"Elastic hair ties can sometimes be too tight and cause hair to snap, especially if they have a metal connector," adds Emtage ...

But when Madrid-based dermatologist Claudia Bernárdez told me that switching my classic elastic hair tie to a silk scrunchie would make a huge difference to how my hair looked, I was intrigued.

Tiger, an eight-year-old tortoiseshell, is thought to have been eating the elastic bands for months ... did not know their pet had been taking the hair ties until Tiger started to be sick.