Woman's Hilarious TikTok Video of Painful Tight Locs Goes Viral, Mzansi Is Concerned

• A young lady had netizens cracking up in laughter after she showcased a video of herself with her painful locs
• The TikTok video of the woman gathered many views along with thousands of likes and comments on the video platform
• Mzansi reacted to the stunner's clip as they flocked to the comments section to poke fun at the woman, while others were concerned
• Briefly News spoke to qualified artistic and creative hairstylist Lazaros Sumbane, who shared the negative impact of pulling one hair too tight while braiding

This young lady shared a video of herself suffering all for the sake of beauty in a now-viral video that is making rounds on social media.

Woman shows off her painful locs

They say beauty is pain, and this woman learned it the hard way. In the footage shared by @moloto_k, the young lady can be seen standing in the bathroom, trying to put on her bonnet; however, she could not bring herself to do so as her hair was pulled so tight, causing her to feel an intense amount of pain.

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The video of the young lady captured the attention of many online users as it gathered over 1.2 million views along with thousands of likes and comments within one day of its publication.

In her caption on TikTok, the woman revealed that she was "not okay."

Watch the video below:

SA is concerned for the young lady

Many people rushed to the woman's comments section with concerns, while others simply laughed it off.

Prissymaro said:

"Guys, be careful of these hairstyles. Traction alopecia is real."

BookswithShazz Booktok advised the woman, saying:

"On a serious note, if you don't take those off, you are going to lose your hair."

Mazekeen_jade wrote:

"Take it out, bro."

Users poked fun at the stunner, saying:

"Why is it parted like Moses parted the Red Sea?"

Mosia Naledi commented:

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"Unbraid. Let them go at once."

Jessica Nyambi said:

"Unbraid my sister, losing your hair isn't worth it."

The negative impact of pulling your hair too tight while braiding

While speaking to Briefly News, Lazaros Sumbane said it is not "wise to make your hair so tight" as it is painful.

"If you pull your hair, it will break your hair from the roots, you are permanently damaging your hair and scalp. The hair grows from the pockets and is called hair follicles. If you break the hair from the roots, that strand of hair won't have roots, and the skin will rise inside the follicles and permanently seal the follicles, which will lead to hair loss in the area your hair was so tight and painful," he explained.

The hairstyles also stated that the scalp and hair should not suffer in order for you to get a good hair look as the tension on your scalp and hair can lead to severe problems, so it is "better to prevent than repair," he added.

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Lazaros Sumbane said that one can use the products to reduce the tightness.

"Products can be used, or one can use any water-based moisturising spray which helps reduce the tightness, it will temporarily break the hydrogen bonds, then the tightness will become a bit loose, and at the same time, it will moisturise the hair and scalp," he shared.

Woman's hilarious hair mishap leaves her in tears as netizens react

Briefly News previously reported that one woman left online users in stitches after she showcased the length of her braided hair, which did not match.

A clip posted by @uateugochi on TikTok shows the young lady sitting in what appears to be her bedroom. The woman was checking out her stunning braided hair. However, she quickly realised that the length of the hair did not match. She attempted to double-check again by pushing her hair to the back and still came to the same conclusion.

Source: Briefly News