How To Clean Your Wig Correctly ---4 Aspects You Should Mention!

  How do you clean your wig usually? The correct methods of cleaning will maximize the life of your wig and help to maintain the quality of its appearance. How many aspects should we attention?

1. How long should I clean my wig?

   Guides for cleaning your wig will always say you should clean your wig after 10-15 days. No, it depends where you’ve been wearing your wig, and how many hours per day you’ve been wearing it. So, it is recommended that you wash your wig every 6-8 wearings. More times you wear, more frequently you should clean it, but do not wash it too often. 

2. How should I wash my wig?

A.Pre-Wash: Remove your wig; Gently brush the wig thoroughly with a wig comb or brush to remove any tangles.

B.Shampooing: Ready a pot of cold water and one tablespoon of the wig shampoo. Immerse wig for one minute and stir the water gently. Do not rub. Slide your hand over the hair repeatedly until it is clean. Be particularly gentle on any hand tied areas of the wig cap as this area is the most fragile. Rinse the shampoo out of the wig in cold clear water until thoroughly rinsed. Blot the wig gently with a towel. Do not squeeze or wring. Rinsing is particularly important. If not done correctly, the wig will become very tangled. Once the shampoo has been applied throughout the wig and its cap, it must be carefully rinsed with cold water. The direction of the water flow is crucial in order to maintain a smooth and silky wig. The water should flow in the direction of the wig’s hair, from root to tip. If water flows in any other direction, tangling can easily occur. The wig must be rinsed thoroughly, to ensure that no shampoo is left in the fibers.

3.Conditioning:The wig should still be wet from washing. Apply a small amount of wig conditioner to your hands and rub together. Carefully work the conditioner through the hair, avoiding the cap. You want to keep conditioner away from the cap. On hand tied areas especially, the conditioner can cause the hand tied knots to become untied, resulting in hair loss. Thoroughly rinse the conditioner from the hair over cold running water. Instead of using regular conditioner, an alternate method is to very lightly spray your wig with conditioning spray, spraying 10-12 inches from the hair. 

4. Drying: The most important is avoid the use of hair dryers on hair wigs, as the heat can cause extreme damage, and could potentially ruin the entire wig. Wigs must always be air-dried in an upright position on top of a tall, slender object. Wig stands are the best drying mechanism, but, any tall, slender object can be used. 

3. Necessary Equipment for Washing Wigs

Wig Brushes,Wig Shampoo,Wig Conditioner,Wig Stand

4. How should I store my wig? 

When you are not using your wig always keep it on an “open air wig stand” or styling head. This will ensure it breathes and moves odors out. Store it away from the windows that receive strong sunlight for most of the day. Do not store it in a plastic bag. You can cover it with a scarf to keep dust off.