This clipper is for anyone trimming their own toenails who wants a blade shaped specifically for cutting straight across rather than in a curve, which is the technique often recommended to help reduce the risk of ingrown toenails. It's a basic, no-frills clipper for everyday home use.

The straight-ground blade is the whole point of this clipper: cutting the nail in a flat line across, instead of following a curve, lines up with the straight-across trimming that's commonly recommended to help keep toenail corners from digging into the skin.

1. Flip the top handle up so it stands away from the body of the clipper, giving leverage to squeeze.
2. Position the jaw flat across the nail rather than angled around a corner.
3. Trim in controlled, straight cuts across the nail rather than rounding the corners.
4. Avoid cutting too short at the corners of the nail.

Pros

• Blade is ground for a straight cut, matching the technique often recommended to help reduce ingrown toenail risk.
• Simple compact lever design with stainless steel blades.
• Inexpensive.

Cons

• No clippings catcher, so trimmed pieces fall freely rather than being collected.
• A straight blade isn't meant for rounding or shaping the nail edge the way a curved-blade clipper is.
• Standard jaw width, so it isn't intended for very thick nails.