Review (5/5): BLACK WOMAN WITH HAPPY HAIR
African American with Very Fine 4c hair - I use these for keeping my hair stretched when washing, styling, sleeping. I use them for ponytails, keeping my hair up and out of the way, for anything, you name it -- and they do not tear my hair out, tangle in my hair. I don't even have to be that careful taking them out of my hair. And they are SO elastic that after using the banding method to stretch my hair out, I just pull on the band near the end of my hair and slip my hair out, unwinding my hair from the band until the band just slips off my hair -- without taking any my hair with it.
I haven't really untied the not at the the end to see how that might be useful yet. But I can't help but think that that will be an asset too (No. The knots don't come out when you're using them. The knots are secure)
The only draw back is that the thing that's great about them is also the thing that's not so great about them. I'm having a hard time getting such a loose stretchy band tight to hold the ends straight if I fold the hair back. --so I may have to make little bantu knots on my ends with gel instead.
I highly suggest black women or any women with coily / kinky hair give these babies a try