| Whether you are male or female hair loss can affect | | | | human hair but advances in synthetic fibres have |
| you at any point in your life. For many men baldness | | | | made the manufacture and the maintenance of |
| has become more accepted in recent years and | | | | synthetic hair wigs much easier. Synthetic hair wigs |
| even become fashionable in many quarters but this is | | | | are much more low maintenance than human hair |
| obviously not the case for women. | | | | wigs and although they might not have the totally |
| Baldness can be brought on by a number of factors | | | | natural look of a human hair wig but for the |
| such as stress, illness or even from side effects from | | | | difference in price between the two the synthetic |
| drugs. Sometimes the baldness is reversible but | | | | version is a good compromise. |
| sometimes it is permenant. For those people for | | | | Unlike human hair wigs a synthetic hair wig will retain |
| whom baldness is not acceptable wearing a wig might | | | | its appearance for many years. The fibres of a |
| be the only option available to them. | | | | synthetic wig are made from a monofilament fibre |
| Wig s have come a long way in the past few | | | | which will retain its style for many years. Caring for a |
| decades with advances being made in the technology | | | | synthetic wig is easy; it is possible to by conditioners |
| that goes to make the wig and the way that the | | | | and sprays that are specially designed to keep the |
| wig sits on the head. Gone are the days when you | | | | wig in prime condition. When you buy your synthetic |
| could spot a wig from 20 paces. | | | | wig you should carefully read the manufacturers |
| Wigs have been around since ancient times and were | | | | instructions to make sure you care for and clean |
| originally used by actors in Roman, Greek and | | | | your wig properly. Depending on the lifestyle that you |
| Egyptian times but over the years the wig developed | | | | lead; sweat, lifestyle and environment in which you |
| into an accessory to cover up baldness. The wig is | | | | live are all a factor in how often you should clean |
| thought to have encouraged the spread of the | | | | your wig but every two weeks is about the |
| Bubonic plague between the 1600 - 1700's as the | | | | accepted norm for the cleaning of a synthetic wig. |
| fleas that carried the plague were transported from | | | | Finally, if you have never worn a wig of any kind |
| one person to another in the wigs of citizens. Luckily | | | | before it is advisable to see a specialist wig fitter to |
| for the population the plague is no more and wig | | | | make sure that you get a wig that fits correctly as |
| wearers need not worry about spreading the disease. | | | | well as getting tips and advice on how best to look |
| Wigs used to be manufactured from horse hair and | | | | after your new wig. |
