Sandalwood comb ruined?

[Bubblebeam]

I ordered a beautiful sandalwood comb from Etsy back in August. It remained pristine until I started using it on my hair when damp (towel dried out of the shower sort of damp). Being wood, I always gave it plenty of time to dry next to a window or fan afterwards, but despite that it has gradually turned green (from a lovely light hazel brown). The lovely smell it always had is still there, so I'm not sure what's happened? I do recall the item description stating the colour can change depending on humidity, but where we live gets very humid and it never changed. Only when I put the comb to damp hair did it change and rather drastically I might add. I'm hoping the wood isn't rotting?

[Crystawni]

Sandalwood greens in the sun. I only put my sandalwood comb out in good light to take photos for LHC when I first got it, and it morphed just from that exposure, then changed back after being back inside afterwards. Soooooo, no worries!

[Bubblebeam]

So I feel a little silly now, looking back on my order details, the item is called a GREEN sandalwood comb. But still, it arrived and was pictured as being a lovely brown. It remained that way until moisture touched it. Also, it was never under direct sunlight. Oh well. Hopefully it changes back one day.

[melikai]

I did some reading, and it shouldn't be ruined - the colour can change if it gets damp, but it's still perfectly usable.

[MusicalSpoons]

Mine has a variety of brown/green/orange colouring just from use. I might try to take a photo to better explain just hope much the colour has changed - it was just a standard light brown when I first got it maybe a year and a half ago :)

[lapushka]

I think just a shift in color is nothing to worry about; now if it starts growing stuff, that's different. :)

[Beeboo123]

I think your comb is fine, you shouldn’t let it get wet as it might warp, and I really don’t think it has started rotting or gone moldy so easily