What do u use to wash your synthetic and human hair sheitel?

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mannyzmom

Mon, Feb 05 2007, 2:55 pm

hi
I was wondering which products you guys use on your sheitels, both synthetic and human hair to wash and condition them?
I dont know what to use. I ve read so many different opinions but I want to know from people with experience - what you use that doesnt fade your sheitel. for example, can you use regular hair shampoo on synthetics?

thank you for any help!

chocolate moose

Mon, Feb 05 2007, 3:25 pm

Synthetic is plastic. You use whatever you'd use on your laundry.

su7kids

Mon, Feb 05 2007, 3:37 pm

I would never use laundry detergent on a sheitel, even a fully synthetic one.

Use shampoo, and lots of conditioner.

chocolate moose

Mon, Feb 05 2007, 4:18 pm

I wore only syntehtics for years, and that's what the sheital macher told me to wash them with. That's what they use!

Wisk or All.

Mommy3.5

Mon, Feb 05 2007, 9:22 pm

technically, choclate is right. You can use laundry detergemt, but most of us shaitel people prefer shampoo and conditioner, easy on the conditioner. To much can make the hair oily, and make it end up really "icky" (very technical term here!) much faster. Just don't use a curling iron or a hot blow dryer (use the cool setting on the blowdryer if you have that!) synthetics melt. Hot rollers on low work best.

mannyzmom

Wed, Feb 07 2007, 4:21 pm

thank u for all the suggestions.

just wondering what do u use on human hair sheitels, regular shampoo and conditioner or ones specifically made for wigs?

chocolate moose

Wed, Feb 07 2007, 4:53 pm

you don't have to use special wig shampoo, but I'd use the kind for color treated hair, that's for sure. I've seen shampoo strip the color right off the hair!

Hannah!

Wed, Feb 07 2007, 6:57 pm

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realeez

Wed, Feb 07 2007, 7:32 pm

I've used pantene pro-v on my human hair (european) sheitels. that's what a few of the sheitel machers here use.

Mommy3.5

Wed, Feb 07 2007, 9:16 pm

the best shaitel shampoos are Suave and VO5. they are the cheapest ones but work better then anything else. The cheaper the shampoo, the less gunk it has in it (usually). shampoo residue left in the hair can cause the hair to get tangly and feel dirty.

lubcoralsprings

Wed, Feb 07 2007, 9:18 pm

I have heard of people using dish soap.

mannyzmom

Wed, Feb 07 2007, 11:46 pm

so using regular shampoo on synthetic doesnt make the colour fade?
I see special wig shampoos being sold, is this just a ploy to get your money when u can really use regular shampoo?

rhank u!

alexandranh

Fri, Feb 12 2016, 1:23 pm

I just bought an inexpensive ponytail attachment and hat extension from thestylishair.com --amazing prices btw--they say to dilute regular shampoo and then wash...

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