The ONLY hair tie that works on my super thick curly hair! I have been to dozens of hair stylists in my life and without fail they all say the same thing. I have more hair that three people put together! It is a blessing and a curse! My oldest daughter inherited my extremely thick curls as well and our house is when broken hair ties go to die.Last year I was digging through our hair tie stash and there was nothing there! So I went to question my oldest and she had 5! in her hair! I was like ok we have to do something about this. I can't stand snapping another elastic band in my fingers or one popping off at a bad time and we certainly can't be wearing 5 in our hair at any given moment!Luckily after searching around on amazon I found these great THICK pony tail holders! We have been using them for months! and NO COMPLAINTS! Which is amazing in and of itself because a 13 year old has much to say when it comes to her hair!!I have ran them through the washer and dryer with no problems. They can pick up a little odor IF you don't dry your hair before you wear them and sometimes that does happen if you are in a rush but again a quick wash in with a load of laundry and its good as new. I love these so much. I need to buy more cause my daughter is hoarding them somewhere and I can't use any other brand now! So happy I found these! Only wish I had found them sooner!