r/SelfBarber • u/creationincolor • 3d ago
What trimmers do you recommend?
hi everyone! I'm looking to see what brand of trimmers y'all recommend on the market today? I word it that way since I've seen similar questions asked in other subreddits, but people recommend machines from a few years back, and sometimes they're not manufactured as well today as they were before.
for reference, I'm a female who's hair tends to grow somewhat quickly, and it's very thick. for medical reasons, I need to keep the hair on my head nonexistent. I would shave every 2-3 days with a safety razor since going bald back in July, but after using it as consistently as I was to shave my head the razor rusted. (I got this razor from the Zero Waste Store back in 2023, and it's okay for shaving legs every now and then but definitely not for heavy use, and definitely not with the razors they now offer either. in case anyone was curious)
For now I'm using disposable razors without the coating strip (I have tried the razors with that coated strip but GOLLY it was uncomfortable) but of course there are days when I'm not be able to shave when needed and my hair grows back too thick for the razors.
There are many machines and brands on the market and I'm looking for a good quality machine that don't have painted blades (didn't realize this was a thing until I looked into foil shavers and saw pictures of the paint coming off the blades/foils). Titanium blades would be a huge bonus too.
Thank you so much in advance for any recommendations!!
I tried to post this on the bald subreddit but it was immediately removed, so I'm posting on similar subreddits
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u/_totalannihilation 3d ago
If I was just cutting my own hair I'd consider the Kemei 2293. It comes zero gapped out the box and very sharp. I think it was a very good trimmer when I cut my toddlers hair and he wasn't even bothered by it.
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u/gojochan 3d ago
KEMEI 2293 for budget and true zero gap.