How To Brush A Wig | Alexa'S Wig Series #2
Hi cuties! The second video in this wig care series is all about brushing, combing, and detangling wigs! The key to detangling knotted wigs is to be very patient and to be gentle while you work through the wig, section by section. ALWAYS BRUSH A WIG FROM THE BOTTOM UP! Watch this video to see how! Links below~ x
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Okay, hypothetical situation: Let's say that you are at a party and halfway through you, decide to change up your look. Different dress, different wig because .... Why not? If you are feeling very careless - and you just toss that first wig in the back of your car and it stays there for ..., say ... about a week ..., it may look something like this. Okay, so that actually happened to this poor wig. But I wanted to film this wig brushing tutorial anyway. So, let's just say, I sacrificed this wig for YouTube, wig knowledge and not because I was just feeling really lazy at the time.. Let'S brush a wig. That mangled up wig is actually a perfect candidate for a worst-case scenario: kind of tangle., A wig, doesn't have to carpool in your backseat for a week to get that messed up. A long day at a convention can easily get a wig. All tangled up and knotted just like that., So I figured I could show you how to brush this monster out. You can easily use this demo to tackle whatever smaller day-to-day tangles that you may have.. So here is what I'll be using. For tangles this extreme. It is helpful to have some conditioner that is made for synthetic wigs.. You an find this at your local beauty, supply store., Either a wig brush or a wide tooth comb is an absolute must.. I prefer a wide tooth comb because they are very gentle on wigs and are also very affordable.. Regular hairbrushes will ruin your wig, so fast., It's optional, but helpful to have duckbill clips or clips that look like this to hold the hair out of the way. And for my stand I am using a styrofoam head stuck on to an old crappy tripod handle to Hold my wig., You really do not need anything fancy., You could even just put the wig right on your head and go from there.. All you really really need is a wig and a comb. Start by putting the wig on the styrofoam head or on your head. If that's, what you're using., If you are using styrofoam, pin the wig to the styrofoam with a straight pin to hold it in place., So for wigs that need this much work. I spray a generous amount of wig conditioner, all throughout the wig, to make it easier to brush out. For smaller every day tangles. I don't always use conditioner. If I can comb the tangle out easily without it., Usually I will then section off the wig and brush one area at a time.. It helps me from getting too frustrated when I have small sections like this to focus on.. So, let's start with this little chunk. Here., So the most important thing when brushing a wig is to always start from the bottom and work your way. Up. Meaning brush out the ends of the section first. Once that brushes through smoothly move up a few inches. Once that length brushes through move up, again. And so on, and so on.. It can be time consuming, but caring for your wigs, properly-, like not throwing it in the back of a car for example-, will make them last so much longer.. If you start at the top of your wig and brush down, you can really quickly ruin a wig, because it will just turn into a hugely damaged knotted mess, which is the exact opposite of what you're trying to do by brushing it.. So once I've worked my way up and this section brushes through easily, I take my little clip and clip the section to the opposite side of the head.. This will keep it from falling back into the knotted hair that I haven't brushed yet.. Then I section off another piece and start working on the bottom of that one again: moving upwards as it starts to detangle and brush through.. If you run into a big knot, take your time and work through it., Just jabbing at it and trying to rip through it can damage the wig and it will lead to the ends being frayed and damaged.. A better way to tackle a really stubborn knot is to see if you can free some hairs by hand just by pulling them away from the center of the knot with your fingers. In really extreme cases-, which is rare.. I didn't even run into it with this wig- you'll have a knot that you cannot get to untangle.. If that happens, sometimes I will take a pair of scissors and just trim a single hair or two around the knot to see if that loosens it up., Sometimes just cutting one little strand will unravel the whole knot.. But I've also had times where I just cut the knot out all together., But these instances are very uncommon.. I can almost always brush through a wig with a little bit of patience and wig conditioner., Really taking your time with it helps so much.. If I have a wig like this blue one here that needs some serious love and careful brushing, I will usually put on a movie and just brush it out, while I totally zone out watching TV or a movie or something.. So once I get about halfway through, I can't really fit much more hair up in that clip up there. So what I'm going to do is to put the tangled hair into a ponytail to keep it separated from the detangled hair. And then I'm going to let down the detangled hair and put it in another ponytail so that you have two contained sections tangled and detangled.. Then I free the tangly hair and repeat the same process that I did to the other side. Split it up into small sections and comb it from the bottom up clipping up each piece, as you finish, detangling it. Again. I feel like it's important to emphasize that this is not the every day kind of wig maintenance. If you are just wearing a wig around town or whatever you'll get tangles, maybe at the ends of the hair, or sometimes up underneath around, where your neck is. Isolated. Tangles., Then, you can just address those parts of the wig and the rest should be easy and quick to comb right through.. I know this video looks intimidating, like ,'' wow. What a lot of work !'' so remember. This is worst-case scenario. Every day. Care is much much easier. Once you're all done, detangling, let all of the hair down together and work through any remaining tangles.. The comb should be able to brush, through all of this hair, pretty easily. It’s, pretty amazing, to see this wig bounce back from that knotted mess. It was at the beginning of this video isn’t it. I wear this wig, all the time., Probably more than any other wig that I have. After you have a wig for a while, no matter how much you care for it. Eventually, the ends may start to get a little frayed.. When I notice this starting to happen, I will use some shears to trim off the damaged ends of the affected hair and it instantly looks healthy and again.. Usually this is just little tiny cuts.. It'S not like a full trim across the whole wig, but you could do that too. If you want And that's how I brush through wigs Both every day, tangles and extremely knotted up wigs, can be approached the same: way. Being patient being gentle and taking care to brush the wig from the bottom up. Surprise there is more. I know you guys will ask about curly wigs too. So, let's briefly talk about that. As a general rule, it is best not to brush a curly wig if you can avoid it., But sometimes they just really need it.. So in that situation I gently comb out each curl individually, the same way from the bottom up with a wide tooth comb or even sometimes I will just use my fingers and then I will return it to it’s curl in one of three ways.. The first way is to just kinda: let go it and sort of just guide it back into its natural curl.. The second way is to wrap it around your finger to help it get back into a ringlet shape.. The third way is the spin. It all the way up and release to get it back to a spiral shape., And if none of these things work, I will re-curl it with a curling wand. It’s safe to do this as long as your wig is heat-resistant, which all of the wigs from Gothic Lolita, Wigs and RockStar Wigs are., If you aren’t sure if yours is, do a heat test on an area of the wig that isn’t noticeable or contact the company you bought it from and ask.. I hope that you found this video helpful and has cleared up any questions that you may have about brushing a wig. If you are enjoying these demos, so far make sure to give this video a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel so that you don't miss Out on any of future wig demos. Thanks so much for watching, I will see you guys next time, Byeee
Comments
mono: ''regular brushes ruin your wig so fast'' me, who has never owned a wig before, dressing up as miku for halloween, with 5 foot long pigtails that are absolutely obliterated: o h
missboy: me: well, it's easy, it's just like real hair! *tries to brush the wig and end with the wig all messy* me: oh no.
Kay Dwessie: "This can happen after one long day at a convention" THE STORY OF MY JADE HARLEY COSPLAY AND WHY I ONLY WORE IT SOMETIMES
WingedHera: video: says not to use a brush but a comb me: **flashbacks to me yesterday using a brush on my new wig that I used a brush on bc I didn't know i was supposed to use a comb not a brush** *yells at laptop* I KNOWWW
Akira Mashira: Her: Never use normal brushes Me: *Staring at the paddle brush full of wig hair* Oh.....
Rowan W: My wig looks way worse than hers, haha.. (went through Halloween and a convention without brushing)
bats: Hey Alexa– Can you please do a video on how to de-shine a cheap, party store wig? Thanks!
hu taos ghost: * miku cosplayers watching this*: my time has come
Jade The Libra: Dang girl this is so helpful!! I wish I was better at taking care of my wigs let alone my own hair but ya win some, ya lose some haha! Gotta get me some wig conditioner STAT!!
Daisy: Me who only really has a normal hair brush: *Haha, wigs go dead dead.* Turns out I actually have one of the combs stated
Karla May: omg I had the question of "what about curly hair?" in the back of my head the whole time and I'm super thankful you included it, love this series <3
Charlie: Me:*brushing wig with a hair brush* Her: hair brushes will ruin the wig faster, so use a comb Me:*throws brush across room and grabs a comb* NAILED IT!
Mia Elizabeth: Alexa: "Start from the bottom and work your way up." Me: Started from the bottom now we're here
Sarah Payne: that was so satisfying to watch. I love how you brought that blue wig back to life
Sarah Riddle: The silver curly wig is adorable and what I wish I could try in my hair if I wasn't afraid of frying my natural curls
vaporwave juice: Ahh I'm so happy I found this vid! My favorite wig looks pretty much like that blue one in terms of messiness and I'm happy I know how to fix it now!
cactus witch: Thank you so much for this. My ex friend wanted to try on my wig, after I told her to be careful with it, which she completely ignored me and was super careless with my wig. It was a complete a mess.
Sal: when she said surprise my mind goes "service! we are stile!"
Brown Belt Broadway Animator: This was so helpful! I had a wig with a superb amount of tangles in it and your tutorial helped me save my wig before I completely gave up on it! Thank you so much
Samantha Moon: Hey Alexa!!! I love your channel so much!!!! I especially love your wig series. You inspired me to do a wig series too. I just uploaded a tutorial on how to brush out a wig. I mentioned you a couple times in it and linked your wig series in the description. Thank you so much for being an inspiration to me!!!
Tia: Am I the only one who doesn't hear the malfunction of her microphone?
cuties: We quite literally "started from the bottom, now we here,"
mmisskriss: Thank you Alexa! I'd love to show off some before and after photos of my wig after I followed your advice on this video. I didn't have wig spray but this was a last minute decision made past midnight with a friend who needed the wig for a class photo shoot project. So, naturally, I stayed up all night getting the tiny knots out one by one with the widest toothed comb I owned in the same way you did; section by section, clip off the smooth from the messy, etc.... It took about 3 hours but it was worth it! It looks so amazing! I will link photos once they're up. Thanks again!!
Amelia0dacutiegirl: Lovely video! One thing I do to my wigs, instead of cutting them when the ends get frizzled, I wet the ends and run an iron on low heat over them till they are smooth and silky again, then restyle it if need be. For my curly wigs, I find that brushing each curl (like suggested in the video) goes a lot smoother if it is wet with water if wig safe conditioner isnt available. I'm really loving this series! It makes me feel less weird about the way I care for my wigs lol
Coffee: Thank you so much for making this! I was just having some trouble with a wig of mine today, and this really helped! <3
Yumi King: This is very helpful. I have lots of wigs too and I threw away 2 wigs because they were too tangled. now I'll try to comb them.
dumbkunt66: is her voice autotuned at the end or am i hearing things
yaffa: I needed this video to tame my wig! Thanks so much Alexa! My wig is extremely long and can easily get tangled. Thanks again!
Mackenzie Hulse: Thank you for actually being educated about wig care. There a lot of channels that aren't educated and give bad advice. I've had wig problems for years and have lived and learned the do's and don'ts the hard way; and you gave all the right advice and some new advice that worked for my awfully tangled wig that took 6 hours and lots of lost fibres the first time with another tutorial. But you helped me recover what was left of it. So I thank you on behalf of all of the cosplayers who are tired of seeing bad tutorials giving false information.
Kira Longdon: I like her knowledge of wigs, very cool!
Paxsona: Thank you!! So helpful! You're absolutely gorgeous and your wigs look amazing!! Just got my first from MegaCon Orlando (Epic Cosplay Wigs) I do believe I've fallen down the rabbit hole (so in love) Thanks again!!
Shinosaa: This is so helpful! Thank you! I've got a long pink wig that I wore with cosplay, but unfortunately it got really messy because of the wind. Going to try this.
Sarah B: Thank you!!! Oh my god!! This would have been greatly appreciated a year ago I had to cut my wig hair from my hips to my shoulders
cordelia :3: when you brush from the tip to the roots, it also works well on your hair. it makes for almost pain free detangling. :)
AwwesomeVal: This is exactly how I brush my real hair. I am super active and my hair is pretty long. My hair gets about that tangled by the end of everyday if I don't put my hair up. It's awesome to know that if I ever get a wig, it won't be any different than my actual hair. =)
weaselwebkinz3000: oh my god this was so helpful. i was like halfway through brushing my longish wig with a normal brush when i realized thats not how you brush wigs XD and i need to properly brush it out so this was a life saver.
Ashley Evernight: Woohoo! Thanks Alexa! I just bought the Ombre Alexa wig in pink to white fade, and it does get quite tangled around the nape. This was just what I needed. Can't WAIT to see the rest of your wig care videos! Thanks again, doll!
Chrysanthelia Games: Thank you so much! My bestie gave me her old cosplay wig she never really used and I didn't know until now how to properly brush it!
flowermon: So happy for this video because I finally learned how to take care of my wig!!!
Seductive Donut: This is so helpful thanks! My long straight wig gets tangled sooooo easily and way more than my curly wig.
Heather Flanigan: This video is what I've needed! I've always struggled to keep my wigs nice so thanks!
Howling Eclipse: Thank you so much! I was so scared my new 60$ wig was doomed. This helped a ton!
A.N. Paige: Thank you so much! I've got a wig from a Macbeth play that I messed up on purpose (i was a witch) and I wanted to untangle what I could. This really helped!
Lévi Kresnik: oh god thank you so so much for this video, I was having a huge problem with a wig of mine which became a giant mess after I carelessly tossed it into the boy where I keep all my cosplay stuff and was so desperate I was about to just buy a new one. Thanks to you I can hope to untangle that black monster :D
Majin Ally: this definitely helped! i used a paddle brush on my first ever wig and a lot of the hair came out
HJCosplay: for straight wigs when they get really frayed on the ends i find it helps A LOT to do a blow out on just the ends. so like take a brush and a hair dryer or straightener (if its heat resistant) and as you guide the brush along the strands, straighten or blow dry at the same time. it really helps re shape the wiggly ends :3
Emily Hurtin: I just ordered that blue wig and I'm so excited to get it! :D
Artist by Random: alright, so I loaned one of my favorite wigs [I only own two] to my elder sister, aaaaaaand she brushed it out with a normal brush (TT^TT) now it's all frizzy and messy and..... ruined. how can i fix this??? please help
CosplayWhale: Thank you so much! I though my wig was done for when it got knotted and I was using a real hair brush and the hair kept falling out. But then I saw this video and all the knots came out, the only hair that came out is when I cut the knots I couldn’t get out, thank you so much!
Queen V: I just recently bought a wig and it gets tangled so easily , this helped so much thank you for making this video !
SpaceBunno: Thank you so much for these wig videos. My first wig is coming today at 8 and it's for my Emily(from the corpse bride) cosplay, and it's my first one. These video will sure help me
Emmarella!: I just ordered my first wig today and it’s pretty long so now I know what to do if it’s a mess! Thanks
Desiree B: I first cosplayed this may and I had my first wig! . I loved it, but after the convention it has just been sitting around (tangling ). Thank God I saw this video I will definitely try and use my moms handy dandy wig detangling and shine spray!
Haley Whittle: Wooo..got my first cosplay wig today..definitely gonna need to brush through it so this was totally helpful (i do this method with my own hair anyway, well minus the sectioning different areas)
29nightshift: holy cow! you saved me with this video. i am first and foremost, a dude. i am also a photographer. i bought a colored wig, much like the ones you show in this video, for a model i am shooting. the lady that sold it to me dropped it and threw it in a bag saying i could just brush it out. not true at all. so thank you a thousand times over. you are awesome!
MoldyMercury586: Thank you so much! I had just got a wig and I've had it for a couple weeks now and it got a little frizzy, and a little tangled, thank you so so so much for this!
Grace: this really makes me want a wig D: i only have cheap ones that itch ^-^
The Great and Lovable Peridot: Thanks sooo much for this whole series! I am a fetus wig user who has no clue what the fuck I'm doing! I got my first wig from the link in your wig collection video! You are amazing and adorable! Love you!!
Enigmatic Ellie: Could you do one on wig storage? I've got my five favorite pinned onto foam wig heads and sitting on an empty bookshelf in my room, but one can only have so many faceless foam heads before they start to take over the space lol These tutorials have been super helpful since I only started wearing wigs a few months ago! :D
Jalene Scribner: This works great my wig has been in a box for 2 years also some wigs work perfectly fine with normal brushes
Limenade: The wigs I just found in my room from past Halloween’s that I want to fix: *I’ve been here for years without maintenance!* Me: +tries brushing with normal brush- wig #1 comes out decent- wig #2 *mess*
ScarletCross Gaming: Thank you so much, my wig got knotted after being lost in storage and it was intimidating thatit was so tangled. your video gave me hope (and ultimately my favorite wig new life)
Gat Cow: A really great video for this series would be, must need items. Things and accessories that you recommend to have on hand when wearing Wigs frequently and maybe things that aren't entirely necessary but are handy to have.
Fun Ghoul: this video is tremendously helpful!! I had to get my hair cut last year and had to buy wigs finally I'll be able to care for wig correctly
Victoria Roath: LIFE SAVER! I am EXTREMLY new to the cosplay community and my first cosplay was 3 years ago (so I was 10,) and had no clue how to manage a wig whatsoever, and after not touching the wig AT ALL( being kept out in the open and getting tanged like NOBODYS business...) I can now try my ABSOLUTE HARDEST to style and detangle it! (Its a pinkish purple wig that is pretty long with forhead bangs that S T A B my eyes, so I'm going to try and make a Luka cosplay from vocaloid!
Shae Ryan: Hi Alexa! Thank you for this super helpful video! Do you have any tips for combing out a wig that came curly (like big barrel curls)? I don't want to ruin the curls, and I want them to go back to their original state. Any tips would help!
Pixxie: thank you!! my gorgeous blonde wig got tangled and poofy, and i thought I'd have to cut the tangles out. This video is a life saver!!!
tonytygrrHI: I am glad your video came up into my feed! Will be my first time brushing out a wig for my wife's cosplay! Many thanks!!!
Marley Marley: This was really helpfull! After comic con i went to a club but before i went in i took off my wig(I was cosplaying monika from ddlc so the wig was about 2 feet long) and put it in a brown paper bag and didnt take it out for like 3 days and its was so messed up but this vid really helped :)
Cheeky Sparkles: This video helped me save one of my fav wigs after a very long con day :)
Kae: I tried to brush my himiko toga wig with a normal hair brush, thankfully my common sense kicked in and I said to myself " .... wait no, that's not going to work " your wig series is super helpful! (I only have one wig but I might get more in the future)
Benjamin Xavier Galindo: Thank you so much. Finally fixed my Harley Quinn wig using this method. Can't thank you enough. Definitely subscribed :)
Hartland Studios: OMG I love her eyes!!! I can't stop staring into them!
MeghanHatesYou: I made my black wig from them super frizzy because it was SO tangled (my dog got ahold of it sadly) any tips?
Alicia Gilbride: Extremely helpful video! Thank you! <3 Also, can I ask where you got your top from? It's so freaking cute! Love it!
Kassie Jennings: Oh! And please continue to make more wig videos!!! I love them!!! More makeup vids would be nice too...
Cupid Schwager: I'm prepping for a con (its the night before!) and the friends I'm meeting with have the wig I'm wearing because they ordered everything, I'm super anxious and I'm thankfull you made this video! Thank you!
Rainy Days: Wish I had watched this sooner. My Yoshiko Tsushima wig is so unimaginably frizzy that the more I try to detangle it, the more knotted it gets
* Bubble-Z *: This really made me feel relaxed with how the comb went through the wig at the end
Lonewolf: Thank you! As a guy who knows nothing about wigs I decided to purchase one for a series of YouTube videos for a character and that wig was in horrible condition! I really appreciate the pro tips!
Ai Fallen: You're amazing thank you. <3 Your videos are freaking awsome and super helpful. Good thing I always had a comb growing up. But I'll need to find a wide tooth comb for my wig because I don't want to destroy it just yet. XD
Craig Mckenzie: omg thank you I have an Ibuki wig that I currently don’t cosplay her right now as I’m looking into getting a Junko cosplay this is helping a lot as I’m 10 and a beginner cosplay as I’ve been watching anime since last year and I tried to use a normal brush but thank you!
pipermarshmallow11: I'm planning on buying a wig and your wig tips are helping me very much! Thanks ♥ BTW I subbed.
PigeonShark: You actually don't have to cut the frayed ends of the hair. You can just use a flat iron (only in it's heat resistant of course) and brush through them a bit. Worked great on my Nozomi wig. ^^
I'm Trying My Best: this was an absolute life saver! Thank you!
Samantha Wigglesworth: Hey Alexa! I was just wondering what you do if your wigs get dirty from everyday wear? (Btw thank you very much! All of the info in these have helped a lot so far! )
Ellie Ta: This helps so much! Thank you!!
bloodtea film: it's so satisfying to see detangled wigs, half and half difference, and combing through it with no problem after detangling them (:
dumb of ass: Im planning on starting to cosplay ( no conventions just to try it) and my wig is a tangled mess, this really helped!
Xero Tiger: You can also use the non heat foam curlers they work on my dolls hair and wigs so it'll work on yours too!
Jennifer Rose: Hey Alexa. Wonderful video. I bought a synthetic wig online and trying to brush it (using a brush and spray from the beauty supply store). My issue is, a little hair is coming off the wig. Should I be combing it instead, or am I missing something else? Should I be using more spray?
Starguard !: Thank you for Making this video. This was very helpful and informative
swetheart: Thank you so much you helped save my Sailor Moon wig! ❤️
Charbearz 05: I just found your channel and my first impression was that you are just extremely adorable! and also very helpful!
Lexie Strong: Thank you for this tutorial especially. I've really been wondering because my wig collection is growing and the part for the curly wig really helps because mine has a few tangles. Please keep making amazing videos!
Virginia Tracy: Interesting, the technique is the same one that I use with my own hair when it gets horribly tangled (think walking in a strong wind).
Taeil’s Toaster: I don't own wigs but I love these videos. and I've started brushing my hair like this and I've noticed my actual hair is less damaged
Lady Pink: Just a personal recommendation, I use a Wet Brush Pro for my wigs, as they are fantastic for synthetic hair.
Isadora Greene: I'm going as Briar Rose for halloween this year and I need to get a long wavy blonde wig. THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS HELP!
Masha Siro: Helpful! I cosplay a lot and I tend to do characters with long hair, so thank you!