In the News – The Longest Dreadlocks in the World

Snippet from the article:

Meet Asha Mandela – whose amazing 55ft locks are longer than a bus. The 47-year-old already has a world record but wants to go even bigger – despite doctors warning it could paralyse her.

“My hair has become part of me. It is my life. I will never cut it,” said the mother-of-one, from Atlanta, Georgia. “Cutting it would be equivalent to suicide. It would be like being a zombie.”

Asha, who calls her dreadlocks “her baby”, credits them with helping her overcome cancer, two strokes and two heart-attacks. Her incredible hair has also brought her fans across the world and she has launched her own secret hair formula on the back of her success.

Read the rest — Incredible photos and video of world’s longest dreadlocks that are longer than a BUS

Her dreadlocks weigh in at around 39 lbs, causing a curvature to her spine. She began growing her hair long around 25 years ago. I wrote extensively about this super long Rapunzel-like hair before and it is worthy to review the subject of this article.