I’m 27 & I’ve never cut my hair, it’s so long it nearly hits my knees – trolls tell me it needs a trim but I won’t do it
A WOMAN from Mississippi has gone viral for the length of her hair.
Mandy Bowen, 27 and a mother of three, revealed she has never cut her hair – not a single trim, or cut when she was a kid.
He hair is over three feet long and reaches mid thigh.
So how has she managed to grow her locks this long? And why has she never cut it?
In a recent TikTok video, Mandy explained her hair care routine.
“I’m 27-years-old and I have never cut my hair, not even trimmed the ends or when I was a kid,” she said.
“That was how I was raised, and I carried it on into adulthood. And it’s a personal decision of mine.
“I think it’s really cool that I’ve had the same hair since I was a kid.”
The longer your hair, the more time it will take you to wash it. So how does Mandy go about washing her tresses?
“I’ve trained my hair to wash it every seven to nine days, and it doesn’t get really oily,” she revealed.
“I can get three to four washes worth from one bottle of shampoo.
“But when it comes to the day I actually have to wash my hair, I have to give myself the biggest pep talk ever because I dread it.
“And I dread brushing it afterwards, I normally get my husband to that.”
Despite having gorgeous long hair that most women would envy, Mandy is subject to trolling and questions from ‘Karens’.
“People say my hair should be ‘way longer’ than it is for 27-years-old,” she remarked.
“I don’t trim my ends, so of course they split and end up breaking off.
“Things like hormones, your diet, can contribute to somebody’s hair growth.
“I’ve had three babies and I’ve lost hair during each post partum phase.
“So I’m sorry if you think my hair should be longer than what it is but that’s just the fact of the matter.
“And I curl my ends a lot and when I do that, I find that a lot of the time, the ends will burn off, so I feel like that is another reason why my hair is this length.”
Mandy’s videos are full of comments from people telling her to cut her hair.
Why doesn't Mandy cut her hair?
Mandy practices Pentecostalism – a Protestant Christian movement emphasizing baptism in the Holy Spirit.
Some women who practice that religion choose not to cut their hair, as they believe hair it has spiritual significance.
An extract from Corinthians in the Bible states: “But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.”
Mandy is a preacher’s wife, and so her family attends church reguarly – she even admitted to Sunday being her favourite day of the weekend because she goes to church.
She also revealed that “several aldies” at her church do not cut their hair.
One said: “Trim your ends and it will grow faster and be healthier.” Mandy replied: “True, but I don’t cut or trim my hair at all.”
Someone else asked: “Why don’t you trim it?” And another person replied: “She thinks God doesn’t want her too.”
One comment read: “Haircuts are really important for hair growth!
“If you don’t trim split ends it will travel up the hair and break off (not trying to be rude btw just informing people who don’t know).”
But Mandy interjected: “I can speak for myself thank you. It is for Biblical reasons. I personally feel I shouldn’t cut my hair so I don’t.”
In several of @mbs.hairwithstyle videos, she is seen combing her hair back before styling it in a bun or updo, very rarely is she seen with it loose.
Mandy was asked in the comments section: “Do you always wear it back?”
She replied: “Mostly in the summertime yes, because it’s so hot and humid in Mississippi!
“I wear it curled or waved and down in the fall and winter a lot.”