News & Updates
Industry developments, product launches, and ScissorPedia milestones.
Mizutani's March 2025 Counterfeit Warning: What It Said
What Mizutani’s dated notice said Mizutani North America’s press page carries a note dated 25 March 2025 saying that fake Mizutani scissors were becoming more common. It advises buyers to...
HSC Consortium Expands Made in Japan Verification Program
The Hairdressing Scissors Consortium (HSC) publishes a Made in Japan tag program for participating professional-scissor companies. This overview explains what...
Reference Knowledge Base Expands With New Technical References
ScissorPedia’s master reference knowledge base has expanded with new and updated technical references, with Japanese terminology (日本語) given alongside the...
2026 Industry Outlook: Sustainability, Modular Designs, and Next-Generation Steel
This outlook highlights product themes visible in public manufacturer and trade material. It does not predict market adoption or the...
ScissorPedia Reaches 1,000 Product Specifications Milestone
ScissorPedia now includes more than 1,000 individual professional-scissor product guides, giving readers a consistent way to compare current model details....
Sandvik, Bohler and AEB-L: Reading the Steel Evidence
Blade-steel references are most useful when they distinguish a producer’s material record from a finished scissor specification. This guide connects...
New Reference: Hitachi/Proterial Yasuki Steel Family
ScissorPedia’s steel references distinguish the numbered grades published by Proterial (formerly Hitachi Metals). A family name helps locate a producer...
ScissorPedia Moves Fully to scissorpedia.com
ScissorPedia has completed its migration to scissorpedia.com, the permanent home of its professional scissors knowledge base. A Brief History of...
ScissorPedia Reference Library Expands to 244 Technical Articles
ScissorPedia’s reference library has reached 244 technical articles across 19 categories — a milestone that reflects years of systematic documentation...
AEB-L at 96: Razor Steel History and Scissor Evidence
UHB AEB-L’s producer attributes its patent to 1928, placing that milestone 96 years before this article’s original 2024 publication. Its...
The Stellite Question: Material Claims, Model Identity and Service
A cobalt percentage is a starting point for identifying a material, not a verdict on a finished pair of scissors....
ScissorPedia Launches Education Hub for Scissors Courses
ScissorPedia launches its Education Hub — a comprehensive directory mapping professional scissors education across the United States. The goal is...
2023 CE Compliance Update: Texas, Florida, Illinois
Continuing Education (CE) requirements for professional cosmetology licensure vary significantly across US states, and keeping track of current obligations is...
Extramarise Heat Treatment: Sub-Zero Processing for Scissors
Heat treatment is one of several processes that shape a scissor’s final material properties. Some makers add sub-zero processing after...
Seki City Scissors Industry Valued at 12 Billion Yen
Seki City’s scissors production is valued at approximately 12.45 billion yen. The figure encompasses production from over 100 cutlery manufacturers...
Nano Powder Metal: Mizutani's University of Tokyo Research
Mizutani Scissors occupies a unique position in the professional scissors industry: a manufacturer that has invested in genuine materials science...
ScissorPedia Reaches 500 Product Guides
ScissorPedia has reached 500 individual product guides across more than 100 brands. Each page brings together the available model name,...
Ono City: Japan's Other Scissor Capital Turns 250
When people discuss Japanese scissors manufacturing, the conversation almost always centers on Seki City in Gifu Prefecture. But 200 kilometers...
Aichi Steel AUS-8 vs VG-10: Mid-Range Steels Compared
One of the most common questions from stylists upgrading their scissors is whether the jump from AUS-8 to VG-10 steel...
Japanese Scissor Exports Recover as Global Salons Reopen
After more than a year of disruption, Japanese scissors exports are recovering strongly as salons across major international markets reopen....
The Counterfeit Scissors Problem: How to Verify Authenticity
When a scissor’s identity is uncertain, verify the exact model and seller before buying. No single clue—price, appearance, seller location,...
Bohler N690: Published Steel Data and Scissor Evidence
Böhler’s N690 documentation identifies a cobalt-bearing martensitic chromium steel and publishes material chemistry, applications and processing guidance. Those records help...
Seki Cutlery Festival 2020 Goes Virtual
Seki City’s annual Cutlery Festival (関の刃物まつり / Seki no Hamono Matsuri), one of the most important events in the Japanese...
Online Scissor Sales Surge as Trade Shows Pause Worldwide
With trade shows cancelled and salon visits by dealers on hold, the professional scissors industry is experiencing an unprecedented shift...
COVID-19 Impact on Japanese Scissors Supply Chains
The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting global supply chains, and the professional scissors industry is no exception. Japanese manufacturing — centered...
Left-Handed Scissors: Why Reversed Blades Actually Matter
Approximately 10% of the population is left-handed. In a profession as hands-on as hairdressing, that means a significant number of...
Professional Scissors Price Index: A Decade of Change
What does a pair of professional hair scissors cost, and what explains the spread between models? This historical overview describes...
Feather Museum in Seki City: A Hidden Gem for Blade Enthusiasts
Tucked away at 1-17 Hinodecho in Seki City, the Feather Museum (フェザーミュージアム) is one of the most underappreciated destinations for...
2018 in Scissors: Ergonomic Handles and Swivel Designs Dominate
If 2018 had a single defining theme in professional scissors, it was ergonomics. Across virtually every major manufacturer, new releases...
Kasho Blue Series Updated With VG-10W Steel Variant
Kasho, the professional scissors division of KAI Corporation (貝印株式会社), has updated their Blue and Ivory series with blades made from...
Seki Cutlery Museum: Permanent Scissor Exhibition
The Seki Cutlery Museum (関鍛冶伝承館 / Seki Kaji Denshōkan) in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, presents the region’s bladesmithing history through...
Damascus Steel Scissors: Trend or Performance?
Damascus steel scissors have become one of the most visually striking categories in professional hairdressing tools. The distinctive wavy, rippled...
Takefu Special Steel SG2 in Professional Scissors
Takefu Special Steel Co., Ltd. makes SG2 (Super Gold 2, officially SPG2®), a powder-metallurgy blade steel used in professional scissors....
Nickel Allergies in the Salon: Shear Material Research
Nickel allergy is one of the most common contact allergies worldwide. For professional stylists who spend hours each day with...
Understanding Contract and Specialist Scissor Production
Some brands use contract manufacturers or specialist workshops for part or all of production. Two products may therefore share a...
Sandvik 12C27M: What the Scissor Recommendation Establishes
Alleima’s 12C27M documentation names scissors among the material’s applications and publishes a nominal composition distinct from 12C27. This supports a...
How Japanese Stylists Buy Scissors: The Dealer System Explained
The way professional stylists in Japan purchase their scissors is fundamentally different from Western markets. Understanding the Japanese system helps...
DLC Scissor Coatings: Material, Process and Care
Diamond-like carbon, or DLC, describes a coating family rather than one fixed scissor specification. A useful comparison identifies the film,...
Kikui Cobalt Scissors and the 2015 Good Design Award: A Retrospective
Kikui’s Japanese cobalt page identifies Co6.0 as a recipient of the 2015 Good Design Award. This retrospective examines the scope...
Seki Cutlery Festival 2014: Record Attendance
The 2014 Seki City Cutlery Festival (関刃物まつり) has wrapped up with reports of record attendance for its scissor-specific workshop sessions....
The Rise of Powder Metallurgy in Professional Scissors
Powder metallurgy (粉末冶金技術 / funmatsu yakin gijutsu, abbreviated PM) steels are among the material choices in premium professional scissors. Conventional...
Beautyworld Japan 2014: New Scissor Launches to Watch
Beautyworld Japan remains the single most important trade show for professional scissors in Asia, and the 2014 edition is shaping...
Understanding the Seki Division of Labor System
Seki City is associated with bungyosei (分業制), a division-of-labor model in which specialist workshops may handle different production stages. The...
Hitachi Metals Legacy: Understanding the Yasuki Steel Family
Silver, White and Blue names refer to distinct grades in Proterial’s (formerly Hitachi Metals) steel catalog. This updated guide uses...
Mizutani Omotesando Showroom Expands Scissor Trial Experience
Mizutani Scissors continues to invest in its direct-to-stylist showroom model, with its Omotesando location offering one of the most comprehensive...
2012 Year in Review: The State of Professional Scissors
As 2012 draws to a close, the professional scissors market continues to evolve along lines that have been developing for...
Seki Cutlery Festival 2012: Highlights
The annual Seki Cutlery Festival (関刃物まつり / Seki Hamono Matsuri) returns this October in Gifu Prefecture, and it remains one...
ScissorPedia Launches: A Professional Scissors Reference
Today we are making ScissorPedia publicly available for the first time. What started as a shared spreadsheet, a practical way...