Comfy scrunchies, how do I love thee, let me count the ways.. I’m quite the scrunchie collector to be honest, though it’s mostly due to the fact that I lose them quite regularly – where do they go? Not a clue, they disappear into the black hole where left socks, bobby pins and assorted items like keys and that box of Band-Aids you swore you had in the house but can never find when you actually need it go (I’m rocking a wicked paper cut right now). Out of all the scrunchies I own my favourite would have to be the Invisibobble ones (it’s those phone cord ones, but wrapped in soft scrunchie material which I love). I actually don’t like their phone cord solo style hair bands, they kinda hurt in my hair and tug and pull at my sensitive noggin, but their scrunchie style ones? Love ’em!
I keep calling them scrunchies but the brand actually calls them sprunchies; I’m not entirely sure why but they could call them whatever they want to, I love these. I own several in three colours, one of them being a faux leather material and the other two a soft velvety type fabric – all three are comfortable to wear in both my bio hair as well as my hair toppers.
With my thinning, fine hair it’s hard to find a scrunchie that won’t rip, tear and pull out the hair I have left on my head, so I’m glad I decided to give these a shot after reading so many raving reviews. Even with my hair topper I can pull my hair up into a high pony tail with one of these without causing any pain or tugging from the clips on my bio hair, which I love of course.
If you have thinning hair or need a gentle scrunchie for your sensitive noggin or alternative hair, give one of these a try – I don’t think you’ll regret it.
FAQ
Are Invisibobble Sprunchies good for thinning hair?
They’re my favourite of every scrunchie I own, and I own a lot. It’s the spiral phone-cord design wrapped in soft fabric, so the pressure spreads out instead of biting into one spot, there’s no metal joint to snap hair on, and the fabric cuts the friction. With fine thinning hair that’s the difference between a scrunchie and something that rips more of it out. Worth saying I don’t get on with their plain spiral bands at all, those tug and hurt on my scalp. It’s specifically the fabric-covered ones.
Can you wear a scrunchie with a hair topper?
Yes, and I do it in a high ponytail with mine on, which I wouldn’t have believed early on. A soft scrunchie doesn’t cause the pain or tugging at the clips that a tight elastic does. What to avoid is anything with a metal joint, because it snags on topper clips and then pulls at the bio hair those clips are attached to, which is the hair you’re trying to protect.
What hair accessories are best for thinning hair?
Scrunchies, fabric-covered spiral ties like Invisibobble Sprunchies, and silk or satin hair ties are all gentler on thinning hair than standard elastics with metal clasps. Avoid tight braids and ponytails worn in the same position daily, as repeated tension in one spot contributes to traction alopecia over time.
More on fine and thinning hair
- Androgenic Alopecia in Women: What It Is, What to Expect and What Helps
- Hair Topper vs Wig: Which One Do You Actually Need?
- The Hair Topper Mistakes I Made So You Don’t Have To
- What I’d Google If I Was Newly Diagnosed With Androgenic Alopecia
- Nobody Talks About What Hair Loss Does To Your Head (The Inside Part)
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