My easy 10p hack is great if you’re losing loads of hair – it’s yummy, totally natural & it will also stop breakage
A WOMAN has spilled the beans on how you can cure hair loss – and stop breakage for good – thanks to an yummy 10p hack.
On average, people lose anywhere from 50 to 100 hairs a day – but we don’t really notice this as these strands are replaced with new hair.
However, severe hair loss is completely different, with approximately 6.5million men and 8million women in the UK affected by it, according to data.
There are just as many reasons you might be dealing with hair loss as there are high street bargains to tackle it – but with so many options, it can often be overwhelming to pick the right one.
However, if you’re on the lookout for more natural alternatives – that also won’t break the bank – you’ve come to the right place, as one beauty buff has shared a purse-friendly trick.
The best part? Not only will it stop you from losing the tresses but it’s also delicious, with lovely sweetness to it.
Taking to TikTok, the woman, Kirti Tewani, explained how she uses a common baking and cookie ingredient that’s most likely already sitting in your kitchen – raisins.
That’s right – the humble raisin, often hated by kids, can allegedly cure hair loss when mixed with water.
The raisin ”drink” – which is made simply by soaking raisins in water overnight – boasts a number of purported benefits, such as growing thicker hair, aiding weight loss, minimising skin-ageing, just to name a few, Cleveland Clinic reported.
As demonstrated by the beauty – who uses the ancient Indian medical system Ayurveda – you will need to soak a handful of the carrot cake essential at the end of the day.
In the video, Kirti (@kirtitewani) showed the yummy hair hack with ”15 to 30” raisins and went on to praise its properties for your tresses.
”Black raisins contain nutrients that can support hair health and growth, including iron, vitamin C, and antioxidants.
”These nutrients can help with: scalp health, strengthening hair follicles, promoting healthy hair growth, and maintaining hair’s natural colour.”
She added: ”Let’s not forget the zin in the seed that also helps with breakage.”
To make the at-home hair drink, start by boiling two parts water, add one part raising and turn off the heat.
The concoction is then soaked overnight and the result is a drink that’s a light golden brown colour and has a nice natural sweetness to it.
Whilst some advise to discard the raisins (£1.25 for a 500g bag at Aldi), the dark-haired stunner recommended to both eat the dried berries and to drink the water – however, the latter ”is more important”.
The 4 stages of the hair growth cycle
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.
Spilling the beans on the platform, Kirti said you should ”start with 15 to 30 raisins and after a few months reduce it to five to ten”.
Since being posted on the platform, where the beauty boasts close to 410k followers, the clip has racked up thousands of views and hundreds of comments.
One person cried: ”I need a forest or raisins. I have 3 hairs left.”
Another vouched for the results, claiming they’d experienced a sudden improvement in their tresses.
”Oh I’ve been eating raisins for the past month & have noticed the strength with my hair but didn’t realise the raisins were the reason.”
Someone else chimed in, writing: ”it’s also soo good for acne scars it helped me so much.”