Hair Care Tips and Tricks

Hair Care Tips

There is a lot you can do on your own to protect the longevity of your wig once you receive it.

Here are the tips and tricks we come back to. Keep this page saved and protect your investment.

Do's and don'ts

Do this

Detangle from the bottom up. Starting at the base will increase balding.

Always detangle before you wash.

Gluing it down? Wrap your edges in a silk scarf and put a bonnet on before bed. It keeps your lace from lifting and your hair from drying out, naps included.

Invest in a good serum or heat protectant. Serums are weightless and do wonders against frizz and heat.

Use less heat. We know you bought a wig so you could stop manipulating your own hair, but try flexirods at night instead of a curling iron in the morning. The curl pattern comes out neater and you will feel the difference in the texture.

Not this

Do not play in the hair while it is wet. This is one of the fastest ways to end up knotted. Wash it, dry it, style it, be done.

Never sleep in a wet wig.

Skip anything with an alcohol base. See our recommended products for what to reach for instead.

Skip anything heavy, oily, or greasy. We all get tempted by the smell, but it weighs the hair down, and oil is nearly impossible to get back out of anything. Hair included.

The truth about shedding

You will always get some shedding from a hand-knotted wig. What matters is knowing the difference between normal shedding and excessive shedding, and believe it or not, that comes down to the care you choose to take.

Look after your unit from the very beginning and you are far less likely to end up with a tangled, matted, unmanageable mess. We all know what that one looks like. The lifespan of your wig goes way beyond its first wash, so do what you can to prevent the worst case scenario.