If you’re new to wigs or haven’t had the confidence to try styling your wig, you might be wondering how to straighten a wig. A question we often hear is, ‘can you use heat on synthetic wigs?’
There’s no reason you can’t enjoy the benefits of straightened hair with a wig. Follow our tips below to help you get the perfectly glossy finish without causing irreversible damage.
Yes, you can straighten a wavy wig to achieve a different look. Most human hair wigs are heat-resistant and can be styled using low-heat settings on a flat iron or a hair straightener. However, it’s important to check the manufacturer’s instructions for your specific wig to ensure that it can withstand heat styling.
Synthetic Wig‘s and hair straighteners
Unlike human hair wigs, synthetic wig fibres aren’t able to tolerate the high levels of heat produced by hair straighteners. Unless you have a heat resistant wig, straightening a synthetic wig with a hair straightener will cause irreversible damage to the hair fibres.
To make sure you are doing all you can to protect your synthetic wig, make sure you are using the correct products by reading our blog post on choosing the right styling products for synthetic wigs.
How to Straighten a Human Hair Wig
If your wig is made from human hair, you can treat it much the same as you would any human hair. This means you can straighten it using the following methods:
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