Japanese Traditional Tsuge Wood Wide-Tooth Comb

Traditional Japanese wide-tooth comb for gentle, everyday grooming. Widely spaced teeth glide quickly through hair with less pulling, helping manage curls and preserve natural volume.

Handcrafted from aged tsuge boxwood, this Tokigushi comb is made in the traditional O-Ara-ba style, characterized by its widely spaced teeth.

• Gentle, Versatile Combing

Suitable for everyday grooming, including thick, tightly curled, and coily hair. Its compact size makes it convenient to carry in your purse for quick touch-ups throughout the day.

• Bring Out Hair's Natural Beauty

Tsuge (boxwood) is a super-dense, fine-grained hardwood containing countless microscopic pores.

As you comb, these tiny pores help distribute your hair's natural oils in thin, even layers, bringing out its natural gloss and helping hair look smoother and healthier.

• Reduce Frizz

Unlike plastic combs, tsuge does not generate static electricity during use. It works with your hair rather than against it.

• Help Prevent Damage

Hand-polished teeth have no rough seam lines that can catch hair and contribute to breakage or split ends.

Its gently curved spine provides comfortable, balanced control at a variety of combing angles.

If you use Camellia oil, this comb helps distribute it more evenly, allowing you to achieve better coverage while using less.

❖ Includes a handcrafted fabric pouch in a traditional Japanese pattern. Pattern may vary.

❖ Treated with Camellia oil and ready to use.

❖ Includes a 5 ml bottle of our wildcrafted Camellia oil.

How to Care for Your Comb

Tsuge combs perform best when occasionally cleaned with Camellia oil. Over time, they become smoother and more polished, while the wood develops a deeper, richer color.

• Use a soft toothbrush and a few drops of Camellia oil to clean your comb. Wipe with a soft cloth.
• Store your comb in its pouch, purse, or vanity drawer as you would any fine personal accessory.

About Tokigushi Combs

A Tokigushi is the traditional Japanese comb for everyday grooming. Toki, from the verb toku, refers to combing or untangling; gushi, or kushi, means comb.

Tokigushi combs are traditionally made from tsuge, or boxwood, a slow-growing, exceptionally dense hardwood prized for its fine grain and ability to take a high polish.

To make a comb, wood is harvested from mature tsuge trees, then cleaned, smoked, and slowly dried. The smoking process strengthens the wood, helps protect it from insects, and gives the comb its subtle smoky scent.

After drying, only the finest pieces are selected for handcrafting through multiple stages of shaping, cutting, polishing, and treating with Camellia oil.