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  "slug": "package-free-bamboo-hairbrush",
  "name": "Bamboo Hairbrush",
  "brand": "Package Free",
  "category": "combs-brushes",
  "tier": "bronze",
  "rank": 1,
  "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/combs-brushes/package-free-bamboo-hairbrush/",
  "url": "https://packagefreeshop.com/products/package-free-bamboo-hairbrush",
  "affiliateUrl": null,
  "price": {
    "amount": 20,
    "currency": "USD",
    "seenAt": "2026-11-14"
  },
  "madeIn": "",
  "inTheBox": "",
  "unknowns": [
    "glue / joint between cushion, handle and pins",
    "label, sticker, barcode or hang tag on the brush",
    "thread / fasteners / spring"
  ],
  "verdict": {
    "summary": "A bamboo hairbrush with bamboo pins and a natural rubber cushion, finished with carnauba wax. Every part the maker names comes from a plant, and none of it is plastic. It's Bronze because all of that rests on the maker's page alone, and the page doesn't say what joins the pins and the cushion to the handle. A glued joint is where a brush like this would hide its plastic, so we've marked it unknown. Package Free says the brush ships package free, and we haven't seen a box to check.",
    "date": "2026-11-14",
    "passes": [
      "pass-1",
      "pass-2"
    ],
    "agree": true,
    "caveat": "No synthetic parts found. Unknown: the glue or fixing between the cushion, handle and pins, any label or sticker on the brush, and any thread or fastener. All the plant materials rest on the maker's page alone. Packaging not verified."
  },
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      "name": "handle/body",
      "role": "major",
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        "url": "https://packagefreeshop.com/products/package-free-bamboo-hairbrush",
        "quote": "Materials Bamboo, natural rubber, and Carnauba wax",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-14",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
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      "role": "major",
      "material": "bamboo",
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      "ruling": null,
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        "url": "https://packagefreeshop.com/products/package-free-bamboo-hairbrush",
        "quote": "Natural bamboo pins are great for detangling hair, reducing static, and are safe for all hair types.",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-14",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
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      "name": "cushion",
      "role": "major",
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      "class": "not-plastic",
      "ruling": "R2",
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        "url": "https://packagefreeshop.com/products/package-free-bamboo-hairbrush",
        "quote": "Bamboo, natural rubber, and Carnauba wax",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-14",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "finish",
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      "ruling": "R3",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://packagefreeshop.com/products/package-free-bamboo-hairbrush",
        "quote": "Bamboo, natural rubber, and Carnauba wax",
        "translation": "",
        "retrieved": "2026-11-14",
        "archive": ""
      }
    },
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      "name": "glue / joint between cushion, handle and pins",
      "role": "minor",
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      "ruling": "R8",
      "source": null
    },
    {
      "name": "label, sticker, barcode or hang tag on the brush",
      "role": "minor",
      "material": "",
      "class": "unknown",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": null
    },
    {
      "name": "thread / fasteners / spring",
      "role": "minor",
      "material": "none stated",
      "class": "unknown",
      "ruling": null,
      "source": null
    }
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    "verified": false,
    "materials": [],
    "class": "unknown",
    "source": null
  },
  "commentary": [],
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      "credit": "Photo: Package Free (packagefreeshop.com)",
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