If you’re new to wigs or haven’t had the confidence to experiment with styling, you might be wondering how to straighten a wig. Depending on the type of wig you have, you might not know whether you need to treat a human hair wig any differently than natural hair, can straighten synthetic hair, or can use heat on synthetic hair at all.
As long as you have the right approach, there’s no reason why you can’t enjoy the fabulous benefits of straightened hair with a wig. Follow our tips below to get the perfectly glossy finish without causing irreversible damage.
1. How to Straighten a Human Hair Wig
If your wig is made from human hair, you can treat it much the same as you would any human hair. This means you can straighten it using the following methods:
Hair Straighteners
Blow-Dry
2. Synthetic Wigs and Hair Straighteners
Unlike human hair wigs, synthetic wig fibres aren’t able to tolerate the high levels of heat produced by hair straighteners. Unless you have a heat-resistant wig, trying to straighten synthetic hair with hair straighteners can cause irreversible damage to the hair fibres.
3. How to Straighten a Synthetic Wig
If you don’t think you can use heat on your synthetic hair wig but want the option of straight hair, you could consider buying a straight wig to avoid damaging your current wig. Heat applied to synthetic wigs can singe and melt the hair, which can be an expensive mistake to correct!
If you are still interested in how to straighten your synthetic wig, our wonderful customers have provided us with a few solutions that you can read below:
Blow-Dry
Steam
Hot Water
To check you are doing all that you can to protect your synthetic hair wig, make sure you choose the right styling products and clue up on how to style heat-friendly synthetic wigs.
Choosing the right styling products for synthetic wigs
Final Thoughts On How To Straighten Synthetic Hair
We hope you feel more confident about styling your wig and are inspired to try out a new look now that you know you can straighten synthetic hair! Whether you are interested in an elegant straight-haired style or you want to reclaim your fabulousness with a curly-haired wig, Simply Wigs has a cap construction and colour that is sure to suit you. Take a look at our expansive range, or if you have a question, get in touch with one of our style experts today!
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We would LOVE to hear any tips that have been tried and tested by you, even if it ended in disaster! Just let us know in the comments section below.
If you are going to straighten a wig I recommend taking a small piece of hair from the bottom of the wig to see how the wig reacts to it and keep it on the lowest heat setting possible. Hope this helps!