NGHIA nippers and implements
NGHIA is a implement specialist — cuticle nippers, pushers, tweezers and the hand tools that a tech uses on every client. This is a category where quality is felt immediately, because a nipper that has lost its edge causes hangnails and slows a service.
Nippers are graded by jaw size and blade length, and most techs settle on one size for detail work and a larger one for heavier cuticle. Because they are personal to the tech rather than shared across the salon, salons commonly buy them per station rather than in bulk.
Related implements sit in clippers and nippers and salon accessories. For the wider consumable range see tools and accessories.
Implements that contact the skin are subject to your state board's sanitation rules. Follow the manufacturer's cleaning directions and your board's disinfection requirements between clients; sanitation products are stocked separately.
Sharpening is worth planning for. A quality nipper is designed to be re-sharpened rather than replaced, and a tech who sends implements out on a rotation keeps a sharp set in service at all times. Salons that skip this end up buying new nippers far more often than they need to.
Storage between clients matters too — implements left loose in a drawer dull against each other. Pouches and cases sit in sanitation pouches.
