Tutorial (write up) - How to save your old wig! (Patreon)

Alright, so this can happen from time to time and it is fine! Maybe you threw it off after a long con day and it got tangled or you're like me and had this wig in a big for over a year only to see the horrors within lol.

So, what do you do now? Throw it out? NO! YOU KEEP THAT MONSTER AND HELP IT!

Now, how to do this!

- First thing you want to do is put the wig into a bath of warm water and using conditioner and a little shampoo get to work! Start massaging the fibers with it, you will need more shampoo depending on if you had any styling products in the wig such as hairspray, gel, etc.

- After you have thoroughly massaged the shampoo/conditioner into the wig you now need to finger comb the wig, try and undo any knots that are left in it with your fingers while the wig is still in the bath, it is much easier to do this when the wig is submerged.

- Now, take your wig out and place it onto a dry towel and begin combing through it with a plastic toothed comb, never use a metal one because it will cause the wig to get staticy and you don't want that, it will only cause more tangles.

- Flip it on the other side and repeat.

- Wait for the wig to dry, once it is you can place it back on a wig head and begin the most important part, straightening the wig! This only works if your wig is heat resistant though so make sure it is. Slowly use your hair straightener across all layers/length of the wig, the heat will help shape the fibers back to how they used to be! As you straighten the wig be sure to continue combing it as well, you may need to cut off knots that are just too tangled though.

- And that should do it! Your wig is now restored, you can also opt to spray it with some defizzing/detangling spray if you need that extra help! If your wig is long be sure to braid/use hair ties on the ends of it to keep it from getting tangled again!