I went to one of the dollar stores (a privately owned one) the other day to pick up a few things, while I was there I saw some ponytail holders for $1 per pack. They had a bunch of colors, packs with pink/red/white, packs of all black, all white, and packs of black and white. I bought two packs of black and white, you can never have enough ponytail holders, right? These caused some major breakage! I guess it's the material, not exactly sure but I could hear major breakage and snags, especially at the ends. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you the brand of these because I ripped the package open and threw most of it away. I took a few pictures though to give you an idea of what the package looks like. Next time I'm at the store I'll take a picture to show the brand and everything else. Hopefully this helps someone. I'll definitely be sticking with my Goody ponytail holders from now on.
Ripped open package
Breakage!
Little animals, planes, music instruments around the package.
FYI: These are the ones I faithfully use from Goody. I bought all of them from Walmart, around $2 each. I LOVE them. They are easy on the hair, and don't lose their shape.
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So the Goody kind are good I'm going to have to get some of those, Yes my mother had brought my girls those ponytail holders and OMG I had to cut most of them out of their hair and a lot of hair came out with them I will NEVER use those again
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info...I purchased some from the dollar store as well and they look exactly like those you have in the first pic.
ReplyDeleteI don't use them often but I won't use them again!
I had used these when I first started to do my daughters hair! They took alota hair with them =( there's plastic ones I bought also, thinkin they were cute and they broke in her hair yet melted back together? They suck. I stick with goody!
ReplyDeleteP.s, I LOVE your blog! I haven't found too many for biracial kids and you've helped TREMENDOUSLY! Thanks.
This is good to know! I love Goody as well and have had great luck with most of their products.
ReplyDeleteI love the ones from Goody.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever used those elastic ones that kind of feel like plastic rubber bands?? I did the other day and I guess the coconut oil made them weak and they all broke, while her hair was in her style! Lets just say I wasn't too happy. But thanks for the info ma'am!
ReplyDeleteThe brand name is Candis; my mom brought some packs for my daughter not too long ago but i wasnt too impressed with them anyway.
ReplyDeleteBummer! Goody products are truly the best around.
ReplyDeleteI also had problems with those, had to cut most off as well.
ReplyDeleteYes they do. I used those and the first time I used them is when I noticed it. At that time I was like man it's alot in that package for a buck ... I can just cut them off every time. If I look back and count the many times I purchased these I would have been better off buying expensive ones. I guess the saying "You Get What You Pay For", is the truth...
ReplyDeleteI love goody products also. Thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteDo you have any suggestions for holders for very small amounts of hair? My daughter is gonna be 2 and she (like her mother) is growing hair very slowly. I know she'll have a mass of it in the next couple of years but for now we're having a really hard time finding anything to hold. The rubber (or non rubber) elastics break almost immediately if not in a day's time. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree on these "ridged" ones. Stay away!!! I found some made from bamboo at my local dollar store, and they look the same as the goody brand, and are very similar- no breakage. Hope that helps.
ReplyDeleteI bought the EXACT same ridged ones for our DD,because I thought they were soft (i.e. perfect for no breakage) WRONG. I did some bantu knots and secured with these. What a nightmare. They had worked themselves into her hair and it was like they had teeth! I'm glad to hear someone else hates these things. Ours was dollar store too.
ReplyDeleteI hate those pony tail holders as well. I have a bag of them and never use them exactly because of that. My little one cries every single time we I have to take them out. I too stick with the Goody holders.
ReplyDeleteI bought these too in pink. I thought I had a good deal since they were $1 a pack. I even soaked them in olive oil & they did a NUMBER on my daughters' hair. They got tangled in there, pulled & broke their hair & I threw them all out. I was disgusted.
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried the alternative that you showed though. I'm going to check those out too.
Not only do they cause breakage, but they start falling apart after one use!!!
ReplyDeleteI myself used the goody barretts and I love them and it's not the product that took hair out its the way you put it on and take them off I never had a promblem and my oldest girls are 28 and 26 I have a 10 and 4 year old and yes I'am on the hunt for the goody brand they are the best.
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