Six Benefits of Ceramic Clipper Blades
Steel clipper blades are great. Lots of people love steel blades. But plenty of barbers and home users are discovering ceramic blades and seeing the benefits of ceramic versus steel. We thought we’d round up a few of those benefits in one place, so you can make up your own mind.
The benefits of ceramic versus steel.
They stay cooler for longer
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We remember back in school being taught about the space shuttle and hearing about the ceramic tiles they used to dissipate the heat of re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere. It works because ceramic is very bad at conducting heat.
However, barbers (and home users to a lesser extent) generally don’t want their blades to get hot, which steel blades do over time because steel is such a good conductor of heat. That heat transfers from the blade to the skin and makes the whole experience uncomfortable for your customers. That’s why barbers use blade coolant. But with ceramic, they don’t need to, because ceramic blades generate approximately 75% less heat than steel blades.
2. They will never corrode
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It’s a simple fact that metals corrode. Or at least most of them do. Steel is no exception. When it gets wet, over time it will rust. When you use corrosive substances on steel, it will discolour. Ceramic has none of these issues. You can soak a ceramic blade for months in water and it won’t corrode. It can’t because it doesn’t oxidise.
3. Ceramic is harder than steel
This is an indisputable fact. Ceramics are harder than steel thanks to their molecular structure. Did you know, for example, that diamond is a ceramic? And we all know that diamond’s pretty tough…
Answer this question: what do you use to sharpen a steel blade? Ceramic, right? So it stands to reason that a ceramic blade will retain its edge longer than steel – up to five times longer in fact.
4. Ceramic blades are cheaper than steel blades
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This isn’t an exact science, but a quick Google search will give you the answer to this. If you can find a steel cutting blade cheaper than our equivalent ceramic one (for sale on a UK-based website) , then we’ll match the price of that blade. Just contact us and show us the proof!
5. Ceramic blades deliver a smoother cut
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Ok, so this one is less fact and more opinion, but we hear it a lot. Our customers tell us they prefer ceramic to steel because they can cut faster and smoother with a ceramic blade than a steel one. Some people say that ceramic doesn’t give them as much feedback as steel – to those people we say, try our stagger tooth crunch blade. In any case, we’d love to know what you think. Try one of our blades and let us know if you agree.
6. They look cool…
Gold Stagger/Crunch blade for Wahl clippers
There’s something about a white ceramic blade that sets your clippers apart. And if you don’t like white, we have black and gold blades in selected styles, too. That stealth look is the one for some. Others prefer the bling of a gold blade on a chrome set of clippers.🔥 We’ll let you decide.
And finally…
Thanks for listening. Hopefully this has cleared things up for some of you. Just let us know if you need any more info via the Live Chat at the bottom of the page or via the Contact Us page. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
