and directs it outward toward the user's face. The microcontroller on the control board manages the heater duty cycle and watches the safety devices.

Because the boiler runs hot and can boil dry as the tank empties, two independent protections sit in the heater circuit. A non-resetting thermal fuse permanently breaks the circuit if the chamber overheats, and a dedicated dry-burn sensor cuts power when it detects the boiler running without water. An indicator LED reports power and fault states. Mains power enters through the Power Cord, and an internal wire harness ties the boiler, board and switch together.

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Bill of materials

9 top-level lines · 30 rows shown · 27 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Housing & Base 2 parts facial-steamer-housing 1 2 assembly
1.1 Base Shell facial-steamer-base-shell 1 part
1.2 Upper Shell facial-steamer-upper-shell 1 part
2 Water Tank Assembly 4 parts facial-steamer-tank-assembly 1 4 assembly
2.1 Water Reservoir facial-steamer-tank 1 part
2.2 Fill Cap facial-steamer-tank-cap 1 part
2.3 O-Ring Set oring-set 1 part
2.4 Water Level Window facial-steamer-level-window 1 part
3 Boiler & Atomizer Assembly 6 parts facial-steamer-boiler-assembly 1 6 assembly
3.1 Heating Element heating-element 1 part
3.2 Piezoelectric Element piezo-element 1 part
3.3 Thermal Fuse thermal-fuse 1 part
3.4 Boiling Chamber Cup facial-steamer-boiler-cup 1 part
3.5 Water Inlet Tube facial-steamer-water-inlet 1 part
3.6 Dry-Burn Protection Sensor facial-steamer-dry-burn-sensor 1 part
4 Nozzle & Steam Outlet 3 parts facial-steamer-nozzle-assembly 1 3 assembly
4.1 Steam Outlet Nozzle facial-steamer-nozzle 1 part
4.2 Spray Cone facial-steamer-spray-cone 1 part
4.3 Ionizer Module facial-steamer-ionizer 1 part
5 Control Assembly 4 parts facial-steamer-control-assembly 1 5 assembly
5.1 Control Board 2 parts facial-steamer-control-board 1 2 assembly
5.1.1 Bare PCB pcb-bare 1 part
5.1.2 Microcontroller mcu 1 part
5.2 Power Switch facial-steamer-switch 1 part
5.3 Indicator LED facial-steamer-indicator 1 part
5.4 Connector connector 1 part
6 Power Cord facial-steamer-power-cord 1 part
7 Wire Bundle wire-bundle 1 part
8 Fastener Set fastener-set 1 part
9 Anti-Slip Foot facial-steamer-foot 4 part

Sourcing — likely vendors

Companies that make this · indicative price $15–$500 · MOQ & lead are typical
VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇯🇵Panasonic
panasonic.com ↗
Osaka, JP Electronics & appliances 2,000 units 6–10 wks
drdennisgross.com ↗ New York, US Skincare & devices 2,000 units 6–10 wks
vanityplanet.com ↗ Irvine, California, US Beauty devices 2,000 units 6–10 wks

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