Should hair be wet when cutting with clippers?

Step 2: Dry before you try. Dripping wet hair is pretty much impossible to cut properly with clippers, so don’t even try. A good towel dry helps prevent the clipper blades rusting and makes it much easier for you to achieve the style you want.

Should you use clippers on top of head?

Make sure you keep a clean line at the top around the skull if you want longer hair on top. If you’re cutting your own hair, place your hand on the top of your head. Use it to guide the clippers, so you don’t take the clippers too far up your head. You can start in the back or move around from one side to the other.

What happens if you cut hair against the grain?

While shaving against the grain helps you get much closer to the skin, it also increases the risk of skin irritation, razor bumps, or even razor burn. What happens in reality is that you increase the risk of getting ingrown hairs, as well as uncomfortable red razor bumps.

What happens if you cut your hair with the grain?

WTG is an acronym for With the Grain. With the grain simply means in the direction your hair is trained to grow, aka your wave pattern that you have worked so hard to get trained. This means cutting your hair from the crown outward going along with the tide of your waves.

Can you cut yourself with clippers?

Clippers have a very sharp blade, specially new ones. After 0.4 the blade would be very close to your skin making it really easy to cut your face, and those clipper-cuts hurt.

How to cut someone’s hair using hair clippers?

To cut someone’s hair using hair clippers, start by using the longest blade guard to trim off excess length from all over their head. Then move into closer to the skin with the clippers. As you move them against the direction of the hair growth, scoop them outwards from the head a bit.

Can you use electric clippers on wet hair?

Don’t use the electric clippers for your wet hair. The starting, you ought to use the biggest comb in a set of combs. Then, you work it a turn way until you find the suitable comb for the hair length you desire. Essentially, you will not take much time to find a proper comb for yourself or for those who are being cut.

Do I need a clipper oil with my Clipper?

Most hair clippers come with more than one comb attachment, to be able to cut the hair to the length that you desire. We’d always recommend purchasing a clipper oil alongside your clipper.

What happens if you don’t hold the Clipper at the right angle?

If you don’t hold the clipper at the right angle, there is a risk that you’re going to cut your hair too short. You need to hold the clippers so that the blades are facing away from the palm of your hand. The guide should be parallel to your scalp.