Japanese Tsuge Wood Tail Comb

Classic Japanese tail comb for styling, parting, and detailing. Handcrafted from tsuge (boxwood).

❤ Precision Styling with Gentle Control

The long, tapered tail helps create clean parts, separate sections, and place hair exactly where you want it.

Polished teeth, without the rough seam lines often found in molded plastic combs, help maintain consistent tension when lifting, shaping, or volumizing hair.

❤ 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

Seamless, polished teeth glide through hair instead of fighting it. There are no rough seam lines to snag hair and contribute to breakage or split ends.

Comes with a case. Pre-soaked with Camellia oil and ready to use.

Japanese Hairstyling Traditions: The Art of Nihongami

Tail combs have long played an important role in Japanese hairstyling traditions, where precise parting, sectioning, lifting, and shaping are essential.

One notable tradition is Nihongami, a highly developed form of Japanese hairstyling dating back to the Edo period, which began in 1603.

In its basic structure, Nihongami focuses on styling five areas of hair: maegami (front), bin (sides), tabo (neckline), neh (root), and mage (chignon), often finished with ornaments called kanzashi. See picture gallery.

About Tsuge Combs

Tsuge, also known as boxwood, is a slow-growing tree that takes more than thirty years to mature. Its exceptionally dense wood is prized in Japan for producing combs with an extraordinary polish and finish.

To make a comb, wood is harvested from tsuge trees that are at least 35 years old. The wood is cleaned, smoked to strengthen it and remove insects, and then dried in a dedicated warehouse. This traditional smoking process gives tsuge combs their pleasant, subtle smoky scent.

After drying, only pieces with the finest grain are selected for handcrafting through multiple stages of shaping, carving, polishing, and soaking with 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 case, purse, or vanity drawer as you would any fine personal accessory.

Every comb comes with a 5 ml bottle of our wildcrafted Camellia oil.