Silicone is a semi-inorganic polymer that is heat stable, flexible and water resistant. Because of these qualities, silicone is used for a wide range of products, including silicone bracelets.

Silicone bracelets are inexpensive jewelry items that are colorful, durable and comfortable to wear. They have become a fashion craze both because of their appearance - and the messages they impart. The different colors of silicone bracelets represent different societal causes, from finding a cure for a particular disease to raising environmental consciousness.

Silicone bracelets, also sometimes referred to as rubber bracelets, first came on the scene when the Lance Armstrong Foundation, founded in 1997 by world-renowned cyclist Lance Armstrong, designed and began selling them. The silicone bracelets, dubbed Livestrong® bracelets, were sold as part of a fund-raising effort by the foundation to assist cancer survivors, like Armstrong himself. The bright yellow silicone bracelets, (so-colored to match the jersey color of the winner of the venerable Tour-de-France), rose quickly to great heights of popularity. Much of the popularity arose because the silicone bracelets and the cancer foundation's programs were publicized on the widely watched Oprah show. By February of 2005, more than 32 million people were wearing the Armstrong silicone bracelets.

Other charities, both large and small, soon entered the silicone bracelet market to bring awareness to their own causes. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation designed pink silicone bracelets emblazoned with their motto, "Sharing the Promise." Another group rallied support for U.S. troops with their yellow silicone bracelets stamped with "Support Our Troops" in black lettering. The AIDS foundation and Tsunami survivors, along with countless others, have benefited from the sales generated by the silicone bracelets.

A number of silicone jewelry manufactures have expanded their inventory to include awareness silicone bracelets 24HourBracelets.com one of the leading silicone bracelet manufacture. Our silicone bracelets customers can be purchased in bulk online, make custom bracelets with our 3D design studio, making them an economical way for small groups, schools, churches, and organizations to generate sales while advertising their cause. 24HourBracelets.com offer a wide variety of colors, styles and pre-printed messages, but they can also produce custom silicone bracelets with each group's own message stamped on the bracelets.

It may be too early to say whether silicone bracelets will continue to be popular fashion accessories, but it is fair to say that they have achieved a great deal in just a few years. Millions of dollars have been put to good use - simply because of the little silicone bracelets.