Synthetic Lace Front Wigs: Can you Curl Them?
filed in synthetic lace wigs on Feb.12, 2010
Synthetic lace front wigs are now easily available. There are many available brand names. Because of technology advancement, the quality of the synthetic fibre used in synthetic lace front wigs has totally improved. Gone are the days, when is someone thought of synthetic hair, one had to settle for plastic looking, shiny and totally unnatural looking hair.
As a hair consultant, I do get many questions about synthetic lace front wigs. Perhaps the most common, is if it is okay to curl synthetic lace front wigs. Just like other people, when I get a package, I am sometimes too excited to read the instructions and I usually go ahead and use it. However caution should be taken after receiving your synthetic lace front wigs package in the mail. Be sure to read the instructions and especially the ones about how to use heat on the synthetic lace front wigs. The truth is though you can use heat, you have to be extremely careful. Heat can be damaging on even real human hair, imagine then how damaging it can be on synthetic hair. My personal advice, If you can, do not use the curling iron, instead use rollers and leave them overnight. This will give you beautiful curls in the morning without the risk of damaging your beautiful synthetic lace front wigs.