Tips About Caring for Your Wig in Winter
                     Tips About Caring for Your Wig in Winter

Taking extra steps to protect your wig can mean the difference between great holiday hair days  
and lifeless locks.
Here are tips to assist you in quickly and effortlessly winterizing your wig — no visit to the auto  
shop is necessary.
Keep it Conditioned. Deep Conditioned.
Using conditioner correctly will make styling your wig easier and shield your strands from harsh  
weather conditions.
Conditioner provides a layer of insulation to sew in hair and locks in moisture. That’s why it’s  
essential to condition and deep condition your wig during colder months.
Wigs dry out faster in winter because there’s no moisture in the air to protect your wig, so your  
typical conditioning routine isn’t cut it.
Deep conditioning prevents frizziness, dryness, and strand breakage and can also revive the  
softness, thickness, and texture of a wig exposed to dry air.
It’s also good to stock up on your wig care products before cold weather rolls in. A few days out 
 in the elements without adequately conditioning your wig can ruin it.
Air Dry Before You Freeze Dry
You not only need to protect your wig against the dryer environment during the winter, but you  
also need to stop using styling tools that dry out your wig.
When you put your sun hats and bikinis into storage for the winner, you should stow away your  
curling irons, flat irons, hot rollers, and hair dryers.
Heated styling tools fry the moisture out of your wig, which is fine when it’s humid but disastrous  
when it’s dry.
Rather than using a hairdryer, let your wig air dry in the winter. Just make sure your wig is  
completely dry before you step outside.
It can freeze if your wig is slightly damp when you step outside. Cold temperatures freeze wig  
hair faster than bio hair, which will cause your wig to become brittle and breakable.
Cover up.
It can still dry out even if you’re incredibly proactive and already conditioning and air-drying your  
wig.
Winter weather doesn’t play fair, it doesn’t play nice, and it won’t go easy on your wig just  
because you used an extra spritz of conditioning spray.
When you know you’ll be spending substantial time outdoors, wrap your wig. You can dress it in  
a soft scarf, loose hat, or any other gentle material you prefer.
The type of hair cover you choose doesn’t matter nearly as much as the fact that you’re 
 covering your hair.
Also, on nights you don’t wash your wig, cover it with a satin scarf. The air indoors can be just  
as dry as the air outdoors in the winter, so you need to protect your wig inside, too. A satin scarf 
 or wig cover will hold in your wig’s moisture.
Dress Appropriately
No, we don’t mean that you must stop wearing a mini-skirt after turning 40. We mean you 
 shouldn’t wear clothes that can harm your wigs.
The strands tangle and break when wigs rub against wool coats, sweaters, and scarves. Also,  
wool clothing can turn your wig into a tangled mess.
To avoid snarls and knots, cover your wig with a hat or silk scarf when you’re wearing wool  
clothing. Even better, forgo wool clothes altogether when you’re wearing a wig.
If you wear a hat over your wig, pick one with a soft material like faux fur, cashmere, or 100% 
 cotton.
Your hat should be one size too big, too. If your hat is too tight, your wig could come off with it  
when you remove your hat.
Buy a Human Hair Wig
Synthetic wigs are more fragile than human hair, which means they break, tear, and tangle in  
dry air much more often than human hair wigs.
Why? Because synthetic wigs are made of plastic.
While it might feel like a splurge to buy a human hair wig just for winter, it will save you money in  
the long run. Because human remy hair extensions are less likely to break than synthetic  
ones, you won’t need to replace them every time there’s a bad snowstorm.
Conclusion:
Cold, arid weather conditions are one of the biggest threats to the longevity of your wig. And  
once a wig is ruined, there’s not much you can do to return it to its former glory.
A stylist can walk you through the steps you need to take to protect your wig during the winter 
 and help you ensure you’re doing everything possible to maintain your wig.