Beware when you are travelling to China. Just try to be careful when you are buying hairbands down the road… Who knows what it is made from?
These hairbands were made from used condoms and threads. That was so disgusting! I would not want to use them!!!
BEIJING, Nov 13, 2007 (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 Guangdong province, China Daily newspaper said.
‘These cheap and colourful 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.
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 Guangdong province, China Daily newspaper said.
‘These cheap and colourful 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.
Freaky!!!
ewww :p
ewwww(*_*)
Is Da For Real? Ewwness… san nmn nila kinukuha ung used condoms?
aaack. one word to describe it: disgusting. 🙂
Yeah… so scary!
Yeah! Imagine having THAT on your hair!
Yeah… 😦 Tsk tsk.
For real!Message was from my aunt eh… I dunno. Siguro sa garbage cans? I have no idea. I hope they don't get it direct from "supplier".
Totally disgusting! :s
yuckness!
Yeah… So let's just be aware. And stay away from this uber freaky hairbands. :s
thanks for sharing. whoever is doing that is sick, really sick.
Recycling is good :O
eww gross..
ahhhhhh. kakabili ko lang ng mga…
Yeah… should be imprisoned. sick sick person…
Totally. Sana mahuli na ang gumagawa nito.
Ike! Waah…Miss you!
wtf! 😮 ito na yata ang pinakanakakadiri sa lahat ng mga nakakdiri!!! sana, sana talaga wala ng gagawap pa ng mga ganyan. +_+
Btw Moe, pa-repost/link! 🙂
thanks for the info. pa-grab. 🙂
Disgusting!!! I hope they will ban them from exporting their products!!
Disgusting!!! I hope they will ban them from importing products!!!
seriously? we have those! OMG!I'll try to open it nga.. I'll reply here if nabuksan ko na..I'll use gloves [of course.] eew.
I agree…. I just can't imagine having semen on one's head. Sheesh.
No prob! 😀 Spread the word!
Sure thing… Spread the word. 🙂
I hope so… Poor girls who already bought some. Not knowing that they're made of those icky condoms. 😦
For real? OMG.Yes, please do inform us here.Hope it's not made of condoms. :s
Yes, we have it.And like, last year pa yata yun eh.Di ko na nga alam kung nasan ung iba. eew! OMG. I hope not too.
Hm… try to open it na. :)San galing?
Probably its from China kasi halos lahat ng cheap products, dun naman galing eh..Na-open ko na.Thank goodness at rubberband ung nasa loob nung akin.Thanks for the heads-up though.I'll link you and post my "reply" to this.
eeeew!
Wow. Thank God yours is clean. :)Sino pa kaya ang may ganitong hair bands? Hmm…Please do post this in your blogs. Para mas maraming makaalam. 🙂
Yeah… Super gross. 😦
FRIENDS, please repost this in your blogs. 🙂
As if having that on your hair isn't bad enough…how about those girls who tend to put hair bands in their MOUTHS while trying to fix their hair?That's sick!
that's just plain disgusting.
This is my reply:http://regineanne21.multiply.com/journal/item/109/Thank_goodness_ours_wasnt.
Yuck!!!!!!!! Disgusting! Very unhygienic.
that is F*ckin crazy.. yuck!!!
..* kadiri aman toh. :-&mhilig p aman aco bumili nan mha hairbands.ack!. X____x
kadirir!!!i'll repost this sis ha..?thanks=)
China has a 1-child policy, right? Then the contraceptive business in that country must be HUGE! And so is recycling…
Hi, can i repost this to my blog? let's spread the news, so that everyone one know about this…
This is totally gross…makes me wanna throw up…Thank god, I don't like tying my hair..hahahaha X3
grabe! mga tao nga nman.. walang magawang matino sa buhay nila.. kahit ano naiisipang gawan ng kalokohan.. tsk.. tsk.. tsk..
wtf ayos! haha
eewww!!
YUCK 😦
disgusting! sad news though! 😦
thanks for the post. di mo akalain yan pala ang laman ng hair band!
thanks for the info!
People with nosense!
Eeeck.That is way too gross!Sheesh. I hope nobody got sick while wearing these hair bands.:(
Totally disgusting. 😦
Thanks sis! 🙂 I'm happy yours are clean. :)Btw, you saw the difference between the hair bands? Yours are thinner…
Yeah. :(Kindly help spread the word na lang.
I know. It is effin' crazy. Tsk tsk.
Well, same here. I buy lots of hair bands. Buti na lang malilinis yung akin. 🙂
Sure sis! Help save the world. 🙂 hehe.I mean, help spread the word. 🙂
Makes sense. :)But they don't have to… and they shouldn't recycle condoms. That is just utterly disgusting.
Sure sis. 🙂 Let's spread the word!
Hehehe. But then, there are a lot of girls who do tie their hair. :)Just beware of these hair bands. 🙂
Haay. Grabe China. 😦 First the formalin-containing candies… then the lead-containing plastic and paint products… then this! Tsk tsk.
Hm… Kindly repost this message… 🙂 Let's spread the word!
Yeah. 😦 Kadiri…
Ditto. 😦
Yeah… Let's spread the word. 🙂
Yun nga eh… You're buying the hair bands coz they look pretty… and also to keep your hair neat. Tapos malaman-laman mo na it's made from recycled condom. Sheesh.
No prob sis. 🙂 You're welcome!
Not just that… they probably have no morals. 😦
yucky.. grabe naman un.. very disgusting.. very irresponsible ang manufacturer.. grabe.. tsk tsk..
disgusting!!! thanks for telling us!!!
at least may gamit pa pala ang used condoms… hehe
Pwedeng magreact? KADIRE PUNYETA. Nakakasuka.
haha. miss you rin. hahahahaha.
eeewww….grabe naman..sis can i link this?
that is soooo ewww. thanks for posting this!
r u serious? ew…
Yeah. Very irresponsible… wala bang parang FDA or BFAD ang mga ganitong items for sale? 😦
You're welcome. Help spread the word. 🙂
Haha. Crazy! :p
Pwede.Ditto.:s
OT: manonood ba kayo Pyrolympics mamaya?
Of course sis. Help spread the word. 🙂
You're welcome… Just want to help spread awareness. 🙂
Yes. Sadly this is verrry serious.
Why I posted this?In case you're in the market for some cheap Chinese hair bands, consider the dangerous consequences. However, this article also demonstrates how poorly even top officials in some countries understand how HIV/AIDS is spread. If the virus could remain active during the entire manufacturing process, we'd all be in a lot more danger than we already are!
Pagrab. I just want to share the info. Thanks.
Sure thing sis! 🙂
heyy i know this i kinda random but can i repost this? ^_^ here's my entry:http://orangejellyfish.multiply.com/journal/item/288/Used_CONDOMS_Eww.
No prob. 🙂 Btw, I couldn't see it coz it's marked private. Hehe.
what a bunch of hyppies
Haha. ^__^
hi pagrab sis.. i want to share it with others too.. omg! Eeewness!
Sure thing sis! 🙂
eeew!
I know right… :s
shacks! and to think that I'm a fanatic.scary and gRooooossssss…
Now, better think twice before buying those hairbands. 🙂
papost thanks,http://karlsoria.multiply.com/photos/album/2/selling_bracelet_watch_and_bracelet