Are Elastic Headbands Good for the Hair?

You have probably heard of elastic headbands from your friends with little girls or from your teenaged acquaintances who are so into fashion, but what are elastic headbands really used for? Elastic headbands, like most hair accessories, are used for two reasons: to hold hair in place and to look stylish, but unlike ordinary hair bands or scrunchies, you can actually style elastic headbands on your own and use them in several ways, aside from keeping hair in place.

Elastic headbands can be tied together, sewn together, stitched together and adorned with all sorts of fashion jewelry, flowers, and glued on with lace and other designs. You can turn a simple elastic headband into the perfect hair embellishment with the right sewing skills and handicraft tools.  You can also use elastic headbands on all types of hair, hair lengths, and most importantly, hair textures. While “scrunchies” do not work well with long, silky hair, you can use elastic headbands as an alternative.

Elastic headbands have become so popular among little girls and even, adult wearers, but are they safe for the hair, at all? You might have heard of hair experts telling you to keep your hair “scrunchie”- and clip-free, but how about elastic headbands? Do they pose any level of threat to your hair when used regularly?

Unlike “scrunchies” and other types of hair accessories, elastic headbands are made of friction-free material so it does not matter how many times you use them, they will never damage the texture of your hair or cause too many split ends. For people with wavy, mildly curly, or even frizzy hair, elastic headbands are tangle-free hair accessories that will not intertwine with your hair strands as you use them regularly.

The friction- and tangle-free features of elastic headbands make them the ideal hair accessory for any occasion. They are safe, easy to use, affordable, and most importantly, always in fashion. Children can definitely use them just as well as teenagers and adults can. Aside from being fashionable, wearers, like you, need not worry about hair damage from these headbands, at all.