"I Feel Beautiful": SA Woman Burns All Her Wigs on Camera to Embrace Natural Hair in Viral Video

• TikToker @ttthefarmer happily set her Vietnamese hair wigs alight outdoors, filming the moment to show her followers
• She said she felt "extremely gorgeous" with her natural hair and had no interest in selling the wigs and she amassed attention
• South Africans were divided online, with some praising her boldness and others wishing she had donated the wigs instead

A South African woman took her natural hair journey to a dramatic new level by burning her entire wig collection on camera. A TikToker posted the video on 4 September 2026, and it quickly caught fire online for reasons beyond the obvious.

The clip opens in a home kitchen, where she holds up several high-quality Vietnamese hair wigs, including a 20-inch, a 14-inch, and an 8-inch piece. She had never even worn the 14-inch wig. The only item she kept was a ponytail made from salvaged bundles. Everything else, she took outside and lit with a matchbox.

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The young farmer @ttthefarmer's reasoning was simple and unapologetic. "I feel extremely gorgeous with my natural hair," she said in the video. "I'm so in love with how I look. Maybe it's cause I'm getting older, I don't know, but jeez, I am in love, honey." She made clear she had no intention of selling the wigs either, saying she doesn't want to. Watch the moment she burns her wigs:

Mzansi split over wig bonfire

The video tapped into a conversation many South African women are already having about beauty standards, hair, and self-acceptance. Whether viewers agreed with burning or donating, @ttthefarmer's message landed clearly: she had made her choice, and she was not looking back. The comments section filled up quickly, with many other South Africans sharing similar views.

@Jaz_eveMag24 wrote:

"You could've donated it to matric ball kids though who don't have money, your call, my opinion 🤷🏽‍♀️"

@PRETTY🇿🇦 pushed back:

"Wig is like underwear, you can't give it away is my opinion."

@TattooedStufuzaOFit sided with the creator:

"I love that you burned them. Wigs must not be given away or borrowed."

@Kgaladi offered a broader take:

"I think the wig industry has given us beauty dysphoria. We have ruined our hairlines and we are uncomfortable with our natural selves."

@Scarlet MaV shared her own experience:

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Source: Briefly News