Daring Mzansi Woman Uses Relaxer on Her Dry Wigs and Shows Impressive Results on TikTok

Daring Mzansi Woman Uses Relaxer on Her Dry Wigs and Shows Impressive Results on TikTok

  • Siphosethu Dwashu from South Africa sparked a debate online after sharing TikTok videos about using a relaxer on her human hair wigs
  • The wigs were initially dry and brittle, but after using the relaxer, they appeared shinier and healthier
  • Viewers' reactions were mixed, with some finding the idea risky and others intrigued and wanting to try it themselves

PAY ATTENTION: Let yourself be inspired by real people who go beyond the ordinary! Subscribe and watch our new shows on Briefly TV Life now!

A woman shared TikTok videos of herself relaxing her human hair wigs
A woman had Mzansi divided after deciding to relax her wigs. Image: @sethucarbonado
Source: TikTok

A South African woman took the bold decision to use hair relaxer on her human hair wigs.

Siphosethu Carbonado Dwashu, from East London, posted a TikTok video showing all her wigs laid on her bed before she modelled them on her head. She showed their dry and brittle state before using a relaxer.

Siphosethu posted a second video showing the before and after of the wigs.

Read also

"Hasn't even been a week": Woman who works as waitress removes lashes and nails after graduation

She showed the results of relaxing the hairpieces, and they looked surprisingly shiny and healthier, proving that her experiment was worth the risk.

"Here are the results guys. Yhooo the way you guys are coming at me," an amused Siphosethu said in her caption.

Watch the videos below:

Mzansi amused by woman's wig experiment

The videos sparked humour and banter from netizens nervous about how the wigs would turn out.

Others were intrigued and even inspired to try the relaxing hack for themselves.

Asezile Ncumisa Maga asked:

"Uthi ungenwe yini nje? (What got into you?)."

Knowkwah❤️ We-Empire replied:

" Yabonake manje mtase I wanna do leyonto smakade (Now I want to do it too lord)."

Khanyo Ngwenya responded:

"Don’t do it I’ve tried it on my curly hair it was destroyed and I had to throw it away."

Read also

Unemployed woman swipes R31k for iPhone 15 Pro Max after leaving job, SA in awe: "Please adopt me"

MaKhanyile commented:

"Waze wangstressa I need to see the results bakithi ."

Koketso Jacobeth replied:

"I will wait here coz if it works I wanna try it."

I am Ayolah said:

"Andizi noba ndi -trust the process or kubizwe uMaDimphoo once (I don't know whether to trust the process or just call MaDimpho once)."

Nompumelelo Zisongo commented:

" Uphethwe ukuganga lapho (You just feel like being mischievous)."

Woman shows off R3.5k wig that's so tangled she can't comb it

In another story, Briefly News reported that TikTokker @kayleecarow posted a now-viral video showing her stiff, long wig, which she purchased for a hefty R3 550.

In the clip, she attempts to comb the course hair, which is a real struggle as she forces the comb down the long, hardened wig.

Yoh, talk about R3K going down the drain.

Source: Briefly News

Authors:
Nothando Mthembu avatar

Nothando Mthembu (Senior editor) Nothando Mthembu is a senior multimedia journalist and editor. Nothando has over 5 years of work experience and has served several media houses including Caxton Local Newspapers. She has experience writing on human interest, environment, crime and social issues for community newspapers. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree and an Honours Degree in Media Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, obtained in 2016 and 2017. Nothando has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Email: nothando.mthembu@briefly.co.za

Online view pixel