What makes a wooden pin for hairbrushes better than plastic?

Have you ever wondered if the pins of hairbrushes affect the health of the scalp and hair? The answer is yes, and wooden pins are the best choice to preserve hair and also the environment.

That is why you should offer hairbrushes with wooden pins in your catalogue!

Discover more in the following article.

How a wooden pin for hairbrushes can make the difference

People today really care about their hair. They want it to be beautiful and healthy and use many expensive products to make it perfect, but they don’t realize that even the hairbrush they choose affects it.

The most common and cheaper hairbrushes have plastic pins that besides being bad for the environment are also not good for the hair.

Here are the reasons why you should offer hairbrushes with wooden pins

Despite common belief, plastic injection molded pins have a very low degree of accuracy when compared with wooden pins made with cutting-edge manufacturing processes and top-quality technologies.

As clearly visible from the picture, the plastic pin has burrs both on the head and along the length of the pin itself.

These burrs can cause many problems:

• breakage of the hair due to the irregular profile of the pin that stresses the hair shaft
• scratches on the scalp because of the protrusion of the head of the pin
• irritation of the skin because of the dirt and bacteria within the burrs
• split ends, as plastic does not absorb oil, and people tend to overbrush their hair for a clean and healthy look

Wooden pins are soft, smooth, and free from any sharp and irregular corners that could rip hair out when brushing. Switching to a hairbrush with wooden pins lets clients experience far less snagging and hair breakage, which in turn results in healthier hair. 

Moreover, the static charge of plastic easily attracts dirt and particles and makes the hair brittle and more prone to breaking, but a wooden brush can eliminate dirt by removing any existing charge from the scalp and instead add more bounce and life to hair.

It also means that unlike plastic a wooden pin reduces risks of allergic reactions and irritation. Being natural, wood is more delicate on the scalp.

However, not all wooded hairbrushes can be considered top-quality. Let’s discuss the topic in the following paragraph.

How to recognize a top-quality wooden hairbrush

First, you should consider that many brushes and combs are marketed as wooden, but they only have a wooden handle, while pins are made of plastic. These are not exactly wooden hairbrushes.

You should verify that the wood manufacturer can also supply wooden pins for hairbrushes to offer a completely natural object to your clients.

The problem is that many wood makers only produce wooden handles, as they do not have the necessary technologies, experience, and tools to produce perfectly made wooden pins, which are very small and difficult to manage.

To ensure maximum accuracy, the manufacturer must have fully automated production lines as well as advanced technologies to perform the most precise morphological and dimensional quality controls, ensuring the highest standards in terms of safety and aesthetics as well.

Consider also that many people love wooden hairbrushes because they are sustainable. They are aware of the problems our planet is facing and try to make more conscious choices in their everyday life.

However, not all wood is sustainably sourced. To offer 100% sustainable products, you must know if wood derives from responsibly managed forests and is gathered following the rules imposed by the market for environmental and forestry protection.

It is crucial to check if wood is FSC/PEFC certified and if the manufacturer complies with the most important standards:

• EUTR 995, which aims to avoid circulation of illegally harvested timber in the EU market
• Lacey Act, which is very similar to EUTR 995 but valid for trade in the United States
• REACH (EC 1907/2006), a European Union regulation that wants to protect human health and the environment from potential risks caused by chemical substances

The entire wood manufacturing process from collection of the raw material to production and distribution must be sustainable to offer 100% eco-friendly wooden products.

Since 1937, Minelli S.p.A. has ensured perfection in the quality and design of each product manufactured, relying on the experience of our employees, the most innovative tools, and sustainable wood manufacturing processes.

We use only the latest generation of customized and made-for-purpose CNC machines that provide consistent dimensional and finishing results even at a very high production volume.

Moreover, thanks to our quality control systems with auto-learn function and the possibility to develop dedicated production lines to manufacture specific products, we can guarantee the highest-quality products.

Il you would like to widen your catalogue with hairbrushes with wooden pins that are 100% sustainable, do not hesitate to contact us!