roz Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Hello - I would like to know if anyone has some knowledge on caring for and storing wigs. So far I have been using a baby's brush and putting them in a hairnet, but I am sure there is an industry method for doing this properly? They are synthetic wigs, not real human hair. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrelly Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 You can buy foam head fairly cheap to store wigs, it keeps the shape and just cover them with a plastic bag to keep them dust free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w/robe Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Do you want to store/preserve the wigs themselves or the style that they have been dressed in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roz Posted January 11, 2008 Author Share Posted January 11, 2008 Hi and thanks for the replies. It's more how to brush them - some are long wigs and get tangled - can I use a tiny amount of baby oil for example to tease out the tangles? I have seen the polystyrene heads, but not got any yet. I guess I want to preserve the wigs and keep the style. Some of the wigs have hard shells with hair that just cannot be combed and you wouldn't want to either for fear of breaking them. Others have like a lace inner and these ones I have been using a babies brush on. With the latter style I have been storing them flat. Is this ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w/robe Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Roz I guess from your profile and your comment about some of the wigs having 'hard shells' that these are for shop mannequins.I imagine that they could be constructed differently to both mass produced and hand knotted theatrical wigs and I don't fell confident to advise you in case what is fine for normal wigs ruins yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roz Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 Thanks for the comments - yes the wigs I have are for mannequins. I guess I will play it by ear and learn as I go along. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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