I bought these for my 3 month old daughter. When they came, they were packaged in plastic. After opening them, they smelled like chemicals. I wasn't putting them on my daughter's head smelling like that, so I tried washing them, gently. While I was washing them, the flowers (mostly the animal print ones) fell to pieces. The bands and flowers both still smelled like the chemicals. I returned them and will not be buying any more Ema Jane products. Glad Amazon has a great return policy.