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URAQT Barber cape with hook-and-loop closure

A hard-wearing nylon cape with a hook-and-loop neck closure that adjusts for children or adults, stated not to crease or pill, and cleanable by hand, machine or dry cleaning.

URAQT barber cape in black nylon with hook-and-loop neck closure

URAQT Barber cape with hook-and-loop closure

A hard-wearing nylon cape with a hook-and-loop neck closure that adjusts for children or adults, stated not to crease or pill, and cleanable by hand, machine or dry cleaning.

Material
Hard-wearing nylon, soft and smooth
Closure
Hook-and-loop, adjustable for children or adults
Stated behavior
Does not crease or pill, dries easily
Care
Hand wash, machine wash or dry clean
Uses
Cutting, coloring, oiling, perming
Amazon reference
B08QMPBS1V (identical on 6 markets)
EAN
6973009411143
  • Machine washable as well as hand washable, which the listing states explicitly
  • A hook-and-loop neck adjusts to any size without a fixed set of positions
  • Hook-and-loop is the closure that collects the clippings it is meant to keep out, and it loses grip after repeated washing

Best for: A spare cape, or a first one, where the price is the whole decision.

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Specifications

Material
Hard-wearing nylon, soft and smooth
Closure
Hook-and-loop, adjustable for children or adults
Stated behavior
Does not crease or pill, dries easily
Care
Hand wash, machine wash or dry clean
Uses
Cutting, coloring, oiling, perming
Amazon reference
B08QMPBS1V (identical on 6 markets)
EAN
6973009411143

A nylon barber cape with a hook-and-loop neck, stated to resist creasing and pilling, and washable by hand, machine or dry cleaning.

It is among the least expensive items on the site, and for an occasional haircut it does the job. The reservation is the closure. Hook-and-loop is what collects the hair it is supposed to exclude, and it stops holding after a dozen trips through a washing machine — which is why the other cape on this site, with a different closure, is worth the small difference if the cape will be used often.

One thing on the listing does not add up: the size is given as 12 cm (4.7 in) × 14 cm (5.5 in), which is smaller than a flannel. It is reported here as published, and treated as an error rather than a measurement.

What people ask about this

Hook-and-loop or a snap closure?

Hook-and-loop adjusts to any neck and needs no sizing. It is also the part that fails: it collects cut hair, and it stops gripping after a dozen washes. A snap or hook closure survives the machine indefinitely and costs the same. If the cape will be used weekly, that is the one to prefer.

What are the real dimensions?

Not known from this listing. It states 12 cm (4.7 in) × 14 cm (5.5 in), which is smaller than a face flannel and cannot be the cape. This page reports the figure as published and flags it as an error rather than guessing what was meant.

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