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In 2002 the Shanghai Star reported on a case that had surfaced in Qingdao, Shandong Province, after a woman living there discovered that a rubber band she had purchased to tie up her hair had been ...

“Wrapping rubber bands or hair ties around your ears is not an effective or safe method for de-puffing your face,” echoed Katya Khayutin, a master aesthetician and owner of BelVer Studio in ...

“The amount of bacteria and potential viruses on these hair ties and rubber bands, which are made from used unsanitary condoms, has 4 times the bacteria found on a public restroom toilet.

Rubber bands FAQ. Can rubber bands be used as hair bands? A. Yes, and it’s for this very reason that many people keep rubber bands on their wrists as an emergency fall-back.

Instead of rubber bands or hair ties with any sort of metal clasp (yeah, I'm looking at the one on your wrist right now), consider using ones that are loose and smooth.

"You grab it and you always put it in the same spot, and if you're using tight rubber bands or just doing it too often it starts to make the hair fragile. And it can break," Tabatha said.