#wig care

[jellyfish-cosplay]

The perpetration for CPAC has begun…

[seriouslynatural]

(via Guide To Moisturizing A Wig Or Extensions – Revive Wigs)

[ghoulsquid]

After like two hours of fixing the main wig, 40 minutes of washing, and another hour working on the pigtails I finally fixed this old wig. I was unsure if I could even fix it! I’m really happy with the result :’)

It was in such a bad state, now I feel like it looks even better than when I got it

[mav-exe]

I've got a question if you're willing to talk about it. I really love your wigs and they look so good on you, and super natural. I was wondering if you could talk about what you look for in a wig or what makes a good wig? I'm transmasc/nonbinary but I'd like to be able to have long hair sometimes and I haven't found any guides about wigs. Thank you ❤️

I just started wearing wigs recently. I got the black wig from a friend (though I *think* they purchased it on Amazon) and my long brown wigs from Amazon. My first suggestion would be to read reviews and see how many complaints their are. Some manufacturers use cheaper materials for their synthetics which cause them to clump and shed like crazy (like my first brown wig - rip).

Also, you're going to want a wig brush and/or comb. These are different from regular brushes because their bristles are wider apart and have looped or rounded ends. This keeps them from tugging too hard on your wig when brushing/combing them, which will reduce shedding to a minimum. You'll want to brush out/comb out your wig after every use to keep them from getting too many knots.

You'll also want to find some good dry shampoos and leave-in conditioners (though I've been told that you may be able to use fabric softener as a successful conditioner for synthetic wigs. I haven't tried it yet, though.) Don't wash too often to avoid drying out the wig.

Hair stylists also provide wig cutting services, where they will restyle and re-layer your wigs, helping to give a more unique and more natural look (see my first pictures of the black wig vs. more recent ones)

I'm very new to wig care so I'm still learning, but this is what I've learned so far. I wish you luck! And I've been loving the freedom that wigs are giving me! I can finally do what I want with my hair since I can just wear a wig to hide it at work, and also have the freedom to change up my look depending on my mood!

[lillirams]

I’m thinking about washing/detangling/rescuing my wigs this week. Any tips and tricks on how to do this best?

[stjernfaerie]

hey, do you have any tips for saving tangled wigs?

The first thing I would do is to wash her and see if that helps get some tangles out. If she’s only moderately tangled, that should help. Otherwise, the only thing I know helps is to trim off all the damaged fibers and wash her properly. 

[nobody7102]

Its wig wash day! Gods help me.

[ybbag777]

Advise to anyone that wears wigs

If you wear wigs everyday either for medical reasons such as myself , or for fashion reasons you have probably run into the issue of when they start to get frizzy, tangled , itchy and just don't look as good as they used to. Especially if you wear less expensive cosplay wigs because nicer ones are very expensive.

Using a hair straightener on the wig will actually fix that. Now of course always always check online or on the tag if your wig is heat resistant but I would recommend you use the straightener a lower setting. If your not sure you can also heat test on a part of the wig in the back or near the bottom of the hair. It may take a while but I found that it helps restore a wig to it's original state better then just washing and combing. I also found that putting the wig on a Styrofoam head also helped make the process easier but it's not fully necessary if you don't have one.

I'm aware that this will only work with heat resistant wigs and I'm sorry for that but If you have a heat resistant wig from Arda, rockstar, gothic lolita wigs or some wig website of the sort it should work. Amazon or eBay wigs you need to be careful with but again , heat test it or try contacting the company or seller to find out.

I also apologise for this not being quite as useful for curly or textured wigs. With curly you could try recurling them but it may not look the same and will take a somewhat long process but if you find it works with wigs of different textures, or you have a method for fixing up old wigs please do share.