Hairdressing Tools Every Stylist Needs

Lets to take a look at the most important staple tools and accessories you need in your hairdressing kit. 

Are you just starting out in the hair industry? If so this blog is perfect for you as it gives you a helpful insight on what you should be looking for.

Hairdressing scissors are the most important tool as they allow stylists to give their clients haircuts with precision. There are many different kinds of scissors you can choose from: texturising thinning scissors, Short blade hairdressing scissors, long-blade hairdressing scissors, offset handle scissors, wide-tooth thinning scissors, and many more. If you cut your hair with cheap or poorly maintained scissors, you don’t cut the hair – you are actually breaking the hair. Due to using the scissors permanently throughout the day, choosing the right hair and modelling scissors is very important. The stylist does not develop a more individual relationship with any other tool. At CM Hair and Beauty Supplies check out our range of scissors by Jaguar. JAGUAR has always been distinguished by the high quality of its products.

Choosing the right hairdryer for you is important as it can make such a difference to your day. When choosing a hairdryer make sure to look for one that has good fast drying speed, is Lightweight, Powerful motor, has better styling control, a cool shot button, and heat controls. By choosing a hairdryer that has all these benefits you can ensure faster service for your clients, predictable results, and reduced tiredness and fatigue. Offering professional hairdryers to retail to your clients is also a good selling point as you can offer them better quality products than what they can normally purchase elsewhere. Offering hairdryers to retail to your customers can boost salon profits and you can help to build a trusted relationship with your clients. 

Hairdressers need a range of different combs and brushes for different results and for different clients as every single client will have a different hair type. Having a range of brushes and combs will make your job so much easier and you are also prepared for any client that walks through the door. 

- Detangling brush 
- Round blow-drying brush
- Cutting comb
- Paddle brush
- Pintail comb
- Vent brush
- Boar bristle brush
- Teasing & Styling brush 

Sectioning clips are an important tool, especially when you need to section off the hair when colouring, cutting or styling your client’s hair. Sectioning clips allow you to be precise and give consistent balance throughout the haircut and style. There are many different types of sectioning clips that all do a different job such as:

- Crocodile clips
- Butterfly clamps 
- Pin curl prong clips
- Metal sectioning clips ( Duckbill )

Crocodile clips are perfect for holding large sections of hair securely. 
Butterfly clamps are good for smaller/medium sections of hair. Butterfly clamps are good as they have teeth which means you can get a good grip on the hair. 
Pin curl clips are good for many uses such as holding and setting pin curls, holding rollers in place, and securing fringes out of the way. 
Duckbill clips are used for smaller sections of hair such as subsections.

Straighteners are a brilliant multi-purpose tool as you can create a variety of hairstyles with a pair of straighteners. 
The hairstyles you can create are: 

- Waves
- Curls
- Crimps
- Classic Straight
Professional hair straighteners are designed with much higher quality materials compared to cheaper straighteners that protect the hair up to 100% and can even enhance the shine of your hair.

Water spray bottles are a brilliant tool for hairdressers and barbers. Water spray bottles allow you to dampen the hair before cutting the hair. Cutting the hair is so much easier when the hair is wet compared to when the hair is dry. Water spray bottles are also handy especially if your client doesn't want to wash their hair. You can also create your own cocktail with water and hair oils to add hydration to the hair. Spray bottles are also good if you need to restyle the hair quickly such as events, photoshoots etc. There is a range of different types of water spray bottles that spray differently e.g fine mist, heavy mist. 

Rollers come in all shapes, sizes and different types. The different types of rollers are velcro, Foam, Plastic, Hot rollers etc. Rollers are a good tool to have in your kit as they cater to all different clients. You can create a load of different curl patterns such as either a tight curl or a bouncy blowdry depending on the size of the roller.  The advantage of using rollers is that you are using less heat which means less damage to the hair

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