Ricki Lake is showing off her hair transformation.

The actress and former television host, 53, shared a post on Instagram Wednesday of side-by-side images of her tresses from December 2019 and January 2021. In the caption, Lake praised hair care brand Harklinikken for her "dramatic" hair improvement.

"For those of you who don't know or don't remember my personal journey. These side by sides show the dramatic success I've had using @harklinikken products," she began.

Noting that she has been following the brand's "simple and easy protocol for over 2 years now," Lake then shared that she uses Harklinikken's "shampoo, condition[er] daily and their extract at night.

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"I could not be happier with my results and to finally be at peace with my hair loss struggles. 🎉🎉🎉," she wrote, adding the hashtags "#Grateful," "#SelfLove" and "#SelfAcceptance."

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Lake first opened up about her hair loss with fans in January 2020 with posts on Facebook and Instagram. At the time, she said she was "finally ready to share my secret."

"It has been debilitating, embarrassing, painful, scary, depressing, lonely, all the things," she wrote, in part.

"There have been a few times where I have even felt suicidal over it. Almost no one in my life knew the level of deep pain and trauma I was experiencing."

The star also explained that she was sharing her story to help others struggling with hair loss, adding, "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."