MOLLY-MAE Hague recently revealed a fresh hairstyle after ditching her signature blonde extensions following the split with Tommy Fury.
The mum-of-one, 25, showcased her epic shoulder-length transformation on Instagram, explaining that she wanted to give her natural tresses ”a break”.
Although for many beauty buffs hair extensions help with a major confidence boost, it’s also important to give your real tresses a breather every now an then – experts advise to do so every two to three months.
If you’ve decided to embrace your natural mane but it’s looking a bit flat and lifeless, one woman has revealed how a purse-friendly buy turned out to be a game-changer.
The blonde stunner, only known as @twiceasgoodhair, took to TikTok to spill the beans on her jaw-dropping hair makeover – and it’s all thanks to an oil you can snap up from the high street.
In her video, the young woman explained that hair extensions were getting ”too expensive” and she could no longer afford to have them replaced as often as needed.
However, although she was now saving money, the beauty said that the thin tresses left her feeling ”insecure” and she hated walking around with her hair out.
”I’ve been in your shoes before and I know that this is the hardest and worst time – it feels like your hair is never going to grow back, it’s gonna take 90 years.
”Extensions – they’re a short-term fix to a long-term problem,” said the woman who described her natural tresses as a ”rat’s tail”.
Dropping knowledge bombs to fellow hair extension fans, the blonde stunner said ”the biggest piece of advice” she could give was ”to oil your hair”.
”Be consistent – do it every single week, once a week, 20 minutes before you wash your hair and this will be your single most greatest accelerator to growing that hair back.”
As proven by the real-life Rapunzel, there’s also no need to fork out a fortune for the epic hair glow-up – she was raving over Mielle Rosemary Mint Scalp & Hair Strengthening Oil, which sells at Boots for £10.99.
From nourishing hair follicles, smoothing split ends and helping with dry scalp, this bargain buy uses natural, organic ingredients and essential oils to provide the care your hair deserves.
The oil – which doesn’t contain any parabens, sulfates, paraffins, mineral oils and also hasn’t been tested on animals – is formulated for hair types and textures.
”You can’t say you don’t have time – because we all have 20 minutes […] and it will last you months,” she added.
And it’s not only the blonde beauty who’s been raving over the affordable haircare essential – more than 5,000 Boots customers have given the product a five-star rating online.
One woman said: ”I started using the oil and recommended it for my granddaughter. We both saw fast hair growth.
”My daughter in law then started using it and have seen a lot of hair growth.”
Hair experts at Philip Kingsley shared the four stages of the hair growtn cycle are: Anagen, Catagen, Telogen and Exogen
Anagen Phase: Also known as the ‘Growth Phase’ or ‘Active Phase’, is when the cells in the root of your hair are most rapidly dividing so more new hair is formed.
During the Anagen Phase, hair grows around half an inch a month [about six inches a year], and faster in the summer than in winter.
This phase of the hair growth cycle lasts an average of three to five years.
Catagen Phase: Following the Anagen Phase, your hair cycle enters a short transitional phase known as the Catagen Phase, which signals the end of active hair growth and cuts individual hairs off from the blood supply and from the cells that produce new hair.
Approximately three percent of all hairs are in this stage at any time and it lasts for around 10 days.
Telogen Phase: The third stage of your natural hair growth cycle is the Telogen Phase, a resting period when strands remain in their follicles but are not actively growing.
An estimate of 10-15 percent of your hairs are in the Telogen Phase at any given moment.
The Telogen Phase lasts around three months or 100 days.
Exogen Phase: The final stage of the Hair Growth Cycle, when individual hair strands are released from their follicles and fall out.
Now the whole process begins again.
Another chimed in: ”I’ve been using this oil for awhile! I love how soft and moist it leaves my natural hair!”
A third penned: ”I started using this after I went and got my hair cut almost a year ago…it grew my hair so fast.”
Unfortunately, whilst the reviews were mainly positive, not everyone had had the best experience with the oil.
One customer warned: ”This oil irritated my scalp and made my hair fall out. I washed my hair twice just to sooth my scalp. I do not recommend this product.”
Someone else who gave the product just one star said: ”Over time this product has severely damaged my hair causing it to snap at the root in places and just cause breakages all throughout my hair.
”I would not recommend this product to anyone as I’ve gone from thick, fairly oily hair to damaged, frizzy dry hair due to this oil.”
