A YOUNG woman has revealed that she found the secret to getting blonde hair without needing to visit a hairdresser.
According to Maya Richmon, there’s an beauty buy that turned her brown locks – and there’s no bleach involved.
A beauty fan has revealed the cheap product she swears by that turned her brown locks blondeCredit: TikTok/@mayasecretspam133
Maya Richmon used 10 bottles of a John Frieda spray for 10 months in totalCredit: TikTok/@mayasecretspam133
Posting on , the uploaded snaps of her long before and after her hair journey.
To kick off her carousel post, Maya initially shared a picture from behind from August 2024, as viewers were able to see her luscious medium brown locks.
Alongside the snap, Maya wrote: “My journey with the John Frieda Go Blonder spray.”
Maya claimed she has and instead of spending hundreds of pounds on highlights, she instead found the £6.50 solution.
Maya swore by the John Frieda Go Blonder Lightening Spray , which is £12.99 for a two pack from , working out at just £6.49 each.
Maya began using the spray in September 2024 and months later, in January 2025, the fan sprayed her locks for a week straight whilst in the sun.
Following this, in March 2025, Maya used the high street buy for another week whilst spending time in the sun.
Then, in May 2025, Maya was using the spray “consistently” and by July 2025, her hair had gone “so blonde.”
After 10 months, Maya had used 10 bottles in total and her .
According to the online listing, the is designed to be used in combination with heat to permanently lighten hair.
With a Citrus Botanical Blend, the formula is said to “provide customisable lightening for your best blonde.”
To use the spray, it is advisable to apply it carefully on clean, towel-dried hair.
You should use as usual and immediately your hair completely.
For optimal lightening, use straighteners or curling tongs afterwards.
While Maya loves the bargain buy, others claimed the product made their hair go orangeCredit: Tesco
Maya’s clip, which was posted under the username @ mayasecretspam133 , left many open-mouthed – it quickly went viral and racked up 5.8million views in just four days.
But social media users were divided by Maya’s mega and raced to the comments to share their thoughts.
One person said: “Love it.”
Another added: “I swear by this.”
A third simply commented: “Beautiful.”
Meanwhile, someone else chimed in: “I use this one tooooo, I love it.”
However, not everyone was as impressed by the John Frieda Go Blonder Lightening Spray and many shared their .
One woman warned: “It’s so damaging, it completely ruined my hair health.”
A second claimed: “That fried my hair.”
One beauty fan sighed: “Turned my hair orange.”
Whilst another explained: “I did this for yearrrrrs, eventually over did it and all of my lol.”
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