For the past few months, I’ve been on a quest. I’ve invested countless hours, spent way too much money, tried dozens of products, practised multiple techniques. I’ve pored over videos, wasted water, even started a fire in my bathroom. It was not in pursuit of some noble goal. It was to achieve flawless Instagram hair.

“And with that I fell down an Instagram rabbit hole. I watched countless videos, all featuring women who looked like they’d stepped out of shampoo ads.”........

© The Sydney Morning Herald