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Wigs are worn for a variety of reasons such as for a new style without cutting your real hair, a quick fix to a bad hair do, or an alternative to going bald. The most popular and natural looking wigs are those made from real human hair. After receiving a human hair wig, to maintain the wigs natural looking appearance it is crucial to care for the wig correctly.

Human hair wigs must be cared for in ways similar to real hair. First of all most all human hair wigs come un-styled and need to cut and styled to achieve the desired results. You can cut a wig in the same way you would cut the hair of a real person. Keep in mind that the wig will not be able to re-grow hair. Be extremely careful how much length you remove from a wig.

Just like the real hair on your head, every time a wig crafted from human hair gets wet, the style falls out. The exception to this rule would be if your wig had a solid perm in it and was styled with mouse or gel to appear wavy and natural looking. In this case, some moisture would not mess the style of the wig up dramatically. Also, if you wear your human hair wig straight and natural looking, dampness would not ruin your do.

There are many similarities in human hair on your head and a human hair wig. An often time, however, the human hair on a wig has been chemically treated to remove the hair cuticle so the wig does not become a tangled mess. The majority of wig manufactures use chemically treated human hair because it is more cost effective. The untreated human hair wigs take more time to design.

Due to the chemical treatments most human hair wigs endure, the best hair care products for a human hair wig are per the direction of the manufacture. There are specially designed hair care products for human hair wigs that can also be used. In the case that you have a more expensive, untreated human hair wig, you can use the same products you would use on your own hair.

Washing a Human Hair Wig

Get a large bowl or pan and fill it with lukewarm water (enough to thoroughly cover the wig). Add one tablespoon of baking soda and combine with a capful of specially designed wig shampoo. Apply the shampoo through the hair carefully with your hands to keep the wig hair going in the same direction. This will reduce the amount of tangles. After you have thoroughly washed the wig, rinse well with lukewarm water.

Next, fill the bowl will new lukewarm water. Add one capful of specially designed wig conditioner. You are going to work the wig conditioner through