A woman who used to rub an onion on her scalp in a desperate attempt to grow her hair back has finally embraced her condition. Nikita Laing spent 14 long years struggling to come to terms with her alopecia as she tried every treatment she could to cure and hide her disease from her friends, WalesOnline reports.
The condition causes hair loss, mainly on the head and face, as the immune system attacks hair follicles. Nikita's confidence was dented so badly that she often cancelled plans with friends because she didn't have the spare two hours it would take to style her thinning hair.
The midwife, 31, describes her diagnosis as a ''dark time in her life," with a low point coming when she tried rubbing onions on her head in a bid to regrow her hair. Nikita now confidently embraces her hair loss and encourages others who are suffering from the condition to speak out about their personal journeys.
