Customer Reviews

Tweezerman Stainless Steel Ingrown Hair Splintertweeze

5 star:		(60)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

The tips of these things are like SHARP needles, and they are perfect for "isolating ingrown hairs" beneath the skin. Like the other reviewer, I found it difficult at times to pluck hairs using the needle-like tip of the tool.

The trick is to use the flat area of the tweezer, located just "before" the tips are tapered into points; from there you can grip the hair well enough to pluck it. It's enough of a hassle that I ordered a pair of Tweezerman's slanted-cut tweezers to do the "heavy lifting" plucking, and will use these for the precision work (that is, isolating the hair or splinter or bullet fragment.)

Make certain you keep the clear-plastic tube that covers the tips in the packaging. You will need something to keep from poking things as you retreive or sanitize them. I skewered the tube the first time I tried to use it to cover the tips, so I need to find some kind of alternative sheath for travel.

Anyway, I've had them almost a month and I'm very impressed at how well they hold their edge. The packaging material promises Tweezerman will gladly grind (re-sharpen) the tips for free -- you only pay postage. They're replace a broken or "soiled" tool for a flat $5 + postage, FWIW.

Can't believe I didn't check Amazon's price first. I paid nearly twice this price locally to get these, and I now have 3 pairs: 1 for the bathroom, 1 for my purse (chin hair emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere) and a spare pair in case the tips get bent (Tweezerman will sharpen and straighten tips for a very small fee).

Bottom line: I've used these for several years and they are the absolute best for ingrown chin hairs (menopausal women know very well what I'm talking about) and essential for splinters. And 9 bucks is a great price for something so indispensable. I plan never to be without a pair within easy reach for the rest of my days, and I really don't say that about much.

I purchased a pair of these tweezers to help me fix a very delicate gold chain necklace that had gotten tangled. No other tool in the house was effective, but once I got these, I was able to fix the necklace very easily.

What makes these tweezers so great is that they have a sharp tip that is very good at holding on to whatever it grabs. They also hold their shape (i.e. they don't bend) like other tweezers do. I use these tweezers now for all my "tweezing" needs.

I think everyone should have a pair of these tweezers on hand.

For guys that have curly facial hair, this is a must because of the ingrown hairs that eventually occur. I will often get these on my neck and this product has been perfect for quickly and easily removing those. The tweezers are wide and secure in my hand which allow more control in the process. Before buying these I would sometimes have to use a straight pin along with regular tweezers to access the ingrown hair. The tips of this product are so fine that I no longer need to jab at my neck with a pin. Also if I catch a hair that has just begun to grow back under my skin, these will easily lift those out before it becomes a problem. However, if you are bleeding, make sure you stop that first because I have found these tend to lose grip when the hair and or tweezers are a little slick from blood. Don't they all?

The interior portion does not have any ridges but has been machined in such a way that it provides excellent grip when the hair is dry. Since the tips are so fine it can sometimes be hard to grasp those properly but when you do, one pull is all that's needed. For splinters, these are a must! Even with a little bleeding these have done the job very quickly and without causing anymore damage to the surrounding skin.

I would warn you that if your hands shake these are probably not the best tweezers to purchase. Since they are so precise, you have to be as well. The tips on these things are needle-like. You need a steady hand and good hand/eye coordination and for obvious reasons, don't use these anywhere around your eyes. For me, they have proven invaluable but I realize these tweezers might not be the best choice for everyone. If these don't work great for you, it will very likely be the operator, not the product. I don't even attempt to tweeze hairs if I have the coffee jitters.

I bought these tweezers for removing ingrown hairs that did not come out after I shaved. My regular flat tweezers were not pointed enough to grab them.

This product's graphic yellow design makes it more eye-catching than your traditional stainless steel model. I realize the tips have to come to a point to pull splinters or small hairs, but these ended up being a little too sharp. There doesn't end up being enough surface area sometimes to easily grab what your trying to take out.

Overall, I like the tweezers and would recommend them.

I have very sensitive skin, especially around my eyes. For years, wearing makeup has tended to create infected eyelashes, even though I gave up mascara years ago, so I am regularly looking in a magnifying mirror with a pair of tweezers trying to extract the offending lash. The tip of my finest-tipped tweezers had gotten dull and my vision wasn't getting any better, so I was looking for a pair of new fine-tipped tweezers and came across these.

I have been VERY pleased with these tweezers. As other reviewers have mentioned, the tips are very sharp (they come with a cap for safety), so they can hone right in on a single lash (or ingrown hair) quite easily. My only complaint (and the only reason I gave the tweezers 4 stars vs. 5) is the same one that others have made--it can be difficult to grasp the hair or lash and get enough hold on it to pull it out. This is because only the very TIP of the tweezers come together--from there, they bow out--making it difficult to get a good grip. However, now that I've been using the tweezers for a month or so, this is much less of a problem. It's just a matter of learning how to use this tweezer to its best advantage (at least that was the case for me).

Recommended for those with recurring ingrown hairs, lashes, etc.

I use these tweezers for ingrown hairs all over my body, and they work wonderfully. They're great for probing under the skin for hairs that have turned back into the follicle and started growing under the skin. The only drawback is that the points are VERY sharp, so they can cut the skin pretty deeply, causing scabbing and possibly scars.

This product does extactly what it says it does. Buy this item for those ingrown hair problems you may have trouble with. This is really great if you need to "dig" those troublesome ingrown hairs that are stuck right under the surface. I thought this product would of cause me pain or make me bleed by "digging" for those hairs, but no. It looks like since the hair is right under the surface of your skin it is painless to get them out. I will warn you to be careful since the ends of the tweezerman are very sharp. So make sure you don't stab yourself, because you will. I just wish I bought this products a couple of years ago. I use to use the little scissors attachment from a small swiss army knife. It worked great but since these tweezers have pointy ends it is much faster and easier.

These tweezers seem to have a hard to holding onto ingrown hairs on my neck. As a result they sometimes will clip part of the hair, making it shorter and harder to pull out.

I bought these tweezers because I had my first experience with what I believed to be in-grown hairs (looked like blackheads), following a series of bikini waxes and laser hair removal. My only info on how to deal with them came from the internet. I was very pleased that these tweezers helped me deal with the issue even though I had little to go on. I didn't have a problem with the tweezers' sharpness or their ability to grab things, but I'd recommend keeping close track of the plastic cap that covers the sharp ends. For those who are new to in-grown hairs like me, my technique was essentially to scrape at the black head of infected hair, and actually stick these tweezers in the hair follicle and grab until I got a hold of something and then pull. Sorry if this review is gross!