The Sculpt
From $38Wide-tooth comb in hand-polished recycled acetate. A weighted spine and 22 rounded teeth for detangling, shaping and styling.
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HYTUDFGR LLC — Cincinnati, Ohio
Featured — The Sculpt, wide-toothEvery comb, considered.
HYR makes combs for every ritual — styling, detangling, barbering, beard care and pocket. Cut, polished and finished in Cincinnati from recycled and renewable materials, and built to be kept for years, not months.
01 Styling
02 Detangling
03 Barber & taper
04 Beard
05 Pocket & folding
06 Shower
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Philosophy
One object. Endless forms.
We took the most familiar tool in hairdressing and asked what it could become — in the hand, in the material, and in the world.
“A comb should be beautiful enough to display, strong enough to pass down, and honest enough to tell you what it is made of.”
HYTUDFGR LLC — Cincinnati, OhioHYR was founded to make the comb exceptionally well. We design and manufacture combs of every kind — wide-tooth and fine-tooth, tail and taper, detangling and shower, beard and pocket. Each is shaped around the hand that holds it and the hair it meets, then cut and polished on our own floor.
Our ambition is to lead the industry in environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing, and to change how people think about what a comb can be. That means recycled and renewable materials, repairable construction, and production that can be reconfigured for a single personalised piece without waste.
“A future where production is fully automated and fully customisable — where unique, personal combs are made at scale without sacrificing quality or sustainability.”
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The Range
Four forms, one standard.
Every comb begins with the same questions: how does it feel in the hand, and how long will it last? Here are four of our most loved forms.
The Precision
From $44A fine-tooth tail comb in brushed recycled aluminium, with a stainless pintail for sectioning, parting and colour work.
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The Ritual
From $52Hand-finished in FSC-certified sandalwood. Warm to the touch, naturally anti-static, and quietly beautiful on a dressing table.
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The Fold
From $34A pocket comb in tortoiseshell acetate that folds into its own slim body, with a solid brass hinge and comb-aligned teeth.
DiscoverThe complete range
Eight forms, six finishes, one material standard. All available for wholesale and monogramming.
Wide-toothRecycled acetate · 22 teeth$38
Fine-toothRecycled aluminium · 28 teeth$36
Tail combAluminium · stainless pintail$44
Barber taperAcetal · 20 teeth$42
DetanglingSandalwood · 14 teeth$52
Beard combSandalwood · two-sided$34
Pocket / foldingAcetate · brass hinge$34
Shower combRecycled silicone · 16 teeth$28
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The Atelier
Your comb. Your mark.
Tooth pitch, length, spine and finish — all can be specified. Our customisation programme produces individual combs on demand, from a single prototype to a full salon set, with monograms, custom colourways and bespoke packaging. Personalisation without overstock.
- 01 Eight forms, six studio finishes
- 02 Monograms, initials and salon marks
- 03 On-demand production, zero overstock
Sandalwood — hand-finishing
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Responsibility
Made to outlast the trend.
A comb that lasts a decade is the most sustainable comb there is. We start with better materials and build for repair — then take every piece back.
Material study — reclaimed acetate & bio-polymer
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Materials
Recycled aluminium, reclaimed acetate, FSC-certified sandalwood, bio-based polymers and organic cotton packaging. 97% of our input mass is recycled or renewable.
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Energy
Our Cincinnati workshop runs on renewable electricity, with rooftop solar covering the daytime load and waste heat recovered from polishing lines.
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Waste
Closed-loop production. Offcuts return to the mill, polishing dust is captured and recirculated, and nothing we make is sent to landfill.
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Repair & return
Every comb can be re-toothed, re-polished or returned for material recovery. Longevity is our most effective sustainability strategy.
05 — Manufacturing
Automation with intention.
Our floor is built around the individual comb, not the other way round. CNC cells cut and polish teeth to tolerances a hand cannot hold; our people judge the edge, the weight and the finish. Fully automated and fully configurable — so a single personalised comb receives the same rigour as a thousand.
24CNC production cells
0Waste sent to landfill
4 wksFrom brief to bespoke delivery
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Design & prototype
Form, tooth pitch and material are drawn and cut in-house within days.
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Machine & polish
Automated cells cut the teeth; hands refine every edge and surface.
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Finish & monogram
Personalisation, inspection and packing before anything leaves the floor.
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Culture
A culture of continuous improvement.
We do not believe in finished. We believe in better — measured, tested and improved again.
Fewer parts. Better materials. Longer life. It is a discipline, not a slogan.
Every comb is reviewed after six months of daily use. What loosens, what dulls, what can be removed — those findings go straight back into the next batch. The result is a range that improves quietly, year after year.
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Question the brief
The best comb is often the simplest one. We remove before we add.
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Design for repair
Every comb opens, services and returns. Longevity is engineered in.
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Make less, better
Durability is our most effective sustainability strategy.
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Share what works
Open material data, published audits and honest, unexaggerated claims.
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Contact
Let's make something worth keeping.
Wholesale, salon sets, custom commissions, press and partnerships. Write to us — we reply within two working days.
Studio & Workshop
HYTUDFGR LLC
Woodburn Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45207
United States
Woodburn Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45207
United States
Email
milo.cooper@dfldc.com
Hours
Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:00 EST