MOTHERS OF LITTLE GIRLS...BEWARE!
I just read this on the Main Forum...I'll admit it is "Gross" but Snopes.com says it's true 
So just Be Careful !!
Check it out:
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/hairband.asp
Post Date: 8/21/08 3:19 pm
I hope that this info helps someone! It's disgusting!
Even if you don't have a little girl spread the news to family members......
Beware when you are traveling to China or buying from Chinese stores, just try to be careful when you are buying hairbands down the road...who knows what it is made from??
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 beauty salons in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdongprovince , 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.
In response, it launched a public relations blitz this summer aimed at playing up efforts to strengthen monitoring systems.
So just Be Careful !!Check it out:
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/hairband.asp
Post Date: 8/21/08 3:19 pm
I hope that this info helps someone! It's disgusting!
Even if you don't have a little girl spread the news to family members......
Beware when you are traveling to China or buying from Chinese stores, just try to be careful when you are buying hairbands down the road...who knows what it is made from??
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 beauty salons in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdongprovince , 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.
In response, it launched a public relations blitz this summer aimed at playing up efforts to strengthen monitoring systems.
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