SAYA DESIGNS RECYCLED WOOD HAIR PINS
Looking for a beautiful eco stocking stuffer? These recycled wood hairpins from SAYA designs are pretty sweet. The How-To Tutorials they come with offer lots of styling tips so you can take full advantage of the pin. Plus, they’re the perfect size for a holiday stocking stuffer. Just sayin’!
SAYA sponsored this post so we could tell you all about them.
What’s So Special About SAYA?
SAYA Designs was created by Victoria, who was motivated by her “deep love of nature, a growing awareness of environmental issues, and a desire to create things with a real story to tell.”
She got the idea while working on the Indonesian island of Bali. As she began looking for a more purposeful career, she visited multiple forestry projects, attended sustainability conferences with local artisans and came to understand the bigger picture around deforestation.
She decided to start her own business after her boyfriend inspired her with a gift of a beautiful Chinese hairpin. She used her graphic design skills as well as her passion for Nature to take Bali’s waste forest material – in this case, the roots from wonderful tropical trees that had been cut down – and turn it into something beautiful and purposeful, while giving back to those dedicated to protecting our planet.
Benefits of SAYA Recycled Wood Hairpins
For each hairpin purchased, SAYA plants up to 10 endangered trees.
“Planting trees is one of the best ways to fight climate change,” Victoria says. “Trees not only absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. They also provide a habitat for a diverse range of species in the rainforest.”
Plus, harvesting the roots to convert into hairpins helps restore forest health. Tropical hardwoods grow very slowly and regenerate poorly after logging. They’re often taken from forests in non-sustainable numbers and illegally. The roots can take hundreds of years to decompose. Recovering the roots helps prepare the soil for new trees.
SAYA’s beautiful stick designs are made from rosewood, teak, or tamarind. Because they’re individually handcrafted, no piece is exactly like any other. Each is also unique based on the grain in the wood. The item arrives in recycled packaging with a protective fabric sleeve to keep it safe while traveling.
Sticks work for hair of all lengths: short, medium, and long. Tutorials show you how to work with each design to achieve beautiful hair fashion, like how to use the Banana Leaf hairpin (pictured below) to make a beautiful high plait, what you might also call a French braid.
The Barrette hair fork (below) is able to hold large amounts of hair in place. It works wonders for long, thick hair.
The Moonflower (below) is an eco alternative to a synthetic scrunchy. It also suits longer, thicker hair.
You can get more information about SAYA Designs and their exquisite recycled wood hairpins right here! (When you get yours, please send us a picture!)
