Heh Heh...You have a Condom in Your Hair

hotballa · Nov 19, 2007

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j0DcqENG9L1Z3TnL94DJdaJuhXfA

China recycling used condoms as cheap hair bands

BEIJING (AFP) — Used condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern China, threatening to spread sexually-transmittable diseases they were originally meant to prevent, state media reported Tuesday.

In the latest example of potentially harmful Chinese-made products, rubber hair bands have been found in local markets and beauty salons in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdong province, China Daily newspaper said.

"These cheap and colourful rubber bands and hair ties sell well ... threatening the health of local people," it said.

Despite being recycled, the hair bands could still contain bacteria and viruses, it said.

"People could be infected with AIDS, (genital) warts or other diseases if they hold the rubber bands or strings in their mouths while waving their hair into plaits or buns," the paper quoted a local dermatologist who gave only his surname, Dong, as saying.

A bag of ten of the recycled bands sells for just 25 fen (three cents), much cheaper than others on the market, accounting for their popularity, the paper said.

A government official was quoted as saying recycling condoms was illegal.

China's manufacturing industry has been repeatedly tarnished this year by a string of scandals involving shoddy or dangerous goods made for both domestic and foreign markets.

In response, it launched a public relations blitz this summer aimed at playing up efforts to strengthen monitoring systems.
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boomboom · Nov 19, 2007

Protein. More protein.

Yaozer · Nov 19, 2007

"People could be infected with AIDS, (genital) warts or other diseases if they hold the rubber bands or strings in their mouths while waving their hair into plaits or buns,"
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I can just picture this. Gross...

bladeage · Nov 19, 2007

the paper quoted a local dermatologist who gave only his surname, Dong
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Awesome, what a coincidence.

Desert_Rocket · Nov 19, 2007

bladeage said:

Awesome, what a coincidence.
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LMAO was thinking the same thing

pgabriel · Nov 19, 2007

who's gonna take the time to recycle a condom?

Desert_Rocket · Nov 19, 2007

pgabriel said:

who's gonna take the time to recycle a condom?
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Chinese

Realjad · Nov 19, 2007

I wonder how much a pack of Yao Ming signature series recycled condom headbands would sell for?

JuanValdez · Nov 19, 2007

I can't imagine the risk is very high. And, how do they manage to collect used condoms to recycle? Do they have a separate bin for it: paper, plastic, condoms, glass, aluminum...?

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