Hairdresser shares why she’d never sleep with wet hair – and it’s grossing people out

The shocking revelation has left many people questioning their beauty routines – as sleeping with damp hair every night has been branded as an absolute no-go by this qualified hair stylist

Many of us partake in lazy beauty habits from time to time – whether it’s squeezing spots that should be left well alone or failing to take our make-up off after a boozy night out. The societal shame around these practices is heightened by the constant pressure to nail our beauty routines – from the endless skincare hacks to fleeting make-up trends that are tough to keep up with.

Styling and looking after your hair is another struggle that tends to involve lots of products, but sometimes we end up making mistakes without even realising. A hairdresser has revealed one of the most common mistakes that people make with their locks, even before they’ve hit the shop shelves for shampoo.

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Partaking in a TikTok trend where specialists in their field share things they’d ‘never do’ after working in their profession, the hairstylist delivered her holy-grail advice for viewers – and one of them has left people in staggered.

Posting under the TikTok name @ girlfrombrumtown_new, the qualified hairdresser has strongly warned people against falling asleep with wet hair, as it can cause a surprising health issue that’s left many social media users horrified.

“I’d never go to bed with my hair wet”, the Birmingham-born beauty guru explains, “as constantly going to bed onto your pillow with damp hair creates mould spores in your pillow”.

“I don’t know about you, but I don’t think people regularly wash their actual pillow and basically you would need to replace it quite often to stop you breathing in mould regularly,” she continues.

Just when things couldn’t get any worse, the hairdresser dropped a horrible revelation about mould.

“I don’t think people realise that you can actually grow mould spores on the hair strand,” she explained.

Aside from the potential for mould growth, the woman also warns that “going to bed with your hair wet and up actually causes a lot of breakage to the hair because the hair is most vulnerable while it’s wet”.

Many shocked TikTok users flocked to the comments section to admit that they had no idea that sleeping with wet hair could cause so many issues.

One person said: “Oh wow I go to bed with hair wet every time I wash it… mould spores”.

Another added: “I send my daughter to bed with wet hair every other night… that will change. Thank you”.

“Not me laying here with wet hair that’s tied up,” a third commenter admitted.

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