How to Properly Wear Elastic Headbands on Long and Silky Hair

Some hair textures may be naturally rough, making them much more difficult to style, but for women who have long, silky hair, your hair days may be less dramatic than those with wavy hair. Taming thin, long, silky hair is easy; in fact, you can run your fingers through it effortlessly and not worry about using thick lathers of conditioner to keep your hair flowing. Tying and styling straight hair, however, can become quite a challenge since naturally silky hair tend to damage quickly when tied or set in a tight bun.

Needless to say, for long, silky hair to stay straight and flowing, tying your hair in a ponytail or a bun is highly discouraged. Doing so will only cause a crease to form and make your long, flowing hair look curly or wavy. These creases are difficult to fix and may even lead to split ends and other forms of hair damage later on. One of the many common ways to fix hair creases is to use a hair straightening iron regularly but that too can cause other hair damages on its own.

With hair straightening irons and chemicals out of the picture, what do you do to protect fine, silky hair? 

Believe it or not, the best way to take care of your hair is to go natural. No heat, no pressure, and no chemicals are necessary to give your hair the silky look and the sheen it needs. In fact, all you need to add to your hair styling kit is a wide-toothed comb and a crease-free elastic headband.

Fold-over elastics and skinny elastic headbands are the ideal hair accessories for all types and textures of hair. Elastic headbands do not leave crimps of creases behind no matter how long you keep your ponytail is tied. Since these kinds of elastic headbands do not cause crease to form, you don’t have to worry about further hair damage caused by low-quality hair accessory materials, either.

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Shopping for your crease-free elastic headbands is cheaper when done online. In fact, these headbands are sold only for $5 whereas big-name brands like Sephora sell them for $8.50.