Cute Rubber Band Hairstyles

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Cute rubber band hairstyles are common and popular among babies to youngsters, particularly teenagers. Cute hairstyles can be easily made using rubber bands and normally rubber bands that are made for pulling your hair up are available at reasonable prices.

What is a rubber band?

Rubber band is a flexible and stretchable loop of elastic.

Rubber bands were particularly made to tie and hold multiple things together such as notes etc, the same idea was used for tying hair.

Rubber used for hair tying is made up of two types.

  1. Natural rubber

  2. Synthetic rubber

It was patented by Stephen Perry in England on 17 March 1845.

Rubber band sizes

Hair rubber bands come in different sizes which are appropriate for almost pulling together all types of hair thicknesses.

Usually, hair rubber bands come in the following sizes with their respective measurements.

1. Hair rubber band size

Small

Measurement (inches)

2.5 - 2.9

2. Hair rubber band size

Medium

Measurement (inches)

3 - 3.4

3. Hair rubber band size

Large

Measurement (inches)

3.5 - 3.9

4. Hair rubber band size

Extra large

Measurement (inches)

4 - 4.5

Note :point_right:

Less thickness of elastic band makes it more stretchable. Therefore, they should be between 2,4 and 5 millimeters.

Different names for rubber band

As rubber bands come in different styles for hair tying to give a cute and pretty look, thus their different types have different names which are as follows.

  1. Hair band
  2. Twistie
  3. Bobbin
  4. Nubby-doo
  5. Liga
  6. Rubber band
  7. Doof
  8. Scrunchie
  9. Hair binder
  10. Woogie
  11. Chongo
  12. Ribbon
  13. Hair deals
  14. Hair thing
  15. Hair knick knacks
  16. Hair elastic band
  17. Binder
  18. Ding ■■■■
  19. Hair up
  20. Whiztinger
  21. Hair lacky
  22. Hair Bow
  23. Bobble
  24. X-Twist
  25. Dooflatchee
  26. Hair elastic
  27. Bands
  28. Elastic band
  29. Gogo
  30. Dodoggle
  31. Hair holder
  32. Ponytail holder

Cute trendy rubber band hairstyles

There are at least 21 most trending cute hairstyles for 2020 to 21.

Following is the list of names of most trending rubber band hairstyles currently.

  1. Double Bubble Ponytail

  2. Wavy ponytail

  3. Pigtails with rubber bands and a bow

  4. French braids with rubber band ‘x’ pattern

  5. Jumbo box braids with rubber bands

  6. Rubber band afro

  7. High bun

  8. Low puff with rubber bands

  9. High puff with rubber bands

  10. Bubble ponytail

  11. Mini bubble ponytails

  12. High ponytail with rubber bands

  13. Sleek ponytail with rubber bands

  14. Half-up top knot with rubber bands

  15. Rubber band cornrows

  16. Rubber band mini cornrows with curls

  17. Side parted afro with rubber bands

  18. Side criss cross twists with curly hair

  19. Half-up bun

  20. Double high puff with rubber bands

  21. Side swept bun with rubber bands

Difference of polyband from rubber band

Polyband hair ties are widely used nowadays and available everywhere.

Polyband are different from regular rubber bands as they provide a softer touch to hair without making them slip off which is why hair tie production companies stress more on this point to market their polybands to increase their product purchase.

Can we DIY hair rubber band, particularly scrunchies?

Yes, it is very easy to make at home, which is fun and you can utilize your creative side making interesting hair ties for yourself or just to gift your loved ones.

DIY

You just need to follow these basic steps and then you have the option to recreate and utilize any accessories you have to make them.

Time to make it

It would hardly take you 6 to 10 minutes in making them, especially if you are a newbie :slight_smile:

Step 1

First you need a simple elastic band. You can use the elastic band which is already in your use.

Step 2

Select the cutest piece of cloth which you love and it could be found at home, maybe at granny sewing station :wink:

Step 3

After finding some cute piece of cloth, fold it and then just cut it 20 inches length wise, and keep 4 inches of width.

Step 3

Now just sew that piece of cloth length wise.

Step 4

Now take any elastic and cut it half way shorter than the length of the piece of cloth you just sewed.

Step 5

Cross the elastic inside the sewed cloth. After its crossed, sew both ends of elastic together.

Step 6

Now seal the opened ends of cloth by sewing it. And it would give you a cute scrunchy.

You can always add and play with cute accessories and items by attaching them with the cloth.

Accessories to make cute hairstyle

Before making any hairstyle, there are few must have accessories.

Firstly, make sure to comb your hair thoroughly because without detangling hair, it would get extremely hard to make a hairstyle with lots of irritating tangles which makes us feel frustrated.

Following is the list of basic hair accessories you need other than rubber band before making a hairstyle.

  1. Comb

  2. Hair mousse

  3. Hair setting spray

  4. Hair styling gel (especially in case if you have baby hairs)

  5. Hair pins

Faqs

Let us see few faqs which people have asked related to cute rubber band hairstyles.

1. What can you use instead of rubber bands for hair?

You can use other hair tying accessories which are traditionally used for tying.

These are the following.

  1. Chopsticks

  2. Pencils

  3. Bandanas

  4. Hair bands

  5. Ribbons

  6. Hair clips

  7. Bobbi pins

  8. Heck

2. Are rubber bands recyclable?

Yes, they can be recycled if they are tree derived means made by natural rubber.

For recycling purposes you just need to put them in some shopper, close it and clearly mention over the shopper that it contains a rubber band. In this way, it would make it easy for recyclers to get to know what it contains and utilize for recycling purposes.

3. Are rubber bands bad for the environment?

Natural rubber is eco friendly and can be recycled but synthetic rubber cannot be recycled instead it just increases the waste and is a cause of pollution on earth that is why synthetic rubber is bad for the environment.

Conclusion

  1. Making cute hairstyles using rubber band are common in babies, teens and young adults.

  2. Rubber band is used for hair tying. They called by different names.

  3. Rubber bands come in different sizes and shapes. They are made up of either natural or synthetic rubber.

  4. At least 21 cute hairstyles are trending in year 20-21.

  5. You can use alternatives to rubber bands for making hairstyles.

  6. To make a cute hairstyle, just having rubber band is not enough but you also need few important hair accessories and hair products to achieve them.