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What Is the Difference Between Cutting Hair With Scissors & Razor Cutting Hair?

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Kathy Mayse

Stylists use several tools to cut hair: scissors, razors, thinning shears and clippers. Each tool creates a different texture in the hair, affecting how the hair looks after it is styled. The type of tool used may even determine how the hair is styled.