The short answer is yes, you can swim in a lace front wig, with a good application and solid adhesive, it will not float off your head. Medical grade adhesives are used to attach full lace wigs wigs and they stay on when exposed to water. The long answer is that the water in swimming pools damages hair.

Most people know that chlorine is in swimming pools, most people also know that we have chlorine in our drinking water. Most people assume that a swimming pool is simply a large basin filled in with regular water, the same as what we drink. At some point it was. However, a swimming pool is a standing body of water, swimming pools are rarely, if ever, drained. What this means is that chemicals are constantly added to the water in a swimming pool to keep the bacteria and micro-organism levels low. More chemicals are added during hot weather and frequent use.

In a nutshell, repeated exposure will damage the hair in your lace front wig, just as much as it would damage your own hair. Especially when chlorine exposure is combined with sunlight. It is best to wear a wig cap when swimming, but in addition to that you have to make sure that you use a mild clarifying shampoo and quality deep conditioners.

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