Straight Wig

Yes, a human hair curly wig straightens like your own hair: blow-dry it first, then flat iron it. Wash and condition it, dry small sections with a paddle or round brush pulled taut, then give each one or two slow passes at moderate heat, up to about 180 °C (350 °F), with a protectant. It stays straight until the next wash or a humid day; frequent straightening loosens the curl for good, so keep it for occasions.

It depends on the fiber. A regular synthetic wig, the kind often called fake, cheap or plastic, melts under a flat iron, so straighten it with steam instead: run a garment steamer over one section at a time, or dip it in hot, not boiling, water, and comb it straight as it cools. Let it dry on a stand. Only fiber labeled heat-friendly takes a flat iron, on a low setting. A human hair wig takes a flat iron like your own hair.

In small sections with a narrow flat iron, working from the nape up. Use moderate heat, up to about 180 °C (350 °F), with a protectant, and less on blonde. Clamp each section just below the roots, never on the lace or the ear tabs, and glide to the ends in one slow pass. A narrow iron gets close to the roots on short hair, where a wide one cannot. Finish with a drop of serum for a sleek, blunt line.

Yes, a human hair wig takes a flat iron like your own hair. Use a heat protectant and keep the iron at moderate heat, up to about 180 °C (350 °F), and a little lower on blonde or fashion colors. Work in thin sections from the nape up, clamp near the root and glide down in one smooth pass. Let each section cool before you brush it, so the straight finish sets.

Blow-dry it straight first, then flat iron it. Dry each section with a paddle brush pulled downward, so the iron only finishes the job instead of fighting a bend. Iron thin sections at moderate heat and seal the ends with a light serum. The blunt, heavy hang of bone straight also comes from density: 250% or 300% at longer lengths looks the most bone straight.

Set it wet on big rollers. Wash and condition the wig, comb a light leave-in through while it is soaking wet and roll large sections smoothly onto wide rollers. Let it dry completely on the stand, then remove the rollers and brush through. The result is smooth with soft body at the ends, a little less sleek than a flat-iron finish.

Yes, a straight human hair wig curls like your own hair. Use a curling iron or wand at moderate heat with a protectant, wrap a small section, hold it briefly and release the curl into your palm to cool before you shake it out. For heatless curls, set damp hair on flexi rods overnight. Either way, the next wash brings it back to straight.

Wrap it. Comb the hair flat around the head or the wig stand in one direction, pin it and tie a satin scarf over it; in the morning unpin it and comb it down. If you sleep in the wig, a loose low braid under a satin bonnet stops tangles at the nape. Between wears, keep it on a stand so the hang does not crease.

Wash it downward and never pile it on top of the head. Detangle first, hold the cap under lukewarm water and smooth shampoo down the lengths without rubbing, then condition the lengths, not the lace. Rinse, press the water out with a towel and comb it straight while damp. Air-dry it on a stand, or blow-dry it with a paddle brush for extra sleekness.

Bevel the ends. Working in thin sections, run the flat iron down each piece and, in the last few inches, turn your wrist slightly under so the ends curve toward the neck. Angle the front pieces toward the face. Our straight bobs come cut at 10 to 16 inches; bangs or a different cut on a longer wig are made on request and quoted before you pay.

A 20 inch (51 cm) straight wig reaches roughly the chest, below the shoulder blades at the back. Straight hair has no shrinkage, so it shows its full length, measured from the crown. For comparison, 16 inches falls just past the shoulders and 24 inches reaches mid-back. Your height and where the wig sits on your forehead shift this by an inch or two.

Straight hair lies flat and smooth from root to tip, with natural shine and swing.

It is the most versatile everyday choice, from office to evening, and the easiest texture for a first wig.