A small electric appliance is described which comprises an oscillation-capable mechanism (4), an electric motor (1) to drive the oscillation-capable mechanism (4), wherein the electric motor (1) can be operated with a drive current (10) at a predetermined frequency (f), and a device (3) for adjusting the frequency (f) of the drive current of the electric motor (1).Furthermore, a method for adjusting the frequency (f) of a drive current (10) of an electric motor is described comprising the following steps ofdetecting, at a specified time (tmeas), in relation to the period of the drive current, an electric variable (20) generated by the electric motor (1)determining, at the specified measuring time (tmeas), whether the detected electric variable (20) essentially has a zero-crossing andchanging the frequency (f) of the drive current until the detected electric variable (20) essentially has a zero-crossing at the measuring time (tmeas).
