Interesting Facts I Learned About Barbers and Hair Clippers From My Readings

Barber clippers are used primarily by barbers and hairdressers.

Barbers and hairdressers are usually licensed in other countries, unlike the Philippines, where you can find barbers anywhere and cut your hair without having any license.

In earlier times, barbers are also surgeons and not only cut hair, they can also shave beard, trim hair, dye hair, etc. The color of the red and white spiral on the barber pole signifies his two trades; red means surgery and white means hairdresser.

It was during the war that surgeons were paid more and more emphasis than barbers because of their importance to the health of the people on the ship.

Henry Martyn Leland invented the electric barber clippers, he also invented the Cadillac, which was later purchased by General Motors, and the Lincoln, which was later purchased by the Ford Motor Company.

Nikola Bizumic is the one who invented the manual hair clipper in which it is an alternative to hair cutting scissors but is also operated by hand. The use of these manual clippers decreased significantly due to the advent of electronic barber clippers. However, these manual nail clippers have yet to be removed because there are still users of these things all over the world.

Matthew Andis built an electronic barber clipper that underwent a wide range of performance tests, manufactured a large number of these electronic barber clippers, and sold it to numerous hair salons throughout Wisconsin. Then after a year, he founded Andis Clipper Company, which still operates as a family business today. Andis became a famous brand of hair clippers up to the present.

There are many brands that followed Andis and some have even improved on Andis design flaws, such as the Wahl Clippers by Leo J. Wahl and the Oster Clippers by John Oster, owner of the famous Oster Classic 76 clippers, which are considered for their durability and interchangeable metal. blades or of different sizes.

Wahl introduced Trim and Vac, a beard razor that can be used without a cape, as it has a vacuum cleaner that automatically absorbs cut hair, making it easy for the user to use.

There are also nail clippers that are used for pet grooming, particularly dog ​​grooming, which have different sizes of blades that are used for trimming. The different blade sizes determine the length of hair that will be cut from the dog’s body. You should not use a groomer (used for humans) clippers for a dog as pet clippers are custom designed for pets as they have thick fur to protect their body from hot or cold weather and other irritants. This is one of the reasons why pet clippers use more powerful motors and torque than a normal groomer clipper.

Hair clippers are widely used for cutting human hair and help reduce a great deal of time in haircutting. With faster results, it makes hairdressing business more profitable as it can serve more clients.

Professional hair clippers are more expensive than regular ones just for their durability as they will be widely used for commercial purposes compared to hair clippers for personal or home use.

Barber clippers would normally cost between $ 25 and around $ 130, depending on the use of your clipper.

There have been many innovations in hair clippers from different companies and it has really been a fight between Andis, Wahl and Oster for the hair clipper manufacturing crown. Sallybeauty.com has been a successful online store for beauty products, including hair clippers and grooming kits for these clippers.

When a clipper is not working well, one of the reasons could be that it has not been oiled properly or has not been used for some time.

You can clean this by removing the screw and placing the blade in a container of isopropyl alcohol.

Then clean and clean the rust or you can use a whetstone to sharpen the blade by scraping the blade on the stone going in only one direction.

If your barber clipper blade is cheap, professional sharpening is not recommended, but if you have an expensive blade, you can go for professional sharpening for the best results.