Fashion: many people today wear waist beads as a piece of body jewelry or an accessory.
Weight control: others use the waist bead to measure their waist size and over time the band will fall or roll up due to weight loss or weight gain.
Culture: there are a variety of meanings for waist beads in different cultures such as maturity and sexual attraction. Cultures that traditionally utilize waist beads include the Egyptian culture, Ghana, Yoruba, Ewe, Ashanti, Krobo, Ga-Adangbe, and others.
Spirituality: those who are practicing the awareness of the spirit use the waist beads for personal performances.
