| The biggest selling wigs today are synthetic. There | | | | wear a wig after all! Some people don't and choose |
| are a number of reasons for this, they are cheaper | | | | to wear scarves and turbans instead. By going to a |
| than human hair and quite often they look more | | | | shop you will acquaint yourself with the different wig |
| realistic. So what is the difference between the | | | | cap constructions and the different styles and colours |
| different synthetic wigs? Most people with hair loss | | | | available. Choose a good shop with a large stock. |
| would not wear anything other than a wig with a | | | | Some shops only carry a small amount and you may |
| monofilament top. This is by far the most realistic | | | | not be able to see a good range. |
| approach. Monofilament means that the scalp area of | | | | Some people complain that wigs can be itchy. Indeed |
| the wig is hand tied onto a skin like material giving | | | | they can, but there are ways round this. Wear a wig |
| the appearance of hair growing from the scalp. | | | | cap underneath to stop the itching if you have no |
| These wigs are more expensive due to the time | | | | hair at all. If you have hair, the problem should not |
| involved in the hand tying process. You can also get | | | | arise. Once washed, the itching should start to |
| wigs that are 100% hand tied. This means the hair | | | | decrease. |
| has been completely hand tied onto the whole cap | | | | You can have wigs trimmed, in fact, they tend to |
| and not just the scalp area. | | | | look better if you do! You might try a wig on that is |
| There are cheaper, wefted wigs available. These are | | | | slightly too long around the ears or at the back and it |
| machine made and do not have a mono top. They | | | | is a good idea to find a hairdresser able to trim the |
| CAN look "wiggy" but some of the better quality | | | | wig for you. It will make it look more like "you". |
| ones are good. Basically you get what you pay for! | | | | You cannot use heated appliances on synthetic hair, it |
| Most off the peg wigs come with small adjusters at | | | | will melt! You also need to be careful when opening |
| the back which allow the wig to be adjusted either | | | | the oven door. Wash using cool water and leave to |
| larger or smaller. 95% of the wig wearing population | | | | dry naturally. You cannot change the style of a |
| would have an average size fitting. | | | | synthetic wig. It will dry in the style it was purchased. |
| The choice for synthetic wigs is vast. There is a | | | | Over all, synthetic is the simplest and easiest route |
| much bigger range available than for human hair. | | | | to take. They only need washing about every 20 - |
| There is also a bigger variety of colours to choose | | | | 25 times of wearing and they do not need to be |
| from. | | | | re-styled. Please read our article on human hair wigs if |
| If you are new to wearing wigs go to a shop and | | | | you need further information. |
| try several on. You may realise you do not want to | | | | |
