Magic Collection Black Rubber Bands Secure Hold for Hair Styling & Braids 500 pcs
Black bands disappear into dark hair, which is the whole reason to buy them over the assorted pack. On a stitch braid or a sectioned style where the bands stay visible, you want them to read as nothing rather than as a row of coloured dots.
Five hundred to the pack, all the same size, which suits repetitive work. Parting a head into boxes, holding sections while you braid, finishing plaits, tying off a ponytail base. They stretch properly and hold their grip through a day of wear without slipping down the plait, and the elastic is soft enough to cut out cleanly at takedown rather than tearing hair with it. That last part is where cheap bands cost you length.
Anyone doing their own protective styles will use these constantly. Braiders get through them faster than anything else in the kit.
We list the full INCI where the brand supplies it. For this one it is not on file yet, so the pack is the reliable source. If you need to check an ingredient before you buy, message us and we will read it off the bottle.
- 24-hour delivery
- Every brand we carry ships within 24 hours, not just the hero lines. Order before 2pm and it leaves the same working day.
- Free over £40
- UK delivery is free on orders over £40. Below that it is a flat rate, shown at checkout before you pay.
- Tracking
- You get a tracking link by email the moment it is picked up.
- 30 days
- Send anything unopened back within 30 days for a full refund. No explanation needed.
- Opened it and it is wrong for your hair?
- Tell us what happened. Curl products are hard to judge from a photo, and we would rather swap it than have you stuck with it.
- We price match
- Find it cheaper somewhere else and we will match the price.
Application tips
One size, so there is no decision to make once you start. Take a band, wrap it twice round the section, and keep the tension consistent from the first box to the last. Consistency matters more than tightness on a head of cornrows, because an over-tightened band at the front shows up later as a thinner braid.
Cut them out at takedown with the points of a pair of snips, working from the outside in.
Results
Repetitive work is where a uniform pack earns its keep. Every band behaves the same, so you build a rhythm and stop checking each one.
Black against dark hair reads as nothing at all, which is the finish most protective styles are after. The elastic gives enough to close round a section without pinching, and holds through a full day of wear without walking down the plait.
Composition
The full INCI is printed on the pack. We publish it here as soon as the brand supplies it, and we will read it off the bottle for you if you ask.