Are You Shampooing Your Wig & Hair Too Much?

There’s no question Wigs in Canada are here to stay-people wear them to protect their real hair through fashion trends, as well as to keep looking good through medical problems that result in hair loss, similar to hair growing from your scalp, wigs need regular cleaning to stay in good shape and last. Generally speaking, as you clean your wig, you’ll have to forgo “regular” hair care products and buy cleaners and conditioners made especially for wigs.

Your hair versus a wig

When you have real hair growing from your head, oil from your scalp (and to some degree, your face) gets on the strands. This isn't all bad, because the oil smooth’s the outermost layer or cuticle of the hair. This makes the strands look shinier and makes it easier for the hair to regulate its moisture content, minimizing breakage. When you wear a Human Hair Wig, however, the natural oils from your scalp don’t get on the wig as much.

When you wake up in the morning do you head to the shower to shampoo your hair? Many people do, but for some hair types, it may not be smart to use shampoo every day. Frequent shampooing can quickly dry hair out-leading to frizziness, flyaways, and hair static which can be difficult to tame. Daily shampooing also dries the scalp out and can reduce hair’s natural shininess as it strips away oils. What’s the solution?

If you have extremely oily hair, you may need to use shampoo every day – but that doesn’t mean you have to put it on your entire head. Concentrating shampoo around the scalp and rinsing the rest of the hair with water still remove excess oil, but is kinder and gentler to the drier ends. Even people who have an oily scalp usually have dry ends if their hair longer. Why punish the ends every time you shampoo?

If you have dry hair and you usually shampoo hair every day, try skipping a day and see how your hair looks. Your hair will probably have more shine and vitality because you’re not constantly exposing it to detergent – which is basically what shampoo is. Even shampoo made for dry hair strips oil from hair and reduces shine. Using shampoo every day particularly bad for color treated hair since it.