People tend to think of wigs as a fixed style. Whatever way the wig was arranged when you bought it, that’s the only way you can wear it. However, you can style a human hair wig the same way you can style your own hair. Even if a wig is made of partly synthetic and partly human hair, you can often still apply low heat to the hair.

Styling synthetic hair can be a little more challenging. Most of the time they don’t appreciate the heat. However, they can usually still be washed, and there are non-heat hairstyles you can apply to them. Just pay attention to the manufacturer’s instructions for washing and caring for it.

Wigs Will Hurt Your Hair

This common myth about wearing wigs stems from people who didn’t learn how to take care of their hair before wearing a wig. Before putting on a wig, you should wash and moisturize your hair and put it in a protective style like braids or twists.

When you take these steps first, your wig won’t hurt your hair. In fact, it will help keep your hair from being damaged by changes in the weather. Just be sure to care for your hair regularly if you plan on wearing a wig long-term.

You Should Never Sleep in a Wig

There is a reason behind this. Wearing your wig to bed may end up damaging it. However, that doesn’t mean you can never do it. The trick is to find little ways to help mitigate this damage when you do wear your wig to bed. If you wrap your wig and practice good wig care, wearing it to bed once or twice won’t destroy it.