Philocomb is designed and manufactured by Diatolib, a company headquartered in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Pet owners may be more familiar with the name of the shell comb than Philocomb. The shell comb is the only one of Philocomb's combs and is named because of its resemblance to a shell. Since its launch, the reason why the shell comb has been popular in the pet products industry for many years is because of its wide acceptance and good sense of use.
 
The shell comb has only a row of plastic teeth, which are S-shaped, and the tips of the teeth are semi-circular arcs to avoid the sharp teeth directly cutting through the pet's skin. The teeth of the comb are elastic and will bounce apart when encountering knotted hair, avoiding pulling the hair, so the comfort is relatively high. Therefore, the shell comb is more suitable for cleaning the hair than opening the knot, if the pet hair is more knotted, it is recommended to use a comb or needle comb to comb it first.
 
The shell comb has dense teeth, and the amount of combing is relatively large, which can comb out the pet's fluff and comb part of the needle hair. Due to the long teeth of the comb, the hair under the comb will be clamped at the bottom of the comb, which is basically no flying hair, and it is also very convenient to clean. The shell comb has a shell-shaped grip made of ABS plastic, which is not only beautiful, but also very light and easy to handle.
 
There are three models of shell combs, and the E1 has purple soft teeth, which is suitable for grooming small animals with soft fur such as cats and rabbits. The E3 is an orange elongated comb with a larger curvature of the teeth, which is suitable for long-haired pets. The E2 has stiffer teeth than the other two models and has the largest amount of combing, which is recommended for dogs and cats during the moulting period. If it is a cat or dog with sensitive and fragile skin, it is recommended to choose an E1 or E3 comb, and would rather comb it several times to avoid harming the pet's skin.
 
The comb of the shell comb has been tested to be used 150,000 times without breaking, and it is not a problem to use it normally for two or three years. However, the specific service life of the shell comb has a lot to do with the way it is used, the shell comb can only be combed in the direction of the comb teeth, and the backtooth comb pulls the comb teeth seriously, which will reduce the service life. In addition, because it is a plastic product, it is easy to be bitten, so remember to put it away when not in use, so as not to be gnawed by pets as a toy.
 
The price of the shell comb is about 120 yuan, which can be purchased on the domestic e-commerce platform, but there is a flood of counterfeit fakes, and there are also versions that claim to be domestic OEMs, and the quality is very different from the genuine version, so you should buy carefully.