IT’S a situation that many parents can relate to.
But that didn’t make things any easier for mum-of-22 Sue Radford’s daughter Chloe, when she discovered her two-year-old little girl Mila had given herself a DIY haircut.
The mum-of-two admitted she was left sobbing when she discovered what her daughter had done.
“My two-year-old wants to show you the haircut she’s given herself and you’d better say something nice,” Chloe began, with the TikTok video following the format of a current viral trend.
She then introduced Mila onto the screen, as she said: “Wow, gorgeous.
“Are you pleased with yourself?”
The little girl showed that she’d taken the scissors to the front of her hair, with Chloe captioning the video: “Honestly if I don’t laugh I’ll cry!”
“Oh gosh Mila,” Chloe’s mum Sue commented on the video.
“Must admit I did a proper open gasp when you sent me the picture this morning.
“I think she’s actually proud of herself!
“She’s just getting herself ready for her birthday in a few weeks!”
“Why do they always have to take it to the scalp though?!” another added.
“My daughter did this and I actually cried a whole river!”
“Honestly it looks like she’s shaved it,” Chloe replied.
“I can’t believe how much she’s cut!! So upset I cried loads!”
“Oh Mila,” someone else wrote.
“I’d definitely cry so well done Chloe!”
“No I did cry when I first saw it, can’t lie haha,” Chloe replied.
Hair re-growth FAQs
Anabel Kingsley, Consultant Trichologist and Brand President at Philip Kingsley spoke exclusively to Fabulous.
How long does it take for hair to grow back?
Hair grows, on average, half an inch a month. You cannot speed this up.
Do rosemary oil and scalp massages work?
Oils do not promote hair growth. In terms of rosemary oil, the current trend stems from one small study carried out on 50 men in 2015. No women were involved, and the study compared the effects of 2 per cent minoxidil to Rosemary oil. 2 per cent minoxidil doesn’t do much for
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To support healthy hair regrowth, if you are experiencing hair thinning we’d recommend our Density Preserving Scalp Drops clinically proven to help slow hair loss with continued daily use within three months.
Telogen effluvium (hair shedding) due to nutritional deficiencies can often be simply treated with changes to your diet, and nutritional supplements such as our specially formulated Density Healthy Hair Complex and Density Amino Acid Booster.
Iron and Ferritin (stored iron) in red meat, dried apricots and dark, leafy greens. Vitamin B12 in animal products and fortified plant-based foods. Protein from oily fish, lean meat, cottage cheese, tofu, nuts, chickpeas, and beans.
However, there may be an underlying cause for their hair loss and rather than this being masked by using an off-the-shelf product, they should be encouraged to seek the advice of a specialist such as a Trichologist.
Other people in the comments took aim at Chloe for even allowing Mila anywhere near some scissors.
“My point would be how she got scissors to be alone,” one wrote.
To which someone else replied; “Either you aren’t a parent… Or you’re in denial about things self professed perfect humans believe children shouldn’t do just to belittle parents.
“One of my kids shaved her eyebrow once.
“Yes I felt guilty she got hold of my razor… But I’m glad I’m not judgemental like you!”
“Came here for the comments blaming you for not watching her or allowing her access to scissors,” another responded.
“It’ll grow before you know it! And it’s a rite of passage like a Sudocremed child!”
However, there were some who used the comments section to admit they’d found themselves in similar situations with their kids when they were little.
“I did this to my hair when I was about 7… I wore a headband for months til it grew out again!” one wrote.
“Bless her, we’ve all experienced that,” another laughed.
“Luckily she can have a side parting with a pretty hairslide to keep it in place.”
“My daughter cut the entire right side of her hair off,” a third admitted.
“I was hysterically crying.
“She’s 19 now and it grew back lovely – the joy of kids!”
