A Beginner’s Guide to Wearing Wigs

Regular synthetic wigs tend to be the most popular choice for first-timers and they’re the most budget-friendly. They hold their style and are usually the easiest to care for. They last around 4-6 months with daily wear and proper care. 

Heat friendly synthetic wigs are great for all the same reasons as regular synthetics, except they have the added benefit of optional styling with hot tools. They can withstand temperatures up to 275° Fahrenheit. They do tend to frizz faster and require slightly more maintenance than regular synthetics, putting their lifespan around 2-3 months.

Human hair wigs look and feel the most natural, but they do come with a price tag. They can also last up to a year or longer depending on care and frequency of wear. They provide the ultimate stylability but also require the most maintenance.

Human hair/synthetic blend wigs are the best of both worlds. They land in the middle as far as price and longevity, while offering the ability to heat style like human hair. These blends also look incredibly natural.

Basic Caps are the first ever to hit the wig market, this design is fully wefted and will be the least expensive. They’ll have “permatease” at the base of the cap to help disguise the wefts, which also provides more volume to the style.

Lace front wigs with lace fronts can be fully or partially wefted as well as 100% hand-tied. Usually made of ready-to-wear, welded lace or unfinished swiss lace that requires customization, they provide a natural-looking hairline because each fiber or hair is individually tied onto the lace.

Monofilament top is type of cap design gives the illusion of hair growing from your scalp and allows you to part your wig in any direction. It’s often combined with a lace front but not always– many styles with bangs will have a polyurethane strip at the front of the cap where you can use wig tape.

100% hand-tied is the most luxurious and realistic of all designs, this cap is usually the most expensive but well worth it. Every fiber or hair is hand tied onto the cap, including the lace front, allowing the most natural movement and appearance of scalp no matter how you wear your hair.