{"product_id":"green-sandalwood-bracelet-the-wood-element","title":"Green Sandalwood Bracelet - The Wood Element","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWooden beads came first. Long before anybody cut a bead out of stone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBracelets in China were strung from wood and seeds long before anyone worked a gemstone into a bead, and the mala tradition starts in that same place. Green sandalwood is what carried over: dense, oily, and heavier in the hand than you expect wood to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a true sandalwood — the name is a trade name for a dense tropical hardwood rather than the incense tree. What it does have is a faint, dry scent that fades as it ages, a warmth to the touch that stone never has, and a colour that keeps moving: it starts olive-brown and turns greener as it is exposed to light and handled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt belongs to the Wood element by nature rather than by classification, and it is the least formal thing we sell. No polish, no shine, no colour to match. This is the bracelet for people who say they do not wear jewellery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy people wear it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBecause it is wood, not stone.\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm to the touch, light on the wrist, and the opposite of formal. It is the one that people who do not wear bracelets end up keeping on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBecause it changes with handling.\u003c\/strong\u003e Green sandalwood takes on colour where your hands go, and goes greener in the light. It ends up looking like yours rather than like the photograph.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIf your chart favours Wood.\u003c\/strong\u003e If your BaZi chart comes back Wood, this is one of the materials traditionally worn to support it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAs the oldest form.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wooden beads were strung in China centuries before the first gemstone bead, and this is the only piece in the collection from that side of the tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGreen sandalwood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOlive-brown, greening with age\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBeads\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRound, polished\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAccent\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne red spacer bead and one carved bead\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCord\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eElastic, knotted\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnisex, one size, fits most adult wrists\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-strung\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it really sandalwood?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name is a trade name rather than a botanical one. True sandalwood is a different tree, and the sweet incense smell people expect from the word is not what this is. Green sandalwood is a dense tropical hardwood, and the scent it carries is faint, dry and fading rather than sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is it called green if it looks brown?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause that is where it goes. Fresh-cut green sandalwood is olive-brown, and it turns greener as it is exposed to light and handled. Wear it for a year and compare it with the day it arrived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan it get wet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep it out of water. Wood takes on moisture and gives it off again, and repeating that cycle is what eventually splits a bead. Take it off for the shower and the pool, and if it does get soaked, dry it with a cloth rather than letting it sit damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I tell whether a wooden bracelet is really this wood?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight, mostly. Green sandalwood is one of the densest woods used for beads and it sinks in water. If a bracelet sold as green sandalwood feels light and hollow, it is a different timber. Ours is noticeably heavier than it looks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the two accent beads?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne red spacer and one small carved bead, in the way these are traditionally strung. Message us before ordering if you need to know exactly what they are — and if you are shipping outside your own country, it is worth checking your local import rules for carved jewellery, since some materials used for small carved beads are restricted in some places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I know whether Wood is my element?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can check in about thirty seconds with the chart tool on our home page. Enter your birth date, time and city, and it will show your four pillars and which element your chart favours. If it comes back Wood, this is the bracelet that matches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep it away from water, including the shower and the pool, and out of prolonged direct sun, which dries wood out. Wipe it with a dry cloth. There is no need to oil it — this wood is naturally dense and oily, and adding more will leave the surface tacky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe explain charts; we don't sell predictions. A stone is a reminder you chose, not a promise of an outcome.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSTAR","offers":[{"title":"Nomal","offer_id":50361905742016,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Lion","offer_id":50361905774784,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/3649\/4272\/files\/O1CN01KZEvNP1FHBV53rC0S__1690240461-0-cib.jpg?v=1790663059","url":"https:\/\/universtar.store\/ja\/products\/green-sandalwood-bracelet-the-wood-element","provider":"UNIVERSTAR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}