Ladies, our prayers have finally been answered – wine has officially been deemed good for your hair.  YAY!

According to Marie Claire, the man responsible for Deeta Von Teese’s luscious locks – celebrity stylist John Blaine – has announced that red wine is so good for your hair he’s made a whole hair care range full of it.

But before you start downing bottles of the red stuff, it might be worth knowing that it’s actually a wine extract which needs to be applied directly to the hair that has hair-enhancing properties.

So unfortunately drinking glass after glass of Merlot cannot be justified with the excuse “it’s good for my hair” just yet.  Awh!

John’s Vine de la Vie range – which includes shampoo, conditioner, styling elixir and serum – uses the polyphenols from red grapes to boost the recovery of damaged hair.

Polyphenols are found in red wine and have been shown to treat a host of conditions including inflammation, cancer and now damaged hair.

So while we wouldn't advise washing your hair in wine just yet, at least you'll have some beauty news to share over your next glass of vino.