Kooshoo (Canada) is a one-time purchase from over the pond, which makes the world’s best plastic-free hair ties. Made from organic cotton and certified rubber, these are 2.5 times stronger than average hair ties, and can cope with very thick hair and man-buns!
Most hair ties and scrunchies are made from nylon. Although cheap (and sold in plastic packaging), most are not good quality and fall off wrists or out of ponytails (often when children do handstands). This means they fall down storm drains and go into the sea, where they break into microplastics, ingested by marine wildlife.
Littered elastic bands also get get caught around hedgehog legs (or ducks feed them to chicks, thinking they are worms). This is why wildlife campaigners want the Post Office to use paper belly bands, over elastic bands for holding letters together. One man who found an elastic band in his cat’s litter tray wants the Post Office (not the postie) to get fined £80 for littering elastic bands, just like everyone else.
Made in Japan, the packs are sold mostly in packs of 12 (the thicker bands in packs of 2), so buy a few packs and you’re likely good for life! Dyed with low-impact colours, after use just cold wash and lay flat to dry.
The scrunchies are also made from organic cotton and rubber (twist Headbands are not biodegradable, they contain spandex).
