Japanese Boxwood Brushing Comb, 15cm
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- 01-03-123-0510
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- Yonoya Kushiho
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- Personal Care
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For Europe:3,800円(JPY)
For United States:3,900円(JPY)
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Description
Each comb is carefully crafted by artisans using unique Satsuma boxwood trees found only in Japan.
Made from a single piece of wood, this sturdy "tokashi" comb is perfect for daily brushing.
The teeth are designed to reach deep into the hair.
Its strong construction can withstand daily brushing. Suitable for both men and women.
It generates minimal static electricity, reducing hair damage. The hard yet flexible Satsuma tsuge material firmly grips and aligns hair cuticles, resulting in a natural shine.
The artisan's craftsmanship ensures a smooth comb glide and gentle scalp massage.
Tooth coarseness depends on hair length and texture. Fine teeth are suitable for short to shoulder-length bobbed hair, medium teeth for hair from shoulder to chest length, and coarse teeth for hair from chest to waist length. However, this is a general guideline for straight hair. For curly or permed hair, we recommend coarse teeth.
・Total length: approx. 15cm
*Handmade, so there may be a slight variation of a few millimeters.
・Tooth coarseness: ①Coarse, ②Medium, ③Fine
・Number of teeth: ①Coarse: 36-38 , ②Medium: 45-47, ③Fine: 62-64
Yonoya Kushiho
https://yonoya.com/en/
Bringing the boxwood comb, which has long supported the luster of Japanese hair, into the future
Japanese boxwood combs have been used for hair care since ancient times, and are even mentioned in the Manyoshu (The Anthology of Myriad Leaves), a classic work of Japanese literature. During the Edo period, when all kinds of hairstyles were in vogue, boxwood combs were also popular as accessories, worn attached to hairstyles. It was also a custom for a man to give a comb to a woman when proposing marriage. The predecessor of the Yonoya Comb store was founded in the second year of Kyoho (1717), at the height of the Genroku culture era when the urban culture of townsfolk was flourishing, as a artisanal store specializing in combs made of Japanese boxwood. At the time, the store only sold combs wholesale to barbers and hair stylists. Starting from the Meiji era, it commenced retail sales of combs to the wider public.
The store is currently run by the owner, Yutaka Saito. These combs are made of Japanese boxwood (hontsuge in Japanese), which grows in the southern part of western Japan and offers the ideal firmness and elasticity for making combs. Yonoya uses Satsuma boxwood from Kagoshima, which is considered the highest grade of Japanese boxwood. After being harvested, the timber is repeatedly dried and steamed to remove moisture, then cut into a comb shape. After this, Mr. Saito is personally involved in the final process of shaving and polishing the comb’s teeth in the store's workshop. Being carefully finished, the comb is completed with immersing in camellia oil for about a week to ensure that the comb runs smoothly through the hair and is gentle on the scalp. The resulting boxwood comb is resistant to static electricity, while the camellia oil soaked into the comb moisturizes the hair and has a powerful massaging effect on the scalp. Long-time users of these combs say they give the hair a natural luster.
Part of the appeal of this product lies in enjoying its amber hue appearance as it ages and changes color over time. If a comb is soaked in camellia oil and its teeth are cleaned with brush regularly, it can be used for a lifetime.
"Many of our customers have used our combs for three generations—grandmothers, mothers, and daughters. Our Japanese boxwood combs are gentle on both the hair and the environment. We intend to continue to make products that live up to the Yonoya name, so that we can pass on this unique Japanese culture of combing for generations to come."
