How to Care for a Human Hair Wig

The decision to wear a wig often stems from a person’s desire to change her appearance or to cover thinning, balding or hair loss due to illness. Wigs have come a long way from the days when synthetic wigs looked artificial and frizzed easily. In fact, human hair wigs are now available that look and feel like a real head of hair. Human hair wigs are also less likely to frizz and are heat tolerant, which means that a wig can go from straight to curly with the use of a curling iron or hot rollers. The care of human hair wigs is minimal, usually requiring no more than a grooming every few weeks.

Step 1

Remove tangles from your human hair wig with a wig brush or a wide-toothed comb. Start at the ends of the hair and work your way up toward the crown.

Step 2

Turn on your tap, and give the human hair wig a cool water rinse. Add a squirt of wig shampoo to the human hair, and work it in using your fingertips. Human hair wigs require shampooing every two weeks.

Step 3

Rinse the human hair wig once again to remove the shampoo. Add a squirt of wig conditioner to the wig, working it through with your fingers. Give the human hair wig a final cool water rinse.

Step 4

Set the human hair wig on a towel. Pat the human hair wig with the towel to remove excess amounts of water.

Step 5

Place the human hair wig on a folding wig stand to air dry. Style the wig using your fingers once it is dry completely. Use a curling iron to add curl or waves to your human hair wig.