​How To Take Care Of Your Hair Shears

What You Need To Know About Hair Shear Care

Hair shears are the lifeblood of any cosmetologist. Without beauty scissors, a professional hairdresser could not do their job.

For those who aren’t in the hairdressing or styling professions, hair shears may look like just a pair of odd-looking scissors.

However, shears are big investments, since they are specifically designed to cut hair. Proper care of the scissors is essential to get the perfect haircut and make sure you get the most out of your investment.

Tips to keep Shears

It is a good practice to regularly clean and disinfect shears to cut hair. This will not only help keep the scissors in good working condition and will help them last longer, but it is required by many states for hygienic reasons.

In addition to cleaning, proper use and storage is necessary for the maintenance of hair shears.

1. Use caution when handling shears.

Pulling the scissors firmly against the counter or accidentally dropping them onto the floor can damage the alignment of the blades and attenuate the cutting edge of the blades.

If the scissors are damaged when they fall, they should be repaired or replaced. It is also important to not let others use your scissors.

Beauty shears are very expensive and are designed with a specific purpose. They should not be used for everyday applications.

Never use scissors to cut the wrapping paper, open a bag of potatoes, etc.

2. Proper cleaning of beauty shears.

The maintenance of the hair clipper begins with daily cleaning and disinfection. Each salon and barber have its own cleaning needs.

Most of these procedures require cleaning and disinfecting the shears among customers.

Furthermore, it is a good idea to regularly clean shears during the same cut to prevent the hair spray from interfering with the cutting performance of the scissors.

Never air dry a wet shears. This makes the scissors look dirty, but the accumulation of waste can damage the scissors, deteriorate the surface of the scissors and cause a possible spread of infections through cross-contamination.

3. After cleaning, drying, disinfection and greasing, keeping your scissors protected and dry will also increase their useful life and will maintain their performance and manageability.

4. After being cleaned, disinfected, and protected, place the scissors in a protective case, with a soft, absorbent lining that will help keep the scissors away from moisture and environmental factors.

The scissors must have their own compartment in the case and must never be stored with other instruments.

If the scissors and other tools can hit each other, you risk damaging the blades. Store the case in a place that remains dry.

5. Use beauty scissors just for your hair.

Hairdresser professionals and barbers know that hair shears are only used to cut hair.

Family members, friends and customers, however, can see them differently.

A customer might want to borrow his scissors to open an envelope or cut a loose thread from the sweater, but this can cause damage to the scissors.

By following these tips on how to take care of your beauty shears, your scissors will last longer and offer you easy, comfortable, precise and excellent-looking haircuts.

Hair cutting shear maintenance requires:

• careful handling
• regular cleaning, drying and sanitizing
• daily oiling
• regular sharpening
• tension checking