You placed your order, waited weeks for it to arrive, spent the money for a good quality unit, now what? Simply put, this is when the most important aspects of owning a full lace wig set in. The care will either protect your investment, or waste it away.
One of the key factors in Full Lace Wig Care is understanding what you have exactly. Human hair, and plainly put, human hair that is around 5 yrs old. Why is it this old? Because hair only grows on average a half inch per month. One year equates out to 6 inches a year and the average is 30 inches used for a 26 inch unit. This is at minimum, 5 years that the hair has been exposed to the elements, and now that hair has been removed from its nutrient source to be made into your fabulous full lace wig. Care becomes the hair’s life support.
There are five main tools you will need in properly caring for your wig. They are shampoo, conditioner, a rake, your pillow case and your hair wrap. These are the 5 key players and unfortunately not all options are created equally.
A good rule of thumb for shampoo or conditioner is that if it costs between 20.00 and 30.00 for 8.5 oz’s then you have the right stuff. Products like Aveda & Pureology are just what the hair doctor ordered. As the shampoo and conditioner are key to protecting the hair’s natural oils, these are two items that you will be best to invest into.
Beyond washing your unit, your going to want to style it and that is where our Rake comes in. Brushes and combs provide too much tension on the hair and will cause breakage and shedding. There is just no way to avoid this. However, purchase a Rake or Pick and toss the brush and comb and your going to reduce the tension put on the hair and the knots and preserve your unit far longer and look great doing so.
If your wearing your full lace wig to bed, then the same attention to detail must be made for sleep habits as we do for when we are awake. Having the hair wrapped in a satin or silk wrap will reduce the tension of your sleep habits and allow the hair to move freely with your own movements. The key here is that the pillow case MUST be the same material as your wrap. If your hair is wrapped in satin, have a satin pillow case. If the hair is wrapped in silk…you get it right? This reduces tension and resistance between the two fabrics and allows the hair to remain protected.
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