这个从5岁起就拒绝剪头发的女人现在34岁了，看起来就像现实版的长发公主

While many of us dream about having long, luscious locks, we all know that having perfect long hair comes down to two things. The first thing is that you need to be extremely patient when you are growing it out and put a lot of effort into taking care of your hair. The second is, of course, genetics, so no matter what products you use, your thin, prone to breakage hair won’t become thick and healthy-looking. If you’re one of the unlucky ones who wasn’t blessed with patience or good genes, you can only admire those who have both of these things.

当我们很多人梦想拥有一头又长又性感的长发时，我们都知道，拥有一头完美的长发归结于两件事。第一件事是，当你在长头发的时候，你需要非常有耐心，花很多精力来打理你的头发。第二点，当然是基因，所以不管你用什么产品，你的头发都不会变得浓密和健康。如果你是一个不幸的人，没有耐心或良好的基因，你只能钦佩那些拥有这两种品质的人。

One of those lucky people is 34-year-old Alena Kravchenko from Odesa, Ukraine. She has been dubbed the real-life Rapunzel after going viral for her 6 foot (1.8 meters) long hair.

来自乌克兰欧德萨的34岁的阿莱娜·克拉夫琴科就是这些幸运儿之一。她凭借6英尺(1.8米)长的头发走红网络，被称为现实版的长发公主。

Alena has been growing her hair since she was 5 years old, after being encouraged by her mother. “From an early age, my mother instilled a love for long hair,” she told Bored Panda.

在母亲的鼓励下，阿莱娜从5岁起就开始留头发了。她告诉Bored Panda网站说:“从很小的时候起，我母亲就向我灌输了对长发的喜爱。”

She hasn’t cut her hair in almost 30 years, and despite her hair outgrowing her height of 5′6″ (1.68 meters) she doesn’t even think about cutting it.

她已经有近30年没有剪过头发了，尽管她的头发已经长得超过了她5英尺6英寸(1.68米)的身高，但她甚至没有想过要剪头发。

“My love for my braid is so strong that for a second in my whole life I did not think about a haircut. I can not see and cannot imagine myself with short hair or dyed in a different color!” she added.

“我非常喜欢我的辫子，以至于在我的一生中，连一秒钟我都没有想过要理发。我看不见，也无法想象自己的短发或染成不同的颜色!”她补充道。

While taking care of such long and beautiful locks takes some time, Alena says that it’s not that hard for her as she absolutely loves her hair.

虽然打理这么长又漂亮的头发需要一些时间，但阿莱娜说这对她来说并不难，因为她非常喜欢自己的头发。

“It’s not hard for me with my hair, nor the constant care of them, it’s all a joy because this is part of me — my beauty and wealth!” she states.

“这对我来说并不难，对我的头发，对它们的持续照顾，都是一种快乐，因为这是我的一部分——我的美丽和财富!”她说。

The woman says that to keep her hair healthy she allows it to dry naturally and uses products to nourish it.

这位女士说，为了保持头发健康，她让头发自然风干，并用产品来滋养头发。

“The main thing that I never do: I don’t dry my hair with a hairdryer, I don’t use curling irons, I don’t comb my wet hair (they dry naturally), it’s all taboo. I wash my hair once a week, use natural masks, various types of oils to nourish my hair; the main care is professional cosmetics. I definitely use dried fruits, nuts, and homemade cottage cheese.”

“我从来不做的主要事情是:我不用吹风机吹干我的头发，我不用卷发器，我不梳头发(它们是自然干的)，这些都是禁忌。我每周洗一次头发，用天然的发膜，各种油来滋养我的头发;主要的护理是专业化妆品。我肯定会用干果、坚果和自制的奶酪。”

Her ultimate tip for those who want to have hair as beautiful as hers is to love it. “In order to have long and beautiful hair, you just need to really want and love what you do.”

对于那些想拥有和她一样美丽的头发的人，她的终极建议是去爱它。“为了拥有又长又漂亮的头发，你只需要真正想要并热爱你所做的事情。”

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