Alena Kravchenko is a ‘real-life’ Rapunzel who boasts hair that is almost two metres long.
The 34-year-old from Ukraine spends an hour washing her luscious blonde locks which has been getting a lot of love online.
Documenting her hair journey on Instagram, Alena takes fairytale-esque pictures in front of scenic backgrounds.
The stunning images have helped her amass more than 13,000 followers on the social media app.
But unfortunately, it’s also invited some comments from men who wish to travel oversees to see her and ‘sniff’ her hair.
Some have even gone as far as to send Alena marriage proposals.
Alena laughs at them and just enjoys having beautiful long tresses which she’s been growing since she was a child.
Alena decided to heed her mother’s words at five years old, that ‘long braids adorn a woman’.
She said: ‘From childhood, her words live in my heart and soul throughout life.
‘For me, true beauty is in naturalness which is why my hair is so long, it is the manifestation of my inner world, part of me and my soul.’
Despite some of the weird requests she gets, Alena loves all her followers and the attention she gets.
‘When people see the length of my hair, they can’t hide their enthusiastic looks and emotions, it’s very nice,’ she added.
‘Also, many come up and say how unusual and beautiful it is nowadays.
‘My subscribers are the best and always delight me with positive and good comments addressed to me.’
Of course, having all that hair is no easy feat and takes a lot of effort to maintain.
Alena has to wash her hair once a week which takes an hour each time and she uses natural and professional hair products to control fizz.
She also combs her hair twice a day to get rid of any tangles and trims her ends every six months, keeping her locks healthy and strong.
The last time she cut her hair was in July where she trimmed 15cm.
Alena experiences no discomfort with her long hair but said she does accidentally step on it from time to time.
She said: ‘There are no physical discomforts, given that the braid grew with me all my life. My body is used to it.’
In a word of advice on how to grow long hair, Alyona stressed the importance of loving and protecting your hair to allow it to grow and stay radiant.
She said: ‘The main secret in long beautiful hair is a great desire to have such beauty. You cannot doubt it for a moment.
‘All women need to remember that at all times the real beauty of women was evaluated precisely by the beauty and length of her hair.’
‘The most important pluses of the length of my hair is that I stand out against ordinary women, I have my own personality and originality.’
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/23/real-life-rapunzel-receives-marriage-proposals-from-men-who-want-to-sniff-her-hair-11951311/
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