Our Safety Approach

"Safe" and "non-toxic" appear on almost every baby product page, and on their own they mean very little. Here is exactly what we test, what we hold on file, and where the honest limits are.

What we test, and how often

Every Hushfern product is tested at two points: the prototype, and every production run that follows. Testing at the prototype stage only tells you what you designed. Testing every run tells you what you actually shipped.

• Electrical safety — battery, charging circuit, motor stall behaviour and thermal performance under sustained use.
• Material safety — lead-free and non-toxic materials, with no painted or coated surfaces on any part that touches your baby.
• Mechanical safety — blade geometry, guard retention, and drop testing on the housing.

We use a third-party laboratory, not an in-house bench. Reports are held on file for each run and we will send them to you on request — email info@hushfern.com and ask.

What QuietClip is made from

• Body: rounded ABS plastic with a soft-touch grip. No painted or coated surfaces on any part that touches your baby.
• Blade: stainless steel with rounded, blunt-tipped teeth designed so they cannot grab skin.
• Guide combs: made from the same rounded ABS plastic, lead-free and non-toxic.
• Packaging: recyclable card and paper, no plastic blister. The travel pouch is cotton.

Where the limits are — said plainly

• Age: designed for babies from around three months. For the very first haircut, many parents still prefer a professional for the fine hair behind the ears — we think that's sensible.
• Technique: always cut with the blade flat to the head rather than angled, and keep the blade away from the eyes.
• Water: the blade head and chamber rinse under a tap. The body is water-resistant but not submersible — keep the charging port dry.
• Supervision: the motor stalls rather than cuts if it meets significant resistance, but it is still a sharp tool. Do not leave it within a child's reach.

How this compares with Australian requirements

Australia has mandatory safety standards for a number of infant products, including dummies and dummy chains, infant sleep products, cots and toys for children under 36 months. Baby hair clippers are not currently covered by a specific mandatory standard, which is precisely why we test to our own specification rather than relying on a regulatory floor.

Where a relevant standard does exist, we test against it and hold the evidence. Where it doesn't, we apply the same rigour we'd want applied to anything that touches our own children.

Recalls and faults

If we ever identify a safety issue, we will contact every affected customer directly by email and publish a notice on this page. We will not wait for a regulator to require it. If you believe you've found a fault, email us with the batch number from the base of the unit.