Hair Clippers & The Important Role They’ve Played to Support The Innovations of Hair Stylists

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Hairstyling is crucial because it defines the looks of a person. Just by changing the hairstyle you not only give a new look but also recreate a personality. After all, hair is the crowning glory for any individual. Hair clippers are essential tools for hair maintenance and styling. All hair clippers are not the same and differ according to its functions. Clippers can cut hair to varying lengths, and some might even cut it down to just a few millimeters. Nowadays, cordless hair clippers are becoming a fad because of its portability and usability specially when traveling. As also mentioned by Heidi Garrett of Hair and Makeup Girl: “Cordless clippers are just as strong as corded ones, and much more practical.” Modern hairstyle comprises of specific types of haircut accompanied by immaculate edging by maintaining a tight line. To perform the task of edging, you need some special tools called hair edgers or liner clippers, a favorite among barbers.

The evolution of hair clippers

Hair clippers outscore scissors because it can cut hair more precisely and uniformly to maintain a pre-determined cut size. The blades of hair clippers are usually made from stainless steel, and ceramic blades are also available. Based on the method of working and the mechanism used, hair clippers come in two varieties. The manual hair clippers that have been in use since the 1850s were the earliest form of clippers.  This type of clippers can cut the hair short but not as precisely as the automatic clippers. The automatic or electric clippers are the improved version of the manual clippers that use the power of an electric motor to perform the cutting action of the blades. The electric power makes the blades oscillate that helps to trim the hair.

Types of electric clippers

Although all electric clippers work in the same way, the performance can vary depending on the motor type and its capacity.  Rotary motor driven electric clippers are the best as it can distribute the speed evenly between the blades. This leads to more precision cutting and improved performance. Electrical clippers are highly versatile tools that perfectly match with the various hair styling needs. You can use the tool to cut hair in many different ways and in varying lengths that helps to create different styles.

Power supply

The electrical power required for operating clippers can come from direct AC supply for clippers fitted with chords, or it can be battery operated (cordless).  Rotary clippers have high power and capable of cutting thick mass of hair. These are preferred for trimming animal hair like dogs and horses. The cordless clippers are most popular for its ease of handling and preferred for home use.

Magnetic powered clippers

Many clippers use magnetic powered motors that make it more affordable. An electromagnet and a spring work in tandem inside these clippers that makes the blades vibrate and move to and fro to perform the cutting action. These clippers have few moving parts and are quite reliable as it can operate silently but still cut the large volume of hair.   

A variant of the magnetic clippers is the pivot electric clipper that uses two electromagnetic systems. Although these tools have slow speed, the cutting power is double than the magnetic ones.

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