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The reason why hair cutting, and thinning scissors are so expensive is because of the higher quality materials and craftsmanship used to create professional shears. Hairdressing scissors made for professionals are more expensive due to their premium steel, sharper blades, and professional quality guarantees.

Steel categories used to make Zen Master Scissors from lowest to highest quality:

Without getting to technical and to keeping it simple.

• Cobalt
• Mixture and blending of Steels
• Japan 440C
• VG-10, V-10 Gold (Vanadium & Titanium (*Vanadium & Titanium they add strength and toughness to the steel, but are light and so they take away weight to help keep scissors light weight)
• Boutique “powdered” steels (mixture of steels Categories).
• Damascus

Higher steel categories take a better edge and hold it longer, but that also depends on workmanship and the tempering process of the shear which Zen Master scissors prides ourselves on.

Scissors should be CLEANED at the end of each day before they are returned to their case at the ed of the day. If you are cutting chemically treated hair such as permed hair, coloured hair you should wipe down the blades with alcohol and dry them after the cut. These chemicals can dull your blades remove colour coating on scissors, Hair and dirt left on scissors can cause rusting and localized corrosion.

We recommend having your scissors that you use on a regular basis serviced at least once a year. They need to be cleaned, re-set, and balanced, even if they are still sharp within a year period. 

If you purchased lower quality/ cheap scissors, they may need to be sharpened as many as 4-5 times a year and, the more times they need to be sharpened, the shorter their life span will be and the more money you will have to pay to maintain them.

If you choose your scissors carefully and care for them properly, they will last you in for many years. 

Price is not always the determining factor. There are many companies now that sell scissors at high prices but are not made with the highest standards or the best quality steels. These shears will need to be sharpened 3 to 4 times a year, and may only last for 4 to 5 years, instead of 12 to 15 years as good quality shears should.