Diane Tinkle Hair Cutting Comb with Dual-Sided Design and Platinum-Coated Blades for Trimming, Layering, and Styling Hair at Home

My original review, of many years ago: "My wife keeps my hair trimmed with this economical little gadget. It's so perfect that I haven't been to a barber in over a year. Another nice feature: the regular, double-edged blades can be changed without injuring yourself." UPDATE 08.15.20: After another night of home barbering I want to weigh in again in support of this product. I wouldn't bother but for the fact that, as COVID-19 continues to ravage the U.S., barber shops and hair salons are now operating at different levels of customer safety. I have no desire to put any honest, hardworking professional out of business, but I do want to address some of the concerns and criticisms that have been made of this product. 1. "It's cheap." Well, yes. It's very economical and has been inexpensively produced in hard plastic. I'm sure the manufacturer intended that it probably be used for light trimming of bangs. However—and here's the value of the product for me—it can be used to cut a whole head of hair, male of female, IF your hair is not very long. My hair is quite thick but in length what I would call "a regular American cut": neither skinhead nor down to my shoulders. For years I have been using this product for regular haircutting—every 6–8 weeks—and it works for me. 2. "The plastic teeth break off." I've owned three, each kept in a different location. None of the teeth has yet broken off. Of course, my spouse and I treat it gently. It doesn't profess to be manufactured as an industrial-strength product and shouldn't be expected to hold up as one. 3. "It slices my fingers." No. Properly, carefully seated in the instrument, the double-edged razor blades will not cut your fingers unless you are inserting the blades hurriedly and incautiously. Then, as with a double-edged facial razor, you may well cut your fingers—but that's not a fault of this instrument's design. Slowing down and being more careful will solve that problem. 4. "My hair doesn't look as good after using it as if I had gone to a salon." Well, of course not. Just because I and others may so use it doesn't mean that the manufacturer intended such use. Some of us have opted to use it that way, and, because of my spouse's amateur skill, I've never been embarrassed by the outcome. I'm professionally employed but am not an actor, politician, or other worker in the eye of the general public, whose employment depends on expensive hairstyling. Now that I stay at home and work, like many others, I'm seen even less. Over the years I have saved literally hundreds of dollars with the regular use of a product that costs less than five bucks. I stand by my original recommendation. For simple trimming or more extensive haircutting, this is a well constructed, very economical, tool that gets the job done, saves money, and—in this dangerous season—may provide a safe alternative to those who do not yet feel comfortable returning to their neighborhood haircutter.

Despite cutting my own hair since before the pandemic, I never perfected getting the layers just right with scissors. All that changed when I started using this razor comb. Now, I use scissors to trim the length then comb through to create layers. I’ve received many compliments on how it turned out! Just between you and me, I also tried it on my legs and was impressed with the knick-free results. The razor is very sharp, but contained within the teeth of the comb. This has become my favorite self-care tool.

I bought this to cut my hair. Not shape or style... I mean CUT my hair. This product is great because a) it's cheap, b) it takes two standard double-edged razor blades (the kind you use in any common safety razor), c) it comes apart and goes together easy, d) it's easy to clean (toss it in the dishwasher). I toss 2 blades into this, wet my hair in the shower, then go out on the patio to shave up the back & sides of my hair. I then shape the hair around the crown. It takes a bit of doing, and the sharpness of your blades makes all the difference, but you can get a very good, even, 1/16" white-wall cut with this comb very quickly and easily. For the top I just pull the hair to the distance I want and cut through it with the comb. The top may take some practice, but doing the sides and back is so easy anyone could do it. When I'm done, the blades have enough sharpness that I can use them for the next 2 weeks of shaving. So, I cut my hair short & tight and I have shaves ... for 2 weeks.... all with just 2 DE blades, a safety razor and this Tinkle Comb. One thing I will note, I originally bought this to shave our long haired dacshund. He's not a fan of loud trimmers, and he has very fine fur/hair. So, I figured a razor comb would do great, since I read other folks saying they used similar things on cats and worked out good. Well, it took fur off... but the way the razor comb works is it thins out the length of the hair so much to the part that it cuts it off at that his hair got frizzy-looking very easily. So, it didn't work out so well for that. But, worked great for my hair-cutting needs. Would buy it again.

I purchased this for my long-haired cat. He gets mats in his fur and I wanted to be able to give him a trim without scaring him with an electric shaver and scissors just don't cut it (pun slightly intended). I picked this one because of its simplicity and price. I have to say that it does a fair job. It does tend to get clogged with his soft, fine hair after only a couple of strokes, but it's easy to unclog with your fingers. Some hair gets wedged between the teeth and the razors, and that requires the removal of the cover, which is also easy. The cover slides right up and you can take it off and remove/replace/clean the razor blades. Then, you can put it back on and it slides right back down if the blades are aligned properly. The wider teeth are better for removing a lot of hair quickly, and they are easier to unclog; the thinner teeth are more difficult to unclog, but they don't remove as much hair, and the blades are further from the end of the teeth (which feels safer in sections where his hair is thin or close to his skin). It's actually pretty cool to hear it slicing through the hair, and my cat isn't bothered by it--actually, he kind of likes it. All-in-all, it's a simple and effective product at a good price.

Just comb and it thins your hair. Good one. Be careful when using it. It takes quite a bit off if you aren't careful.

I haven't tried this on my natural hair but I've used it for a thick wig. Cuts through perfect! Great for the price.

The size and design of this is perfect. The blades however are not very sharp at all, they do work but pull on hair and rip it more than cut it. It's quite noisy as you can hear the hair tearing. Would be perfect if the blade was much sharper.

This product more than met my expectations.

Helps to get that edgy layered look.