Hair clippers

A hair clipper is a specialized device used to cut hair on the human head. Clippers work on the same principle as scissors, but are completely different from scissors and hair clippers themselves. Similar to clippers, only heavier, they are used for shearing sheep, but are often called hand shears or machine shears.

Operating principle
A hair clipper consists of a pair of sharpened, comb-like blades, blades closely overlapping one another, and a side sliding mechanism, which can be manual or electric, to swing the blades from side to side. Professional hair clippers are moved so that the hair is between the teeth of the comb and cut as one blade slides sideways in relation to the other.

Manually operated clippers
Hair clippers are controlled by a pair of handles that alternately squeeze and release. He used such a hair clipper to cut hair easily and quickly. Such haircuts became popular among boys, mostly in schools, and among young men, in the military and in prisons.

Electric hair clippers for hairdressers
Electric clippers work in the same way as manual clippers, but are powered by an electric motor that causes the blades to swing from side to side automatically. In many countries, such machines have gradually replaced manual hair clippers for hairdressers.

The first hair clippers for professionals were invented by Leo Wahl in 1921, when L. Wahl patented his final invention project - the first electric clipper. Over the years, Wahl Manufacturing has produced and sold thousands of clippers throughout the United States.

Another popular US brand of professional electric hair clippers, OSTER Professional Hair Clippers (also established in 1921) continues to do well in business, having established itself very successfully in the clipper industry, as have many other companies.

Supervision
A professional clipper needs to be properly maintained. Electric clippers need frequent lubrication with special oil. Each hair clipper manufacturer sells their own brand of hair clipper oil. Professional clippers can also be maintained using a spray aerosol that acts as a cooling, disinfecting, lubricating, cleaning and rust prevention agent.

Most often, hair cutting oil is a simple mineral oil packaged in bottles with a dropper tip.

Currently, there are many brands of hair clippers on the market, so you should carefully review the lists of manufacturers according to the technical parameters that meet your needs, so it is recommended to take into account reviews of hair clippers for professionals. It is necessary to remember that the best hair clippers are long-lasting, have a powerful motor, a durable metal body, stainless steel blades, a quiet motor, easy and smooth blade length adjustment, emit little vibration and work without a power source - they are rechargeable (wireless). The price of the clipper depends on the quality of these parameters.