05-02-2012, 10:12 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-02-2012, 10:21 AM by picklesbird.)
Ok, lets see how I can do this...
You will need:
- Wig you want to straighten
-Safety Pin
- Pillow
- Hair straightener, preferably with multiple heat settings. If your straightener only has one setting, move it across the hair very quickly when the tutorial says to use low heat.
- rat tailed comb
- conditioner
- bucket and fabric softener
- Pin the wig to the pillow. This anchors the wig to your work surface.
- Turn your straightener onto the lowest heat level.
- Using the rat end of the comb, separate about an inch of the bottom layer/weft of hair from the rest of the wig. Comb it well, and saturate it thoroughly with conditioner. Then, use the straightener on it for a few swipes.
- Does your doll’s hair look straighter? How does the hair feel? If you believe it is safe, try straightening the next inch of the bottom weft with less conditioner.
- Again, examine how the hair looks. Try once more, if everything looks okay, without conditioner.
- If the hair is still not straightening after a few goings over, turn up the heat one level. Keep watch for any bad reactions.
- Continue this pattern until you find a heat level that works It is probably different for each wig.
- Straighten the wigs from the bottom to the top, in one inch sections of the wefts.
- After straightening the wig, let it cool off for a moment and prepare your fabric softener mixture.
- Add about 1:2 parts of fabric softener to water. It is better to err on the side of more softener than not enough.
- Depending on the condition of your wig, soak it anywhere from 10 minutes to a few hours. Saffy’s wig was smooth, but still had the crunchyness of her crimped hair. I left it in for about an hour and a half.
- Remove the wig, and rinse it VERY WELL. Run your fingers through it, until you feel that there is no residue left. I had to rinse Saffy’s hair a couple times to get it all off.
- Gently towel dry your wig. If you wish, put the wig on your doll’s head, brush out the wig CAREFULLY from the ends to the roots, and trim off the ends. I had to trim off Saffy’s frizzy ends.
- Let the rest of the wig air dry. If you are worried about wig cap shrinkage, let it dry while your doll is wearing it.
I think that’s everything
This pic is after I washed Saffy's hair again. I think it looks much less clumpy!
![[Image: tumblr_m3cqdzcz9v1ruc393o1_1280.png]](http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3cqdzcz9v1ruc393o1_1280.png)
You will need:
- Wig you want to straighten
-Safety Pin
- Pillow
- Hair straightener, preferably with multiple heat settings. If your straightener only has one setting, move it across the hair very quickly when the tutorial says to use low heat.
- rat tailed comb
- conditioner
- bucket and fabric softener
- Pin the wig to the pillow. This anchors the wig to your work surface.
- Turn your straightener onto the lowest heat level.
- Using the rat end of the comb, separate about an inch of the bottom layer/weft of hair from the rest of the wig. Comb it well, and saturate it thoroughly with conditioner. Then, use the straightener on it for a few swipes.
- Does your doll’s hair look straighter? How does the hair feel? If you believe it is safe, try straightening the next inch of the bottom weft with less conditioner.
- Again, examine how the hair looks. Try once more, if everything looks okay, without conditioner.
- If the hair is still not straightening after a few goings over, turn up the heat one level. Keep watch for any bad reactions.
- Continue this pattern until you find a heat level that works It is probably different for each wig.
- Straighten the wigs from the bottom to the top, in one inch sections of the wefts.
- After straightening the wig, let it cool off for a moment and prepare your fabric softener mixture.
- Add about 1:2 parts of fabric softener to water. It is better to err on the side of more softener than not enough.
- Depending on the condition of your wig, soak it anywhere from 10 minutes to a few hours. Saffy’s wig was smooth, but still had the crunchyness of her crimped hair. I left it in for about an hour and a half.
- Remove the wig, and rinse it VERY WELL. Run your fingers through it, until you feel that there is no residue left. I had to rinse Saffy’s hair a couple times to get it all off.
- Gently towel dry your wig. If you wish, put the wig on your doll’s head, brush out the wig CAREFULLY from the ends to the roots, and trim off the ends. I had to trim off Saffy’s frizzy ends.
- Let the rest of the wig air dry. If you are worried about wig cap shrinkage, let it dry while your doll is wearing it.
I think that’s everything
This pic is after I washed Saffy's hair again. I think it looks much less clumpy!