'I'm a hairdresser and my brushing method will give you your best hair ever - it absolutely reduces breakages'

Mary (who goes by @thisgirldoeshair on TikTok) offered her "top three tips to get the best hair of your life" - and they cost "absolutely nothing".

In a video, she advised women to brush their hair from the bottom upwards, particularly when it's still wet.

The expert said: "Brushing is one of the main things that causes breakage, aside from bleaching and heat styling.

"Just raking a brush through from top to bottom - you've got a load of knots and it's wet - that's a one-way ticket to breakage."

Instead, you need to "tease the bottom and work your way up", with the hairdresser explaining that this is far better for your hair and "absolutely reduces breakages".

While salon treatments can often be expensive, using this brushing technique is a free way to up your hair game.

For another cost-effective hair hack, Mary revealed the hair-washing method that will give you "the best hair of your life".

According to the expert, shampooing your hair once is simply not good enough.

She said: "Double cleansing - whatever you want to call it - shampoo your hair twice if you're not already doing that."

A second hair expert shared another hack for beautiful strands, revealing "the quickest way to transform" your locks - and it won't cost a penny.

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While heated tools are a staple in many women's hair routines - excellent for both drying and styling - they are not beneficial in terms of hair health.

A trichologist advised fellow hair enthusiasts: "Cut out heat completely - but if you can't do this, try and cut it down."

A model who has learnt a thing or two about hair also shared how you can have longer, healthier strands.

She advised women to ditch a careless hair tie habit that causes rips.