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How To Choose Silk Hair Ties That Actually Hold
The problem with the hair tie in your bag right now
Pull out the elastic you have been using and look at it. It is probably a thin band wrapped in cotton or polyester, maybe with a metal crimp, and the wrap has started to fuzz. That fuzz is the problem. A textured surface grips the hair shaft, and every time you pull the tie down and off, it drags a few strands with it. Do that twice a day for a year and you notice it at the ends of your hair, where the damage shows first.
The second problem is pressure. A thin elastic puts all its tension on a narrow line around the ponytail. That is what gives you the kink that sits in your hair for the rest of the evening, and it is why your scalp aches after a long day with your hair up.
Silk scrunchies address both issues in a simple way. The silk surface is smooth, so hair slides over it instead of catching. The gathered shape spreads the pressure across a wider band. You still get a hold, you just get it with less friction and less of a crease.
How a silk scrunchie is actually built
It helps to know what you are buying. A scrunchie is not a solid silk ring. It is a tube of fabric gathered over an elastic band, with the fabric stitched into a loop. The elastic is the engine. It is the part that stretches and recovers and holds your ponytail in place. The fabric is the interface, the part that touches your hair.
That means two things matter when you compare scrunchies. First, the quality of the elastic, because a weak band goes slack after a few weeks and then the scrunchie is just decoration. These ties use a high-elasticity inner band, which is the specification you want. Second, the surface of the fabric, because that is what decides how much your hair drags.
Mulberry silk is used for hair accessories for the same reason it is used for pillowcases. The fibre is long and even, which gives a very smooth surface compared with cotton or a woven polyester. Hair and skin slide over it with less friction. That is a material fact about silk, nothing more dramatic than that, and it is enough to make the daily routine gentler.
The maker here does not state a momme weight or a specific weave for the silk, so take the material as listed, silk, and judge it by feel when it arrives.
Getting the size right
Size is the single thing people get wrong when they buy scrunchies online. The listed measurement is usually the flat, unstretched size, and these are about 6 x 6 x 1 cm (2.4 x 2.4 x 0.4 in). That puts them in the small to medium range.
Here is what that means in practice. On fine or medium hair, a 6 cm scrunchie will usually go round three times and sit firm. On thick or very long hair, you will get two wraps, and that will be a comfortable, secure hold rather than a tight one. If you have very thick hair and you like a tie you can wrap three times, you might prefer an oversized scrunchie instead.
Small scrunchies have one clear advantage. They sit flat on the wrist. A big fabric scrunchie bunches up under a sleeve and looks like a bandage. A 6 cm one looks like a bracelet, which is why people who carry a spare tie everywhere tend to go smaller.
Who these suit
Anyone who ties their hair up more than once a day is the obvious candidate. Office workers who put their hair up at the desk and down for a meeting. Runners and gym-goers who want a tie that will not slide out halfway through. Anyone with long hair who sleeps with it tied back.
They suit all hair types, including curly hair, which tends to suffer most from textured elastics. Curls catch on anything rough, so a smooth surface makes the difference when you take the tie out at the end of the day.
They are also a reasonable choice for people growing out short hair, where every tie is a bit of a compromise. A scrunchie can be wrapped once and left loose, which a thin elastic cannot do without falling off.
Brown is a deliberately quiet colour choice. On brunette, chestnut and auburn hair it simply disappears. On blonde, silver or grey hair it shows, which some people want and some do not. Worth thinking about before you order.
Why a four pack beats a single
Hair ties get lost. That is not a flaw in the product, it is just what happens to small round objects that travel in handbags, gym bags and car doors. Buying four at once means losing one is annoying rather than a trip back to the shop.
Having four also lets you rotate. Elastic lasts longer when it gets a rest between uses, and silk lasts longer when it is washed properly and allowed to dry fully. If you use the same tie every single day and wash it every few days, it will give up sooner than four ties used in turn.
The practical setup most people land on is one in the handbag, one in the gym bag, one on the bathroom shelf and one spare in a drawer or a car. The whole pack weighs 14.5 grams, so spreading them around costs you nothing in space.
Looking after them
Silk is not fragile, but it is not indestructible either. Wash by hand in cool water with a mild detergent. Swish rather than scrub. Rinse properly so no soap stays in the fabric, then press the water out between your palms or in a towel. Do not wring, that is what distorts the gathered shape.
Reshape the scrunchie while damp, lay it flat and let it dry away from direct sun and away from any heater. Heat is harder on the elastic than it is on the silk. Skip the tumble dryer entirely, and do not iron the silk directly.
The most common way a silk scrunchie dies is a snag. Velcro on a jacket cuff, a sharp hair clip in the same pocket, a pin on a notice board. Store them somewhere those things are not. If you do get a pulled thread, do not cut it flush with the fabric, ease it back through if you can.
With that routine, a silk tie keeps its smooth surface for a long stretch of daily use.
Buying in South Africa
Delivery is tracked and goes to every province, with a window of 10 to 20 working days. Orders over R1800 ship free, and below that delivery is R250. Payment is by card.
If the pack is not right once it arrives, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, as long as the items come back unused and unwashed. For hair ties that means still in the packaging, which is fair enough for something that goes in your hair.
The short version
You are buying four brown silk scrunchies, each about 6 x 6 x 1 cm (2.4 x 2.4 x 0.4 in), with a silk cover over a high-elasticity inner band. The silk gives you a smooth surface so hair slides instead of catching. The gathered shape spreads pressure so you get less of a crease. The four pack means you can spread them around and rotate them.
They suit fine hair at three wraps and thick hair at two. They sit flat enough to wear on the wrist. Hand wash them in cool water and dry them flat, and keep them away from velcro.
If you have been using the same fuzzy elastic for a year, this is a small change that you notice every time you let your hair down.