Tried a zero-grip clipper blade on a kid's head yesterday and he sat still the whole time

I figured it would pull or snag on his fine hair but it cut smooth as butter and now I'm wondering if I should stock these for all my little ones, has anyone else had good luck with them on nervous kids?

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johnfoster12d ago

My buddy down the street runs a little shop out of his garage and he told me he switched to zero gap blades for all his kids cuts about six months ago. Said the first time he used one on a three year old who usually screamed bloody murder, the kid just sat there playing with a toy car the whole time. He said the clipper barely made any noise and the vibration was so low the kid didn't even flinch when it touched his ear. Now he won't go back to regular blades for anyone under ten. I asked him if he thought it was the sharpness or the sound and he said probably both, but the lack of vibration was the real game changer for him.

dakota_rivera15d ago

Read somewhere that the vibration and noise are what freak kids out the most, not the actual cutting. Zero gap blades run quieter and smoother so it makes total sense he sat still. Worth a try on my nephew next time cause he turns into a gremlin at the mention of haircuts lol.

the_james15d ago

Bet you anything it's also about the sensation of hair falling on their neck and shoulders. Kids are weird about stuff touching them in ways they didn't expect. Clippers buzzing and vibrating right against their skull probably feels like being next to a lawnmower engine. What I noticed with my own kid was spraying a little water on his head first seemed to calm him down way more than any quiet clippers ever did. Maybe the cold snap wakes them up or something, makes them focus on that instead of the buzzing.