Anyone who wants a small backup set of hair ties on hand — at a salon reception desk, in a kit bag, or as a stocking-filler retail add-on. The no-metal construction is worth calling out to clients prone to hair breakage at the ponytail line.

The no-metal build is the actual reason to pick this over a bargain-bin elastic pack — it's gentler on hair at the point where ties usually cause breakage.

Use like any standard hair elastic: wrap around a gathered section of hair to secure a ponytail, bun, or braid.

• No-metal design reduces the snag-and-breakage risk of metal-clasp elastics
• A mixed set gives a couple of different tie styles instead of five identical ones
• Inexpensive, easy add-on to a color or styling service

It's a small five-piece pack, so it won't replace a full at-home hair-tie stash, and the style mix is fixed rather than customizable.