● Do not use tweezers to remove large areas of hair. It can cause ingrown hair and scars. Then consider applying a soothing cream after picking to reduce redness and irritation.
● The best time to tweeze is after a hot shower when your pores are opened up. It makes it even easier to get rid of those nasty hairs momentarily!
● Invest in a mirror with excellent magnification. This helps you see all the details of your face and helps you focus on the hair you want to pick.
● Always use tweezers on clean skin without any makeup. Better yet, give your face a good wash before you do to remove any excess oils. It will ensure you get the optimum grip on unwanted hairs.
● If you lightly apply ice between your eyebrows before picking, the area will be slightly paralyzed and you will not feel much pain. If necessary, you can apply ice for a short time between the eyebrows after plucking to relieve the pain caused by inflammation. Proper technique is extremely important.
● After each use, sterilize the tweezers with a small amount of rubbing alcohol and a clean cloth and dry well. This prevents bacterial transmission and keeps your skin clean and healthy.
● Do not press too hard to protect the tips of the tweezers. The tweezers may be deformed and the efficiency may decrease and do not drop it. If you drop them, the tip will be distorted and the tweezers will shift.
● When finished, wipe the tip clean with a disinfectant and dry the entire tweezers with a paper towel to prevent rust before storing them in a dry place or in a dust-free leather case.
● Tweezers can become dull and may no longer grab fine hair. Rub the grippy side of the tweezers with a nail file and it works wonders!
● Obviously, using a brand new pair of tweezers that are freshly sharpened will help reduce pain. This is because sharp tweezers can easily grab each hair so that there is no unnecessary slipping, and you won't have to try to tweeze the same hair twice.
Care Tips
CARE
To maintain the quality of your scissors in the best possible way, they need to be cared for properly. SHEAR GURU scissors are made exclusively for cutting natural hair. Also handle your scissors gently. Hard blows, dropping on the floor, can damage the scissors. When not in use, the scissors should always be stored in a closed position, be dry and placed on a soft underground.
CLEANING
In addition to the careful handling of the scissors, we recommend you care for them daily. Clean the blades and the pivot area of your SHEAR GURU scissors daily with the SHEAR GURU soft cloth and apply a drop of maintenance oil to the pivot area. To distribute the oil, open and close the scissors several times. The oil ensures smoother operation, longer-lasting sharpness and optimum cutting performance. If you have a pair of scissors with a flex eye, i.e. a movable thumb eye, we recommend cleaning and oiling there as well.
TENSION
Optimally adjusted tension ensures smooth opening and closing and a gentle cut. Your scissors will cut in any desired position and the selected cutting angle have an optimal cutting performance and the edge sharpness is retained. Once the tension has been optimally adjusted, you only need to assert a minimum amount of pressure to close the scissors (while cutting).
TENSION CONTROL
Check the movement of your scissors daily if possible, or whenever you notice a change in the cutting performance of the scissors.
- Hold the handle with the thumb ring firmly in your hand. (1)
- Open the scissors.
- Now let fall of the other handle. (2)
TENSION ADJUSTING
The scissors of the WHITE LINE and the PRE STYLE scissors from SHEAR GURU can be easily adjusted thanks to the slotted screw. All other SHEAR GURU scissors feature patented screws for individual adjustment of tension. These SHEAR GURU scissors are supplied with an adjusting key.
The SHEAR GURU scissors can be easily adjusted thanks to the custom designed Culton screw.
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TOO TIGHT
The tension is set too tight. The blades of the scissors could be damaged. Turn the screw counterclockwise with a 1/16. (Equivalent to 3-4 minutes on the dial of a watch). |
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TOO LOOSE If the tension is set too loose, the hair could bend or be "pushed" when cutting. Turn the screw clockwise for 1/16. (Equivalent to 3-4 minutes on the dial of a watch). |
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OPTIMAL This ensures that the tension is correctly adjusted for movement. If you close your scissors carefully, you can feel the first contact between the two blades (perception of a very slight resistance). If the adjustment is optimal, no change is necessary. |
DESINFECTION
Disinfection bath: The disinfectant should be mixed in the correct concentration, exactly according to the manufacturer’s instructions, and then placed in a sufficiently large container with a lid. Then the scissors should be opened and placed inside the bath in such a way that they are completely covered by the liquid (Remove finger ring inserts in advance and clean individually). Put the lid on the container to keep the solution from evaporating. The necessary disinfection time is counted starting from when the last object is placed in the bath. Please see the manufacturer’s instructions for the required disinfection time. Disinfectant residue must always be rinsed off under running water to prevent damaging the scissors. After that, use a hair dryer to blow dry the scissors. Then apply a drop of SHEAR GURU Maintenance Oil to the pivot area. Wipe the scissors with a soft cloth, spreading any remaining oil all around the scissors (including the cutting edges). Leave the scissors open to dry. Coated scissors can be disinfected with no problem using standard commercially available disinfectants. Simply follow the same steps as for all other scissors (see above). Would you like to learn more about care and disinfection? Then download our special brochure here.