Here’s a comprehensive list of cosmetology tools for hair — used by hairstylists for cutting, styling, coloring, and treating hair:
✂️ Cutting Tools
- Shears (Haircutting scissors)
- Texturizing shears / Thinning shears
- Razor (straight or guarded)
- Clippers
- Trimmers / Edgers
- Sectioning clips
💇 Combs & Brushes
- Cutting comb (fine and wide tooth)
- Tail comb (rat-tail comb) – for sectioning
- Wide-tooth comb – for detangling
- Paddle brush – for smoothing
- Round brush – for blowouts and volume
- Vent brush – for faster drying
- Teasing brush/comb – for backcombing
- Detangling brush
💨 Styling Tools
- Blow dryer (with diffusers and concentrator attachments)
- Flat iron / Hair straightener
- Curling iron / Curling wand
- Hot rollers
- Crimping iron
- Hair steamer
🎨 Coloring Tools
- Color brushes
- Color bowls
- Foils
- Balayage board
- Applicator bottles
- Gloves
- Cape
- Timer
- Color whisk
🧴 Hair Treatment & Product Application Tools
- Spray bottles (water or product)
- Scalp brush
- Applicator bottles (for treatments)
- Mixing bowl & spatula
- Measuring tools (for color or treatment mixing)
🛠️ Other Essentials
- Cape / Salon gown
- Neck strips
- Towels
- Sanitizing jar (for combs and shears)
- Barbicide or disinfectant
- Mannequin head (for practice)
- Tripod or stand
- Apron
- Hair clips (duckbill, alligator, butterfly clips)