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Silicone Wristbands Usage
Silicone Wristbands - Usage
Wristbands
and bracelets have
been in vogue throughout the ages.
These are generally bands worn on
the wrist. Originally these were
fashion statements. Some wristbands
had a specific meaning, as when
black bands were
worn on the wrist for mourning and
white were worn by the people of
the World Health Organization.
Silicone
wristbands
came into being with Lance Armstrong's
"LiveStrong'
movement. He was the famous cyclist
who won six Tour de France records.
He had testicular cancer at a very
early age. Having gone though the
experience he popularized the fight
against cancer. This movement involved
help and support for the patients.
The family members of the patient
were also counseled. The yellow
silicone wristbands were
worn by all. Since then, silicone
wristbands have always
been worn for a social cause and
generally have the organization's
name on it
The
silicone wristbands are made of
the highest quality silicone. They
can be made to order. They come
in thousands of colors and variety
of designs with words on it. You
can order the color and design you
want. The words that are written
can also be chosen. You have the'
debossed', that
is, the words are engraved and not
raised. This can have any logo or
design and any color. Then you have
the 'embossed'
where the letters are raised and
this is also available in any design
or any logo, with words printed
all around it. The 'printed' ones
have debossed prints all round and
have a variety of designs. They
too have logos printed on them.
Silicone
wristbands are worn by
both children and adults. These
are worn by different organizations
which support a cause. Fund raising
organizations use them. Schools
use them to raise funds. Sports
teams wear them to create a sense
of oneness. Band members and their
fans wear them to give them an identity.
Politicians use them in their campaigns.
Entertainment events use them as
VIP passes for their members. Many
groups use them for the sake of
identity.
The
silicone wristbands
are made in manufacturing
units, where the colors are mixed
with the raw silicone.
Thus an extract is obtained. Then
a mold is made. On the mold you have
the logo or design. Then the silicone
is inserted into the mold and heated
to 200 degrees Celsius. If you want
more than one color, then the colors
have to be mixed with the raw silicone
first and then put in the mold and
heated to 200 degrees Celsius.
More
recently silicone wristbands
have become a fashion statement.
The varied colors, the personalized
choice of words and the three types:
debossesd, embossed
and the printed, attract the youngsters.
It can be custom made to be of a single
color, double color, even three, four,
five colors. They can also be multicolored.
They are pretty as well useful to
identify with a cause. There wristbands
that glow in the dark and blank wrist
bands. Some blank
wristbands also have a keychain
on them.
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