Influencer reveals what hair extensions REALLY do to your hair, as she is forced to chop off her strands after only a few months of use.
Australian influencer Cartia Mallan has spent years growing her hair out, but ruined her growth after wearing permanent hair extensions for just a few months.
The TikTok user shared her struggles on the platform on Thursday with several videos documenting the process of losing all her hair, as she had to cut it in a bob.
She said she freaked out when she removed the extensions after just a few months and found that most of her hair had been pulled out and had become ‘shabby’.
Australian influencer Cartia Mallan has spent years growing her hair out, but ruined her growth after wearing permanent hair extensions for just a few months. Pictured (left) with her natural hair before the extensions and (right) after the extensions were removed
“I had been growing it for years and years and years and it was getting really healthy and it was in such a good place,” he said in his video.
‘And then I said I wanted my hair to be longer, I just wanted to change it. So I was like, “You know what, I’m going to have hair extensions for a month or two.”
‘So I put on these really long hair extensions. Then it was time to take them off and I literally had a heart attack because I had no hair left.
She said she had a ‘freak’ when she removed the extensions after just a few months to find that most of her hair had been pulled out and had become ‘shabby’.
Mallan proceeded to show pictures of her original long hair looking shiny and thick before revealing her hair extensions that gave her an extra hand of hair.
She then shocked her followers by pulling out her ponytail and revealing just how damaged and thin her hair had become since removing the extensions.
‘Look how thin my hair is now. Everything has been ripped off and completely destroyed. I literally have no choice but to cut my hair into a bob,” she said.
“I had been growing it for years and years and years and it was getting really healthy and it was in such a good place. And then I said that I want my hair to be longer, I just want to change it, “she said. In the photo with hair extensions
She continued: ‘There is nothing in the world I fear more than having to cut my hair. Like she’s obsessed with long hair.
“But my hair, now, really makes me want to cry because of how fine and thin and just tattered it is. It’s threadbare
Mallan went on to warn women to stay away from hair extensions if they want their hair to grow long and thick or already have damaged hair, saying she will never have permanent hair extensions again.
While documenting the process of her haircut, Mallan warned women not to get hair extensions if they wanted to grow their hair long and healthy.
The brunette beauty posted two follow-up videos that day.
The second showed her in the salon while the barber cut off a large piece of her hair.
In the final video, her new hairstyle was revealed: a long, thick mane that beautifully framed her genetically blessed features.
In the final video, her new hairstyle was revealed: a long, thick mane that beautifully framed her genetically blessed features.