Personal Care Problems Report 2026: What Owners Complain About Most
Updated October 2026
We sorted 138 long-term owner reports on 7 personal care products by topic and counted how often each problem comes up. Below, the problems owners raise most in each category, and the models they raise them on least and most.
At a glance
| Category | Most raised problem | Share of reports | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Toothbrushes | Battery life | 14% | 76 |
| Water Flossers | Ease of use and design | 16% | 62 |
Electric Toothbrushes
76 owner reports on 4 models. The problems raised most:
- Battery life14% of reports
- Reliability and durability9% of reports
- Design and ergonomics7% of reports
Battery life comes up least for the Philips Sonicare 5300 Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush (1 of 20 reports) and most for the Oral-B Pro 1000 Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush (5 of 20).
Every electric toothbrushes problem, model by model →Water Flossers
62 owner reports on 3 models. The problems raised most:
- Ease of use and design16% of reports
- Durability and reliability15% of reports
- Build quality and materials6% of reports
Ease of use and design comes up least for the Waterpik Aquarius Countertop Water Flosser WP-660 (0 of 20 reports) and most for the Waterpik Cordless Pulse Water Flosser 3100 (6 of 20).
Every water flossers problem, model by model →How the numbers are counted
The reports come from long-term owners in enthusiast communities and forums, the same reports behind our product verdicts. Each report is sorted by topic and counted once per topic, as a problem when it describes a failure or an annoyance. A share is the number of reports raising a problem divided by all reports in that category.
A category appears once it has at least 30 owner reports and two problems raised by several owners, and a model is compared once it has at least 10 reports. The counts refresh when the verdicts behind them are revised.
Using this data
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Source: theOwnerSay, Personal Care Problems Report 2026: What Owners Complain About Most, https://theownersay.com/personal-care/problems
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