Ricki Lake on Wednesday shared photos of her transformation after undergoing hair loss.
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Actress and former talk show host Ricki Lake posted images of her hair from December 2019 and January 2021. She said she is “finally at peace.”
In the Instagram post, she credited her hair care brand Harklinikken, which is called.
“For those of you who don’t know or don’t remember my personal journey,” Ricki Lake wrote on Instagram on Wednesday. “These side by sides show the dramatic success I’ve had using @harklinikken products. I’ve been following their simple and easy protocol for over 2 years now. People ask all the time, I use their shampoo, condition daily and their extract at night. I could not be happier with my results and to finally be at peace with my hair loss struggles. 🎉🎉🎉”
In her post of the photos, Ricki Lake noted that they were taken just over a year apart.
(The photo on the left is of Ricki Lake on December 31, 2019. The one on the right is of her on January 27, 2021.)
“Pic #2 – 1/27/21
#grateful #selflove #selfacceptance ♥️”
Ricki Lake Reveals Her Hair Loss
Ricki Lake revealed her hair loss more than two years ago, according to People. In the January report, she admitted to having at times felt suicidal because of the condition.
“I have been struggling with hair loss for most of my adult life,” she said alongside photos of her with a shaved head.
“First things first, I am not sick. (THANK GOD.) I am not having a mid-life crisis. nor am I having a mental breakdown, though I have been suffering,” she said. “Suffering mostly in silence off and on for almost 30 years. AND I am finally ready to share my secret.”
Lake went on to say “no one in my life knew the level of deep pain and trauma I was experiencing.”
She added: “I am not alone in this and my goal is to help others while at the same time unshackle myself from this quiet hell I have been living in.”