Hair tie is the most useful item that everyone should keep in their bag this summer. However, it’s called hair tie for a reason, it’s meant for the hair and not for any other body part, including your arm or wrist. 7 out of 10 Indian women has this bad habit of wearing a hair tie around their waist. Whether you are wearing your scrunchies around your waist as a new style trend for the summer or simply doing it to easily fasten your hair when required on-the-go, you need to stop doing it immediately.Wearing a hair tie around your writs can cause you several skin conditions and health problems.
Wearing a hair tie on your wrist can make your heart work harder. This means it will be beating faster to pump blood throughout the body till your fingertips. This will unnecessary put strain on your heart and veins of the finger.
Wearing the same hair tie on your wrist that you put on your hair can invite germs and bacteria on your skin. You ask how? Through dirt and grime present in your hair. Apart from that, hair tie also comes in contact with various surfaces, such as a bathroom, kitchen top, bags, and even sometimes gets dropped on the floor in public places. This can lead to skin infections. Similarly, people with sensitive skin can get redness and itchiness from wearing a hair tie for a long time. This can irritate the skin and in the long run can simply inflame the skin.
Most importantly, the pressure from the hair tie can disrupt the blood circulation. Poor blood flow will not only hinder the bodily function but also can cause problems in cell growth to maintain our skin and hair.
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