The story broke in November 2007, when a woman owner of a hair salon in China became suspicious of what lay beneath the colorful woven material of a girls’ headband. As she unraveled the woven rope, she came across a rather shocking discovery; Parts and pieces of a condom. It is believed that the condoms were actually unused scraps that failed quality control measures and were therefore resold to headband manufacturing companies in the form of raw materials. However, according to the sources, it is not clear if the condoms were used before they were sent to the recycling plant. And if that’s the case, they could harbor dangerous bacteria and viruses, which threaten to spread sexually transmitted diseases. Gross!
The reason why there is doubt as to whether or not the condoms in this story were previously used is due to the fact that in 2002 the Shanghai Star reported that rubber bands had been found that actually contained used, abandoned or factory parts. rejected condoms. According to state regulations, these items should have been sent to a plastics factory in Beijing.
So far, these colorful girls’ hair bands have only been found in local markets and beauty salons in southern China. But that doesn’t mean they can and won’t make it to the United States. So BUYER BEWARE!
I guess the moral of this story is “seeing is believing” and “better safe than sorry” and avoid all colored hair bands that say MADE in CHINA.