Guide to buying

A Guide To Buying Hairdressing Scissors

Good quality hairdressing scissors offer you an exceptional hair cutting experience through quality and performance. Many of you would accept that choosing professional hairdressing scissors is not an easy job, that’s why the professional team at It's a hair thing have written some information about buying hairdressing scissors!.You will be investing your hard earned cash in to your hairdressing scissors so please read this useful information before you make your purchase.

There are many variables that can affect the performance and comfort whilst you work and also the end results of your client’s hair style such as blade style, tension and blade type.

1 - Choosing The Blade - You must choose the blade of the scissors which best match the level of performance and ability of hairdressing that you are up to, too basic and you wont get the best out of your work and too advanced and you may struggle. So with hairdressing scissors there are two types of blade edges and these are;

Classic Bevel Edge Blade - This is a hard type of blade, which is originally developed in Germany. This style is recommended for its longevity and reliability but it requires more effort during the hair cut.

Serrated Edge Blade – Pretty much the hairdressers standard starter hairdressing scissor edge, one side has a sharp blade edge and the other blade edge has tiny serrations to help control the hair whilst cutting.

Convex Blade - This is the latest type of blade which was developed by the Japanese. The convex hairdressing blade offers you precision cutting and requires much less effort whilst working due to the highly polished sharp edges. The convexed edge hairdressing scissor will require more regular maintenance and care due to the super fine razor sharp edges dulling muck quicker than the bevel edge scissor but when properly maintained there convex edge scissor can be the world’s finest hair cutting tools.

2 - Selecting the Handle - If you pay attention to the handle of the scissors, you can have a comfortable hair dressing experience. A comfortable handle causes less strain to your wrist and shoulder and some models have been proven to reduce CTS, carpel tunnel syndrome, please contact us for more information regarding this. There are generally three main types of handle designs that you can choose from when buying hairdressing scissors, these are: 

Opposing handles – Standard style hairdressing scissors.

Offset Handles – Comfortable for most users.

Crane handles- These are the most ergonomically designed and for hairdressing professionals of a high standard.

3 - Choosing The Correct Blade Length - Next step of the buying process involves choosing the blade length of your professional hair dressing scissors. Remember, the length of the blade depends not only on the size of your hand, but also on the hair cutting technique that you use. When students train at hairdressing college they generally start off with a bevel serrated edge 5” standard scissor but as you progress in your career you will want a more suitable pair of hairdressing scissors.

Besides the above three very important steps, you should also pay attention to the material used and production method used to manufacture these scissors. For example there are many types of steel used, some hard, some soft but you generally want to look for scissors with Cobalt elements within. The Cobalt will help to give the scissor a harder edge that can be sharpened to a much sharper edge.

Once you have chosen professional hair dressing scissors you should ensure that you maintain them well. We advise to clean them at the end of each day with a soft cloth to remove all the hair and then apply a small drop of oil (clipper oil is perfect) to the blade and to the pivot point of the scissor. By maintaining your scissors for just a couple of minutes each day you will prologue the life of your hairdressing scissors. Always get your hairdressing scissors sharpened by a trained professional as using unauthorised sharpeners could invalidate your warranty and ultimately damage your scissors, don’t take the risk.

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