Combs are found on most dressing tables and I always imagined that a comb was just a comb, whether it was made of silver, plastic, wood or bone.

One day, last December, I brought home four gorgeous hand crafted combs made of Sheesham wood at a special  craft fair to promote and support dying skills in rural India. I could actually feel a halo settling smugly above my head as I bought these combs ( doing my bit for society and all that) .

The difference between the comb of a man and that of a woman

I came home and proudly showed off my purchases to all those at home , announcing that henceforth, I would only use these beautiful works of art to comb my thinning locks. To my surprise, my father-in-law piped up that these combs were for men! I was shocked.

How on earth did he know that?

Simple, he said. Women’s combs were double toothed with finer teeth on one side to help remove nits and tangles. I looked at them carefully and he was right. My beautiful combs were not for me. They were meant for a MAN.

But my curiousity is piqued. Are there really different combs for men and women? I’ll have to wait for the next handicraft fair to buy a carved wooden comb specially for women so that I have a handmade wooden comb to do my hair.  

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