I was asked this week “How do you wash your wig?”. I’m asked this question a lot so I thought other people must wonder about this as well.

Well there really isn’t any smoke and mirrors with this. If it’s a synthetic fibre wig I would do the following:

• Fill the fill with cool water and add some mild shampoo and conditioner.
• DO NOT scrub the wig just swish it around in the water from side to side and up and down.
• Rinse out the shampoo and add a little conditioner as this will help de-tangle the wig.
• Rinse out the shampoo and squeeze out excess water remembering to be gentle.
• I hang my wig on the towel rail, which is switched off, to dry drip dry

For human hair wigs I would do the same apart from using warm water. If you use warm or hot water with synthetic wigs the fibre goes a bit weird and doesn’t look right so the wig doesn’t last as long.

I personally use a sheen spray to keep the wig looking fresh and perky….OK looking good. Sheen spray also helps to keep the tangles at bay. With synthetic wigs you really only should use a little. Why? Well I used loads once and a few people commented on how shiny my hair was. I took it as “Oooo look how greasy your hair looks..” Too much and you may as well wash it out. Trust me less is more!

However with Human Hair wigs you don’t have to worry about that as it seems to sink in really well into the hair. Plus as you can use tongs and flat irons on the wig it’s used up protecting the hair from the heat as well as keeping the tangles at bay.

How do you care for yours?

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