The material of your clip is also important, especially if you’re sectioning hair to chemically treat or dye it. A metal hair clip might oxidize the dye, change the dye’s color, or even burn your scalp (either from the chemicals or from a heat tool), so it’s best to go with a clip made of plastic or acrylic if you’re dealing with heat, chemicals, or dyes. However, you might find that metal can be a bit sturdier than plastic. We get that this can be confusing. So we’re here to help you identify these different hair clip names and explain their uses! Hair Clip Types for Accessorizing

Framar makes a wide variety of professional hair tools and accessories, and it is a brand that I use and trust in the salon. The most challenging part about finding clips to use for hair coloring and cutting is finding ones durable enough to withstand constantly being wet and opened and closed repeatedly. The springs don’t get rusty, and the plastic is solid and flexible enough to last a long time. The downside to hair pins is they are not super secure on their own, so you may need to use bobby pins in your updo alongside the hairpins. I like to use the hairpins to pin the hair where it is not visible and then go in with a bobby pin and cross it over one of the hairpin arms to secure it. Hair pins are also very flexible, so you can easily bend the arms to wrap around hair better or form to the head. The hairstyling world has come out with just about any clip that can perform any function or style you want. I have used just about every single type of clip in this list, but there are a few that I find myself using way more than any others, including alligator clips, claw clips, and bobby pins. With these three clips, I can do anything I could need or want to do with anybody’s hair. Claw clips are a type of hinge clip with arms perpendicular to the hinge and have teeth or claws on them instead of the arms coming straight out from the hinge. Like alligator clips, these are great for holding up a large amount of hair in a very secure manner. You can find claw clips mainly used for sectioning and claw clips that are stylized as accessories.

4. Some Silicone-Coated Plastic Duckbill Clips

Plus, snap clips and claw clips are comfortable and won’t hurt the kids. When were hair clips invented? For finger waves, you make your S shape with your fingers in wet hair and then clip the curves to hold it in place while it dries. For setting curls and blowouts, once the hair has been wrapped around the iron or brush, slowly remove the tool so that the hair stays in a cylinder and clip the cylinder in place to cool for fifteen minutes. Doing curls this way helps them stay bouncier longer.

Did you know that bobby pins are not the original hairpins used in the early days? Surprise, surprise!

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Most people in the general public who aren’t hairstylists or makeup artists use hair clips as an accessory. Hair clips used for accessories have some embellishment that makes it look like you have jewelry in your hair. This could be a pretty pattern, jewels, pearls, or simply bright colors. Accessory hair clips can also be functional, such as butterfly clips, pearl barrettes, and resin french barrettes. Sectioning The following types of hair clips are used mainly as hairstyling tools and not as accessories. They’re usually removed when the style is done. 1. Alligator Hair Clips