Where are the hair elastic lovers?

I have an absolute hair tie fanatic here. Every day when I shower and put my scrunchie on the edge of the sink, Anton comes and steals it.

He can spend hours playing with scrunchies. However, he also chews on the conventional hair ties and apart from the total damage to the hair tie, I am always worried that he will swallow the elastane threads, as he is a plastic and rubber fanatic (pica syndrome). These hair ties are made of many synthetic fibres and also elastic fibres.

So I made a small circle out of my cotton yarn to test it out and what can I say? He loves it! You can also easily make these yourself with a magic knot. For those who, like me, have been looking for an alternative without all the artificial fibres and don't want to make them themselves, I offer my not really pretty but much better alternative with regard to all the artificial fibres that are swallowed by the other hair ties when bitten. The thinner version is made from 100% recycled cotton and recycled colour. The thicker version actually has 5 strands of hollow polyester fibres in the 2nd cotton tube, which make the yarn softer. However, I removed these for the "hair elastic toy" and so the thicker version is also made from pure recycled cotton and recycled colour.

Both the recycled cotton and the recycled colour come exclusively from OEKOTEX-STANDARD-100 products and the finished yarn is also certified according to OEKOTEX-STANDARD-100 and guarantees complete freedom from harmful substances.

The toy is also washable, of course, and you can even put it in the tumble dryer. I'm glad that I've found a 1000 times "healthier" alternative for Anton. I've never given him hair ties voluntarily, but he always finds ways to steal them. Hopefully that's over now. Of course, I will now also be spreading the alternative on the edge of the sink and elsewhere in the bathroom from time to time, because he also really enjoys "stealing" them🥰