Wig Maintenance

I got an email from a reader a few days ago asking how I washed and took care of my wigs. So, instead of just responding to her, I decided to write a post about my wig maintenance routine. Since I only wear curly, synthetic wigs, my routine may be different from how others would instruct you to wash a straight, or human hair wig. So, let me preface this by saying this is how I wash MY wigs. I am by no means saying this is how you should wash yours. I am simply sharing my routine. Get it? (I had to put that disclaimer in before someone leaves a comment talking about how I made her mess her wig up! LOL)

Ok...Here Goes:

1. I make sure that my wig is as detangled as possible.
2. I fill my bathroom sink with lukewarm water and squeeze a teaspoon of wig shampoo in the water stream.
3. I take the wig and submerge it in the water and swish it around for a few minutes.
4. I transfer the wig to the shower and rinse the shampoo out with lukewarm water.

**Repeat steps 3& 4 twice**

5. I apply I palm size amount of a cheapie conditioner ( usually V05) to the wig with my hands and distribute evenly. I leave the conditioner on the wig for about 5-10 minutes.
6. I transfer the wig to the shower again, and rinse the conditioner out with lukewarm water.
7. I wrap the wig in a towel, being careful not to disturb the curls. (messing with the curls while the hair is dripping wet may alter the curl pattern.)
8. I place the wig on a flat surface, on top of a towel to dry. (hanging a wet wig up to drip-dry may elongate the curls, and alter the original curl pattern.)
9. After the wig is about 90% dry, I spray it with lightly with distilled water, brush through it with a paddle brush, (or detangle with my fingers), cover wig with a net cap, and lay the wig on a flat surface to dry.

Throughout the week, after I take my wig off at night I repeat step 9, spray with distilled water, detangle, cover with net, lay flat to dry. No special wig sprays, no special products, just distilled water. I find that using actual  "wig maintenance products" on my wigs limits how long they last. Distilled water does the trick for me.

As always, I hope this information was helpful. If you have any questions, just leave me a comment below.