Abstract: A finger and palm guard for barbers and cosmetologists may be made up of a pair of tubular members or rings that accommodate the middle and index fingers of the user's hand. Attached to and extending from each of these members is a projection that extends over the palmar fascia in the region immediately adjacent the knuckles joining the metacarpals and the third phalanges of both the middle and index fingers. Both projections lie in substantially the same plane and are connected to one another by a rivet or similar pivotable connection that will allow natural movement of the fingers toward and away from one another when the device is being employed.