Wednesday, December 5, 2012

How To Wash And Maintain Your Lace Wig


How to wash and maintain Remy hair Lace Wigs.     Lace wigs are professional products and it is extremely important you familiarise yourself with the texture of your lace wig. Only use products that work well with your lace unit's texture. Some products you use on your own natural hair may not work well with your Full lace unit.  
1. Before washing your Full lace Unit, gently brush using detangling brush or leave-in conditioner such as Brandywine to soften the unit so you do not pull on the fragile knots as this may cause shedding. Brush from tip of the wig to base, Never begin brushing from top or middle as this may cause damage or tangle the unit. 

 
2. Ensure you have cleaned and removed any adhesive or tape residue around the perimeters of the lace using soft bristle brush and Oil based solvents such as C-22 Remover 

3. Place your full lace wig on the Styrofoam head and use T pins to gently secure. 

4. In a spray Bootle, mix a capful of shampoo and fill the remaining with Luke warm or cold water. It is very important to use shampoo that is suitable for your Full Lace wig texture. Products that work well are Silicon mix,  Nearly Natural , Aveda, Paul Mitchell. 

5. Place your Full lace wig  on the Styrofoam head under a gentle stream of cold or luke warm water and pour or spray shampoo mix evenly over the wig and use a wide tooth rounded edge brush to distribute the shampoo evenly. remember to always comb from ends of the hair to the root, Never from top or middle.   6. Rinse your unit thoroughly on the Styrofoam head using gentle stream of cold water.   7. In a spray, mix a capful of conditioner and fill the remaining with cool water. It is important to use conditioner products that are suitable with your full lace wig texture. products we recommend are silicon mix, nearly natural, Redken Smooth down, Aveda, Paul Michelle 

 
8. Place your Full Lace Wig on the Styrofoam head under a gentle stream of cold water. Pour or spray the conditioner mixture evenly over the unit and using a wide tooth rounded end comb to distribute the mixture all over the unit from tip to root of the unit. Remember not to comb from top or middle as this may cause damage or tangling. 

For deep conditioning - you may spray the Nearly Natural Lace wig restorer evenly on the unit after applying the conditioner and allow to sit for 5 minutes before rinsing with cold water. This products will soften, restore and revive your unit sealing all split ends.

9. Rinse your Full lace wig thoroughly on the Styrofoam wig head in a gentle stream of cold water. 

10. Blot dry your full lace wig with towel in gently patting motion.

Spray or apply your leave in conditioner if desired and allow to air dry.

11. To minimise shedding, Apply the Knot Sealer. This is done by turning the unit inside our and spraying the knot sealer inside of the base of your unit and dry with warm hair dryer. 2-3 coats of the knot sealer is recommended. 

12. Style your Full lace wig as desired. Remember not to apply to many oil based products on the unit as this may weigh down the hair and cause tangling.


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