Christmas cut-off dates are fast approaching. Australian customers have until 17th December for Standard and 19th December for Express delivery. International customers have until 5th December for Standard and 12th December for Express delivery.
Whale Shark Hair Claw
Our bestselling claw and viral sensation. Often copied, but never matched. Crafted in stunning translucent turquoise or pearlescent dark blue, this stunning hair claw clip is designed to look beautiful in your hair and reliably hold it in a range of different styles and looks.
If you're an Ocean Lover, Surfer or Diver, this claw is definitely for you. Inspired by one of the ocean's most majestic animals, the whale shark hair claw is crafted in a beautiful pearlescent turquoise.
Putting your hair up after a day snorkelling on the reef, there’s no more reaching for bland, cheap plastic claws. Now you can choose a claw that shows the world you love the ocean, from an Australian business that strives to make our claws as sustainable as possible and gives directly back to marine protection, via our partnership with the Australian Marine Conservation Society.
The whale shark is one of the original claws in the Ocean collection. It will work beautifully for all hair types and lengths. Just see our size and style guide linked below for advice for your hair type.
Not only will you feel great about how it looks, but you’ll also feel amazing about your contribution. You’ll be wearing a plant-based product that directly supports the conservation of the ocean you love.
What you need to know:
- $5 from every sale of this claw is donated to Marine Protection efforts. Read more here.
- Your new claw is made from plant-based acetate, combining eco friendliness and biodegradability with durability which means your hair claw will last.
- We get advice from Australian universities to ensure we are using the most sustainable materials and dyes that we can.
- You’re buying the original and supporting local Australian designers – Our unique designs are sometimes copied, but never matched. We listen to our customers and constantly iterate our designs to make sure they are the best they can be.
- You’re supporting a small family business. Find out who we are here.
- Your new claw is a small batch product meaning you won’t see these little beauties every time you head to the beach.
- Length - 13cm / 5 in | Width - 4cm / 1.5 in
Remind yourself how lucky we are to share the planet with these beautiful animals and show off to the world your love for marine life.
What is Claws for Change?
My name is Ree and I'm the founder and principal designer of Claws For Change.
We're a small family business, based in Western Australia, which designs and sells unique hair claws inspired by our natural world.
We designed our first hair claw in 2023 and now have thousands of happy customers right across the world.
Conservation of our incredible planet is a core value of our business and we strive to make our plant-based products zero waste, while using only responsibly sourced materials and partners.
With every hair claw sold, we donate $5 to amazing organisations dedicated to supporting wildlife and habitat
preservation. With our ocean collection, the proceeds go directly to the Australian Marine Conservation Society.
What are the hair claws made from?
All of our claws are made from plant-based cellulose acetate, a bio-based polymer derived from renewable plant sources like wood pulp.
These acetates offer eco-friendliness due to their superior biodegradability compared to traditional plastics.
But is that a plastic?
Technically, yes, our hair claws could be classed as a plastic product. But wait, it's not as simple as that.
Plastic is simply the name given to any material that is malleable and can be moulded into solid objects, including a wide range of synthetic, semi-synthetic and organic compounds.
Plastics are usually synthetic and most commonly derived from petrochemicals.
However, the plant-based cellulose acetate used in our claws do not contain petroleum or any other petrochemical.
They are derived from natural renewable fibres like those found in cotton and wood pulp.
Cellulose acetate allows the claw to remain plenty durable and flexible enough for use, yet ultimately have far greater rates of biodegradability.
Is this claw suitable for my hair?
We have a range of claws to suit all hair types. Check out our size and style guide for direction on which claw might suit your needs best.
Still not sure, just drop me a message and I’d be happy to help.
I’ve seen similar looking claws on overseas websites. What’s all that about?
This is a tough subject to talk about, but here we go...
We are aware of several companies selling almost identical looking claws to ours.
Most of these sellers have blocked us on social media, so we no longer see their adverts, but many of our lovely customers do reach out to let us know about the ads and listings they are seeing.
We design our products here in Western Australia. It takes us about 6 months to design, test and ultimately release a product.
You’ll may find that our newer releases can’t be found anywhere else, but unfortunately most of our designs get copied within about 2 to 3 weeks. 😭💔
This is what you are seeing when you see similar claws available elsewhere.
It’s incredibly frustrating
and upsetting and we are doing everything we can to protect our designs. We have reported a number of sellers for intellectual property violations, but (again) unfortunately there is not a lot of protection when it comes to hair accessories and this happens to many other designers.
These other claws that you might see can look the same in photos (sometimes because some of them simply steal the photos from our website and Instagram 😡), but the
build and material quality is certainly not the same. The claws we sell simply can’t be made at the price these others are selling for and making a profit on.
All of our claws have our
stamp on the inside, so if you do decide to purchase one you’ll know it’s one of ours, that it’s guaranteed to be donating to conservation efforts and are made with plant-based cellulose acetate.
Thank you for taking the time
to read this and for your support on this issue.
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