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In order to give a decent haircut, you need to have proper equipment that will help you get the job done right. Professional haircutting scissors are a must – they make the difference between frustration and a job well done. They come with different price tags, colors, styles, and lengths. As for price, you pick up a pair for around $20 at a beauty shop, or you can purchase scissors for several hundred dollars. If you give the occasional haircut at home, a $20 pair will do the job. However, if you cut hair all day, every day, at a salon, you’ll need the more expensive, higher quality scissors. You get what you pay for.

Proper Care

Regardless of the price you paid for your scissors, they all need proper maitenance and care. At the end of every haircutting session (at home) or work day (at a salon), you need to clean, dry, and lubricate your haircutting scissors.

Cleaning: Wash your scissors thoroughly with warm, soapy water. Be careful not to hit the tips of the scissors against the sides of the sink.

Drying: Use a soft, clean towel to thoroughly dry your scissors. Be sure to get between the blades to prevent any type of damage.

Lubricating: Open your scissors at a 90° angle and put a drop of oil at the joint where the blades meet. Work the oil into the joint by opening and closing the blades. This will work out any hair, dust, dirt or chemicals that found their way to the joint.

When your are finished cleaning, drying, and lubricating your scissors, store them in the pouch that you bought them in. If you put your scissors in a box or bag, the tips of the blades could get damaged.

Proper Use

If you follow these guidelines for proper scissor use, your scissors can last you a lifetime

* Only cut hair with your scissors

* Only cut clean hair

* Check regularly to see if your scissors need adjusting

* Get your scissors sharpened (by a professional only!) if they still don’t work properly after you’ve cleaned and lubricated them

* Keep your haircutting scissors clear of any comb sterilization, perm or coloring chemicals – these will damage your shears.

It is very important to keep your scissors clean and lubricated because it lengthens the life of your scissors. On the other hand, frequent use of dirty, dull or damaged scissors shortens the lifespan of your shears and will make it necessayr for you to purchase a new pair sooner than if you had taken good care of them. So do yourself (and your scissors) a favor: clean, dry, and lubricate!

When giving a haircut, one of the most important tools are your scissors. If you have a great pair of haircutting scissors, it will make your job that much easier. With proper care, your haircutting scissors can last you a liftetime. Without proper care, however, you may experience a few problems such as -

* hair catching or pulling while you are cutting

* the hair sliding or moving towards the tips of your scissor blades rather than cutting

* hair being pinched or bent when you close the blades

* the shears feeling rough when you are cutting

You can address each on of these concerns with a good cleaning. When you are using your scissors, little bits of hair and chemicals can get around the screw and clog the pivot joint.

Cleaning Your Scissors

To clean them, wipe your scissor blades with a soft, dry cloth. Put a drop of oil between the blades and behind the set screw. Open and close your scissors several times to work the oil into the joint. The oil and the moving blades dislodge the hair bits that were stuck in the joint. Wipe the scissor blades with a soft dry cloth to clean off the hair and oil. Once you clean this area, the blades should be able to move freely, making it unnecessary for you to adjust your scissors.

If your scissor blades still feel rough after cleaning them, you may have damaged your shears and may need to replace them.

After cleaning your haircutting scissors, test them to see if they still need adjusting. If they continue causing problems where the hair is pulling, pinching, or sliding, you will need to adjust the tension. You can check the tension by doing the following test:

* Hold your scissors in a horizontal position, having the blades ½ open.

* When you remove your finger from the lowest grip, the scissor should fall open all the way.

* When you hold your scissors in a horizontal positon and have them open less than ½ way, the blades should stay in that same positon when you remove your finger from the lowest grip.

Adjusting Your Scissors

Should you find that there isn’t enough tension and you need to adjust them, hold your haircutting scissors tightly in a closed positon, and press them down firmly on a hard surface. use a dime, a screwdreiver, or the adjustment tool (that came with your scissors) to turn the screw clockwise just a little bit (equal to 3 – 4 minutes on a clock face). You want to do this very carefully because if you damage the pivot screw, you’ll need a new pair of haircutting scissors.

If you have the opposite problem where the tension is too tight, follow the same steps, except turn the screw ever so slightly in a counterclockwise direction.

Once your haircutting scissors are adjusted to the proper tension and you are sitll having problems, you may need to get them sharpened. Be sure to get them sharpened by a specialist, someone who knows what s/he is doing.

With proper care, your haircutting scissors should last you a lifetime.