How to Add Volume to Your Wigs

Wigs can be styled to reflect a look that you feel like rocking that day. For some, this means adding a little more volume to the style of your wig, giving it more body and height. This can certainly be achieved with a wig, and quite easily too. Let's take a look at how to add volume to wigs.

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Backcombing

One of the most effective ways of adding volume to natural hair and wigs alike, is to backcomb it. It's easy but extremely effective.

To get the best results, take roughly a 2-inch thick section of your wig. Lift the strands up so that the ends are above the roots of the wig. Next, take your comb and pull it from the ends of the wig back towards the root. The denser the comb, the more volume you will achieve!

Avoid backcombing from the very ends of the wig as this will produce mess rather than stylish volume. Instead, start the backcombing from around 3-4 inches away from the scalp, focusing on adding volume around this area of the wig.

Tip: Make sure you backcomb the underneath section of the strands so that the visible parts of the wig appear to be neat.

Styling

There are certain styles that really help with volumising wigs. Straight wig styles can look classy and glamorous, but they are often more sleek than voluminous. For human hair wigs, use curling irons or tongs to style your hair into luscious waves or curls. This immediately adds volume to your lovely wig.

This technique isn't as easy to do with synthetic wigs as not all of these wigs are heat-friendly and, as a result, can be extremely damaged by heat. Make sure to check whether your wig is heat-friendly or not, and if you're unable to style your synthetic wig with heat, consider investing in a synthetic wig that possesses the voluminous style that you are looking for.

Trimming

As well as styling in terms of curling and waving, the style that your wig has been cut with can have a large impact on the overall volume of a wig! The most effective way of cutting volume into your wig is to take it to a professional stylist, who can introduce texture and volume with a few effective styling tips! A new cut can make the world of difference.

Spray

No voluminous wig is achieved without hairspray! A few spritzes here and there are a great way of keeping your tousled and voluminous style in place. Without it, you run the risk of your wig losing its volume and going flat.

Dry Shampoo

You might remember us talking about dry shampoo in our recent post on how to remove shine from a synthetic wig, and the magic of dry shampoo doesn't stop there! For natural hair and wigs, dry shampoo is a great substance for volumising.

How? As with the backcombing technique, take a section of hair, hold it up, and spray a quick spritz towards the roots and underneath of these strands. Do so across different sections of the wig, making sure not to get too spray-happy as this can make a wig look and feel dirty instead of voluminous.

Adding Volume to Natural Hair

All of the above volumising techniques are applicable to your own natural hair, but there's also another wonderful way of adding volume to your hair. Hair toppers are brilliant for enhancing your natural hair and giving it the boost it needs to look voluminous. These easy-to-attach hair enhancers are perfect for those experiencing hair thinning at the crown, or just for those looking for some extra volume.