What kinds of wood are used to make hairpins?

Hairpins are made of ebony, green ebony, rosewood, peach wood, sheep horn, cherry wood and boxwood.

Hairpin is an ancient and elegant hair accessory, which can not only add highlights to the hairstyle, but also show personal style and taste. Choosing suitable wood is also very important for making high-quality hairpins.

first of all, we need to know a numerical value of wood density:

cork: .3-.6g/cm? ;

medium: .6-.8g/cm? ;

Hardwood: .8-1.g/cm? ;

hardwood: 1.g/cm? The above

ebony

features: strong and heavy, with a density of 1.1-1.3, strong sense of brightness, and water and alcohol avoidance, which is suitable for the simple style of Xiaobai.

green sandalwood

features: strong and heavy, with a density of 1.7-1.25, lasting woody fragrance, and the color gradually turns emerald with use and sunlight, which is suitable for making simple and natural hairpins.

rosewood

features: density of .85-1.2, dark color, elegant appearance, suitable for making high-grade hairpins.

peach wood

features: the density is .65-.85, the natural peach wood is reddish brown, the texture is beautiful, the wood is fragrant and auspicious, which is suitable for making exquisite hairpins.

sheep horn

features: density of 1.3-1.4, toughness, bright color, moist as jade, regular maintenance with vegetable oil (anti-cracking), suitable for simple and natural hair pins.

Cherry wood

Features: the density is .3-.72, the color is bright, and the texture is fine, which is suitable for making natural and warm hairpins.

boxwood

features: density of .75-1.1, clear texture, suitable for making durable hairpins.

The above are several kinds of common wood used for making hairpins. I hope it will be helpful for you to choose wood for making hairpins or buy hairpins for reference.