A mum was left shocked after her five-year-old daughter had a huge patch of her hair ripped out when it got caught in an electric whisk while she was baking with her grandmother.
The bizarre accident happened when the schoolgirl from Ayrshire, Scotland, was baking a cake on the weekend, and leaned over the bowl to check if the cake mix was ready.
But in a “split-second”, her hair became tangled up in the rapid mixer and was immediately torn from her scalp.
The child's fast-thinking gran quickly stopped the whisk, but not before almost a quarter of her beautiful brunette locks were gone.
Now, the girl’s mum is speaking out to warn other parents to be on their guard.
"My mum and daughter have always baked together and it's always been fun and totally safe,” she said. “This has just been a freak accident and we could not have seen it coming.
"She was leaning towards the bowl and in a split second her hair was ripped out. Thank goodness my mum managed to act fast and switch the mixer off or I dread to think how much worse it could have been."
The distraught mum told the Daily Record that while her daughter was initially upset and got a shock, she has bounced back and been so brave.
She said: "She has actually been incredible. She has been more concerned about us adults. Her scalp was a bit sore and tender for a few days but apart from that she has been ok, considering.
"It's us who have been so upset and she seems to be taking it in her stride. The only thing she was anxious about was going to school because she didn't want people to make fun of her."
The day after the incident, the 42-year-old mum contacted local hairdresser Linzi Bone Hair , desperate for her help.
Linzi, who specialises in hair loss treatments, used a technique called mesh hair integration and despite having a six-month waiting list, pencilled the youngster in straight away and has managed to completely cover the bald patch.
The mum said she “can’t thank Linzi enough”.
“She actually performed a miracle. I can't believe how natural her hair looks, you would think it had never happened."
The youngster will need to go for checks every four weeks and the family has been warned it could take six months or more for her real hair to grow back.
Hair specialist, Linzi says while her customers are usually alopecia and cancer patients, it's not the first time she has had to patch up a hair loss patch due to a similar accident.
"She was such a wee trooper,” she said.
“As soon as her mum got in touch I just made a space and ordered the hair because I just couldn't not help her.
"Sadly I have seen this kind of thing before with kids and adults getting their hair caught in remote control cars, drills, a fan or a go-kart.
"Where possible everyone should make sure hair is tied away completely because there are so many dangers that we just don't think about."
