Hairdresser frees man from messy dreadlocks: how he looks afterwards amazes so many

Richmond (Virginia) - He has already landed numerous viral hits with his hairdressing videos on TikTok. Thai Nguyen (25) has already come up with just as many adventurous hairstyles. Nevertheless, the hair influencer from Richmond, Virginia, never gets bored. Because there are always new "hardship cases" that put everything that has gone before in the shade. This week is no exception.

Thai Nguyen is relieved when he sees his new customer's messy hairstyle.
Thai Nguyen is relieved when he sees his new customer's messy hairstyle.  © Bildmontage: TikTok/Screenshots/nguyensteadycutting

In his latest video, which went viral this Monday, the popular hairdresser groans out loud right at the beginning. His customer is in a great mood, waving his completely run-down dreadlocks around.

Nguyen then has to listen to the man tell him that he hasn't had a haircut in a good fourteen years. Many of his friends and relatives only know him with dreadlocks.

But they only bothered him because they were so heavy. Nguyen leaves no doubt that he wants to get rid of this "ballast" just as quickly as his guest.

To pay tribute to this step, the 25-year-old hands his "hardship case" the scissors with a request.

Curious TikTok clip goes viral at lightning speed

The customer looks like a newborn after the makeover. He solemnly holds up his old dreadlocks.
The customer looks like a newborn after the makeover. He solemnly holds up his old dreadlocks.  © Bildmontage: TikTok/Screenshots/nguyensteadycutting

"You can cut off the first piece yourself," Nguyen asks the American . He doesn't hesitate - and immediately cuts off one of his dreadlocks. "A big step," says the customer solemnly.

The hair expert can do the rest. His guest doesn't even have a specific hairstyle request, he just wants the dreadlocks to disappear at last.

The result is a young man who looks like he's been reborn. He triumphantly holds up his cut-off dreadlocks. "20 pounds lighter," he says happily.

This transformation is also very well received by the TikTok audience. It only takes two days for the clip to reach around four million clicks and more than 400,000 likes.

A great win-win situation for everyone involved!