she said without hesitation how much better this was compared to what she was using [SEP] the cleansing brush replaced a much much cheaper one my wife had been using for over a year she said without hesitation how much better this was compared to what she was using as others have noted you can take this in the shower cannot be submerged however feels very gentle but also strong and the motor does not hesitate i honestly cannot comment about the price point what do cleansing brushes of this caliber sell for by other companies but i do know the wife was pleased and felt this did an excellent job