There is an included guard which clips over the blade i found simply from running my finger on the stainless steel blade that the guard is very important and shouldnt be thrown away

A bit too big for me i have often needed a dedicated zester when cooking and never owned one usually struggling with the small blades on my larger grater i caved and bought this recentlyobviously its a simple item and there is not too much that can be said it arrives unpackaged except for a plastic protective bag