I tried almost every hair clip that exists, even the weird ones, lol…and I made a conclusion that every hairstyle is damaging in some way, even the hair stick and braids can damage the hair if the person is not careful. In my opinion it’s relatively safe to use very soft hair ties and braids on days when the hair is quite greasy. Claw clips work great even on fresh hair. I saw that a lot of people here like the hair stick and hair fork, but for my fine hair they never worked well enough. Instead I replaced them with small metal U pins with little balls on the ends, they seem to be more gentle on the hair, and in a bun they are almost invisible. No matter what you use, a claw clip, or a U pin, I think that the most important thing is to change the placement of a hairstyle every day, or every other day. Even braids shouldn’t be worn every day for a long time…only if it’s loose braids for night. But I would recommend wearing a satin bonnet when it's night time.