Scrunchie

A cotton or polyester scrunchie (China, 500-unit run) lands around $0.60–1.20; a satin or silk scrunchie runs $1.50–3, driven by the fabric cost and often a higher-grade elastic paired with it.

Satin or silk for a hair-care-focused claim (less friction, less breakage); cotton for a casual, everyday feel at lower cost; velvet for a textured, seasonal look. State the fabric explicitly, as "scrunchie" alone doesn't specify it.

Cutting the fabric tube at an angle to the grain gives it natural stretch and drape, which is what allows the fabric to gather smoothly around the elastic into the signature scrunched shape. A straight-grain cut would gather stiffly and unevenly.

Typically 500–1,000 units per fabric and colorway, since scrunchies are a low-cost item where factories need higher volume to make a production run worthwhile.

Wider, higher-tension elastic holds hair more securely and lasts through more wash and wear cycles; specify both width and elastic grade, since a thin or low-grade elastic is the most common point of failure in a cheaply made scrunchie.

It's a real, testable material property — a smoother fiber surface creates less friction against hair than a rougher cotton weave, which does reduce mechanical damage and creasing. It's a legitimate spec difference, not purely a marketing claim.

Scrunchies generally fall under HS 9615 (combs, hair-slides, and similar articles) or occasionally HS 6117 depending on how the classification authority treats the elastic-and-fabric construction. Confirm with a customs broker, as this is a category with some classification variation.