What Does Wearing Wigs do To Your Hair

Custom lace wigs are amazingly beautiful but require taking care of your natural hair underneath to maintain the health and length of your hair. Lace Wigs do not cause significant hair loss. However, constantly wearing lace wigs too tight and neglecting your natural hair underneath can cause hair damage, traction Alopecia, or specific hair loss resulting from repetitive pulling on the natural hair strands and follicles. Many women that wear lace front wigs apply glue to lay the lace down can be harmful to your hairline, hair, and scalp when overdoing this technique. The combination of the lace and glue constantly rubbing against your skin, scalp, and hairline will also result in potential thinning, balding, and skin discoloration. Amazingly, Silk Opulence Lace Front and Lace Closure Wigs are completely custom made, glue-less, and moisturizes your natural hair because of the real silk. Below are important questions and answers to help natural hair upkeep while wearing a wig.

Q. How often Should You Wear a Wig?

A. If you are wearing a wig daily, take your wig off every three days and spray your natural hair with water and oil (combined or separately). Do not go longer than 6 weeks of wearing your wig without spraying a leave-in conditioner, water, or oil on your scalp and hair underneath to avoid severe dryness, which will cause your natural hair to become weak and start breaking.

Q. How tight should your wig be?

A. Always make sure your wig is snug on your head and fits properly but is not too tight. Wearing the wig too tight can cause headaches or leave indentations around the perimeter of your head and hairline. Over time, this will cause hair breakage and, in severe cases, can cause traction alopecia.

Q. What types of braids do you get done for wigs?

A. Braids underneath a wig should always be small and secure. For lace front wigs, the pattern we recommend is straight back cornrows. However, always make sure your braids are not too tight. If they are done tight, spray warm water to the hair and apply oil to the scalp every 4 hours for the first 24-48 hours. If the braids are not loosening, we suggest taking the braids down because your hair is under a lot of stress and is not loosening or growing, which can result in balding and thinning.

Q. Q. How often do you wash your hair when wearing a wig?

A. It’s best to wash your hair at least once every one to two weeks when wearing a wig. However, realistically speaking, going longer than two weeks without washing your hair should not cause harm to your hair as long as your hair is moisturized. But, we recommended not going longer than three weeks without washing your hair.

Q.How do you stop your wig from sliding?

A. Many times wigs slide back because they are too big or too small for the head, the natural hair underneath the wig is not braided properly or at all, and/or there are no security features in the wig to stop it from sliding. Silk Opulence wigs offer an array of features to prevent the wig from sliding back such as adjustable straps, wig combs, and cap customization. An additional process to help stops the wig from sliding is applying a holding gel or holding spray to the front of the lace, applying a scarf or melting band on for 15 minutes, and letting it dry.

Ultimately, wigs are beneficial to the natural hair and scalp, and Silk Opulence Human Hair Wigs will last you many years with proper maintenance. In addition, our wigs keep the hair and scalp moisturized with our innovated Real Silk frontal and Closure Wigs. Our experts provide free access to trending styles and natural hair care information by subscribing to our emailing list and YouTube channel. Shop Now for the best custom raw human hair wigs and hair extensions for all women.