Practical Wig Care

[DeeDee]

I had a quick look but couldn't quite see another thread that seemed to cover this, it may belong in beauty more than general trans issues, but I have a question for those who have more practice then I do.

I have a cheap blonde bob wig that in my head is my every day wig - the style is short but feminine and is great, but because of the cut every so, whether by wind or movement the tip of the hair ends up across my face and gets stuck on my lipstick/lip gloss.

 

How do you remove lipstick stains from a synthetic wig? ?‍♀️

[ShawnaLeigh]

Ooooo  I'm going to have to pay close attention to this.  My wig is shoulder length and the bangs sometime sweep across my face.  I like to the playful look it gives me, but lets face it.  Its a pain when it does this.  I had not considered it fouling in the makeup.

 

[VickySGV]

I have worn wigs for years, and the fiber getting in your mouth is a regular pain, the same is true if your own hair is long enough to go there.  In all that time I never had make-up actually stain the wig fibers, they actually are a plastic that is not porous enough to pick up the color pigment of any of the make-up types.  As you remove the fiber from your lipstick, just hold it above the place it stuck with one hand and while sliding the fingers of the other hand down to the ends.  This is a very common female gesture if you really look around. 

 

For good care though wigs do need to be washed about every two months or so.

 

Regular hair shampoo does do a good job on cleaning wigs.  Put the wig in a sink filled with cool water and work a few tablespoons of the shampoo into it, especially the cap wefting, rinse thoroughly, and then take a PLASTIC coat hanger and gently insert it between the wefting, and hang it on your shower curtain rod until it is COMPLETELY dry.  When it is completely dry, remove the hanger, hold the wig in your hand, and using a stiff tipped brush comb it from the ends to the cap wefting.  Do that holding the wig by the front edge, and when untangled, turn it around and do the same from the back neck edge to fluff it up.
 

[DeeDee]

Thanks for the great advice Vicky! ? ?