Anyone else have this issue with blonde wigs?

chrysanthemum12

Sun, Mar 10 2024, 6:45 pm

Hi everyone! I bought a wig and a fall a little more than a year ago. They were both the same brand, same coloring (dirty blonde/blonde/brown) and I really loved the way they looked. A few months ago I noticed a pink streak in my sheitel. I brought it to my sheitel macher and she said she never saw anything like it before but she'd try to get it out through a good wash. It didn't work and she told me it looks like the pink is a part of the coloring! I still wear it because it's the only sheitel I have.. Honestly I'm so busy I didn't have time to look into why it turned pink or how to fix it since. It's my shabbos sheitel so the only thing I could think of is maybe lipstick dyed it but I rlly don't wear lipstick just lipgloss😂 Now I'm noticing pink on my fall, a lot more than what I saw on my sheitel. Anyone familiar with this issue??

amother

Feverfew

Sun, Mar 10 2024, 6:59 pm

chrysanthemum12 wrote:

Absolutely!
It's a common issue with processed blondes!
Is your shaitel macher new to the business that she never encountered it?

Blonde wigs usually go through a lot of processing - even if they don't go through processing eventually you dye them and eventually all blondes turn green or pink.

I'm sorry it happened so soon

eta14

Sun, Mar 10 2024, 7:01 pm

Yes, it happens with poorly processed wigs. I have one virgin hair sheitel with a lot of blonde in it and so far almost 2 years old with no issues. You have to be careful about processed blondes. Maybe you could root it throughout?

amother

Feverfew

Sun, Mar 10 2024, 7:59 pm

eta14 wrote:

Not necessarily poorly processed.
Some of my processed wigs last a lot longer than 2 years before they turned pink.
I think the shortest was 2-3 years.

Even expensive virgin hair wigs turn pink eventually too as you dye it when the color oxidizes.

I don't know of any way to take away the pink.
It's really hard Sad