Used Condoms Reborn As Hair/Rubber Bands

Showing off the next trend in high fashion, soiled condoms are being recycled into hair bands and rubber bands in China.

"There are a lot of bacteria and viruses on the rubber bands and hair ties made from used condoms," a dermatologist at the Guangzhou Hospital of Armed Police, who asked to be identified by his surname Dong, told the local paper. "People could be infected with AIDS, warts or other diseases if they hold the rubber bands or strings in their mouths while weaving their hair into plaits or buns."

Report: Used condoms 'recycled' as hair bands in China [usatoday]