Large Banana Claw Clip 11.5cm | Four Colourways, 27g

The banana claw is the shape that holds the most hair for its weight. Its long curve follows the back of the head, so the load spreads across 11.5 cm instead of concentrating at one point — which is why customers with thick or waist-length hair keep coming back to this silhouette when smaller clips slide out by lunchtime.

27 Grams, and Why That Number Matters

A claw clip that holds a lot of hair has to be light, or it pulls the bun down under its own weight through the afternoon. At 11.5 × 4.5 cm this piece weighs 27 g — heavy enough to feel substantial in the hand, light enough that it stays where it was put.

Getting there is a thickness decision made at the sheet stage. Too thin and the arms flex open under load; too thick and you gain grams with no extra grip. It is worth asking any supplier for the weight, not just the dimensions, because two clips of identical size can differ by 40% and behave completely differently.

Four Colourways, and What Each One Is For

• Classic tortoiseshell — deep amber and near-black. The evergreen, and the one that reorders without seasonal prompting.
• Blonde tortoiseshell — the same figuring in a paler, honey-toned base. Disappears into light hair, which is exactly why it sells.
• Mint green — soft, cool, translucent. Reads fresh rather than childish because the acetate has depth to it.
• Mauve — dusty lilac with a subtle marble. The quiet colour option for brands that do not want a bright palette.

Two of these are neutrals and two are fashion colours, which is a deliberate split — it lets a retailer stock the range without betting the whole order on a trend shade.

Interlocking Teeth

The teeth on a banana claw meet in an interlocking comb rather than closing flat against each other. That is what does the actual gripping: the hair is held between crossed teeth, not squeezed between two plates. It also means the clip works on freshly washed, slippery hair where a flat clip would simply slide.

The teeth are tumble-polished at the tips like everything else we cut. A sharp tooth tip on a clip this size is a scalp problem, not a cosmetic one.

Ordering

All four colourways run on one mould and count toward a single minimum, so a four-colour launch costs the same in tooling as a one-colour launch. Custom patterns from our sheet library can be substituted, and a matched acetate comb can be cut from the same sheet for a set.

See the rest of the range on our claw clips page, or send your colour split to our OEM team for a quote within 24 hours.