[CroweBaby]

Lol, I thought I'd share this...

The Snopes link below verifies the story - it's true.







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www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/hairband.asp

These Hair bands were made from used condoms and threads. That was so disgusting, I would not want to use them!!

BEIJING (AFP) - Used condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern China threatening to spread sexually-transmittable diseases they were originally meant to prevent, state media reported Tuesday

In the latest example of potentially harmful Chinese-made products, rubber hair bands have been found in local markets and bea uty salons in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdong province, China Daily newspaper said.

'These cheap and colorful rubber bands and hair ties sell well ..... threatening the health of local people,' it said.
Despite being recycled, the hair bands could still contain bacteria and viruses, it said.

'People could be infected with AIDS, (genital) warts or other diseases if they hold the rubber bands or strings in their mouths while waving their hair into plaits or buns,' the paper quoted a local dermatologist who gave only his surname, Dong, as saying. A bag of ten of the recycled bands sells for just 25 sen (three cents), much cheaper than others on the market, accounting for their popularity, the paper said.

A government official was quoted as saying recycling condoms was illegal. * China 's manufacturing industry has been repeatedly tarnished this year by a string of scandals involving shoddy or dangerous goods made for both domestic and foreign markets.

In response, it launched a public relations blitz this summer aimed at playing up efforts to strengthen monitoring systems.
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Check your kids hair bands and make sure they do not put them in their mouth while trying to plait or tie their hair

[Torx]

that shits TRUE?? wtf!

i heard about it, but thought it was a joke..

Guangdong province

buhhaha

[Miller]

idk about that, who recycles condoms?

[MSP]

Originally Posted by Miller

idk about that, who recycles condoms?

I thought the same thing. Who collects enough used condoms to recycle them on an industrial scale, and how?!? Do the Chinese whore houses have recycle bins at the foot of the beds?

[CroweBaby]

There is certainly enough of them to do so. (People...not whore houses. I wouldn't know about those)

[mistawiskas]

Originally Posted by Miller

idk about that, who recycles condoms?

it's easy, you just turn them inside out and shake the fuck out of 'em.

I need to make sure the ones I buy are from EU and not China for sure. That shit is almost (almost) enough to make me want to cut my hairs.

[JustinL]

snopes.com: Condom Hair Bands

The article says more along the lines that they are most likely unused but rejected from the factory.

[hans5849]

It's not like their used. They are made from condoms that are below standards, big deal.

[namelessentity]

Yeah, I don't know how you'd get ahold of a used condom to recycle it. Doesn't everyone flush them down the toilet or throw them in the trash can?

[mistawiskas]

Originally Posted by namelessentity

Yeah, I don't know how you'd get ahold of a used condom to recycle it. Doesn't everyone flush them down the toilet or throw them in the trash can?

Q) How else?
A) Trained catz!

[Lord Kain]

anyways.. that's strange!!

If they heat up the latex in the recycling process, there would be no health hazards no?

[CroweBaby]

Can you burn stds?

GRAB THE DIRTIES AND LIGHT UP THE TORCHES!!!

[MSP]

I don't know about you, but if I have baby batter in my hair I want it to be fresh.

[CroweBaby]

Originally Posted by MSP

baby batter

LMAO

I think I just died!

[mistawiskas]

Originally Posted by MSP

I don't know about you, but if I have baby batter in my hair I want it to be fresh.

Speaking on behalf of most men everywhere, you may be alone on that one.

[kip59]

Originally Posted by MSP

I don't know about you, but if I have baby batter in my hair I want it to be fresh.

if we're in the realms of the ree dika mus:

'fried or boiled, sir'

something for the weekend, madam

sorry but am laughing too much, will be back later