Heat-Friendly Vs. Regular Synthetic Fiber Wigs (All The Differences!)

Wondering what the difference is between heat defiant wigs and traditional synthetic fiber? Learn more about the differences and how to care for HD fiber on my blog: https://cornerofhopeandmane.com/helper...

To the eye, heat-friendly (HF)--aka heat-defiant (HD)--wigs look almost identical to traditional synthetic wigs, but the hair must be cared for differently or you will end up with a clumpy, frizzy mess. :)

In this video, I talk about the color differences between heat-friendly and regular synthetic wigs, but we'll go deep about how to care for them. The proper styling tools and styling products are 100% necessary to keep your heat-friendly wigs looking great and maintained as long as possible.

All products can be purchased from https://www.wigsbypattispearls.com/ (although some manufacturers like one of my faves, Jon Renau, include the comb in any heat-friendly hair purchase). Use code HOPEANDMANE for 25% off at Patti's!

What I'm wearing in the video thumbnail: Haute by Jon Renau (which IS heat-friendly) in 12FS8.

What I'm wearing in the actual video: Jon Renau Top Secret topper (which is NOT heat-friendly) in 10H16.

P.S. Had a few creative glitches in this video - whoops.

Hey everyone, this ask me, is all about HD, fiber, hair heat defiant or heat friendly hair over the past five ish years, plus that I've been blogging. I have probably gotten this question six dozen times and usually actually it's from people who or women who have purchased heat friendly hair and they have worn it a couple times and they write me in a panic because their hair has started to become really frizzy and Dry and it's clumped and it just behaves a little bit differently than regular synthetic hair. So this ask me is devoted to you dozens and dozens and dozens of ladies who have written me in the past, and hopefully this will help answer all of those questions. But then go forward help anybody who has this question? So what are some of the differences between heat, friendly, hair and regular synthetic? So at first glance they appear very similar. So I had a piece here. This is the easy part HD twelve inch. Yes, from John Renault, this color is shaded mocha, she's she's, really pretty she's like just a little bit lighter than what I'm wearing now she added mochas color is twenty four B 18s eight. So if you were to hold this shaded mocha with a regular synthetic fiber, the colors are slightly different, so always recommend consulting either seeing the pieces of person are consulting a coloring when you are deciding colors, especially if you love a color in one fiber and want To replicate it in another, they don't always match, but aside from the fact that the color is a little bit different, you'll notice with heat friendly or heat defiant hair, there is like next to no shine with the synthetic fiber which is really appealing to a lot Of women, because I tape a telltale sign that hair is faux, is when it has an unnatural shine to it so heat friendly pieces, just look like biological hair there's next to no shine. It just looks very like healthy and Westeros. So that's one way: someone who is well-versed in this space can kind of tell heat friendly from non. He friendly other than that to the eye they look identical, but with heat friendly, what you can do is they can be heat styled, so they can be flat. Iron, they can be curled, they can be waved up to 350 degrees. Now I know specifically John Renault recommends. That was the piece that I just had there sticking around the two hundred and seventy two two hundred and eighty degree range so just to protect it from damage, but technically it can be heat styled up to 350. So if you are someone who likes straight hair one day, curly the next, you know a heat friendly fiber really might work for you for me personally. If I want to do so, you guys know. I wear this John Renault top-secret piece, as my daily piece genre know, also makes a top of wave piece. So if I want to go wavy, I just kind of put her on and if I want to go straight, I wear this one um, but you know some people like the ability to create different types of waves and different types of curls, and in that instance, I can see having a heat friendly fiber as being a real benefit, but you have to treat them a little bit differently, so synthetic is really truly wash-and-wear. You spray it a couple times a week with a leave-in. You do your normal, washing and air drying routine and it kind of washes and dries beautifully with HD fiber. You need to treat it a little bit differently. So first things. First, I mean really with all of your synthetic fiber. You want to use a very gentle method of taking out tangles now, with heat from the fiber in particular. This is the way to go a very wide toothed comb and the folks at John Renault actually believe that this is so important that they include one in every heat, friendly, fibers box. So I don't know about other manufacturers. I do have a couple pieces from them. I don't remember at home, but John Renault stands like this, so we want to say so hard so badly. None of those none of those four matically make sense, but they believe in this type of comb so much for this fiber that they include it in every box. So you only want to use this on your heat friendly pieces. They are just a little bit more gentle and fragile, so you need a tool that will accommodate that after each wear and several times a day, you're gon na want to comb through with this comb, but really when you're done wearing it for the day you're gon Na comb, through a final time and you're gon na spray it with the HD smooth detangler. So when it comes to heat friendly fiber, this is one instance in which I think you should stick really close to the manufacturer recommendation, for you know washing and drying in care, because they will make a difference with that that fiber. So, at the end of the day, you're gon na come through you're gon na spray. It with this you're gon na do that after everywhere. So, as you guys know with regular synthetic fiber, you could do it with everywhere, but your fiber will probably be okay. If you did it every other or every third, we're not with heat friendly every single time, you're gon na comb through at the end of the day, you're gon na spray, this generously you're gon na, really concentrate it on the nape and like where the hair. You know the underside, where it's hitting you, because that's where it creates the most friction and where you can get some frizz. So this will help come back that okay, two very important pieces and then before you wash it, so you know if it's been seven. Eight. Nine wears and you are getting ready to wash it what you want to do, and this is the part that most people don't realize so heat friendly hair like needs some abuse, mmm-hmm kind of like to say it like that. But no, you want to be very careful with your fiber, but it requires heat to stay nice. So I know what you're thinking sure that makes sense. If I have a straight a straight style, I can easily you know flat iron, it a couple times to keep it looking nice but Lauren. I bought a wavy style, so keep going to take out that style. The answer is yes, it is going to so what you're gon na do before you wash it. You are going to go section by section, so really just concentrate like I said before, on the nape and the underside and see if that does the trick, if not, if you're still experiencing a little bit of clumping a little bit of frizziness, you can do the Whole head of hair with this method, but start up a nape and see kind of you know what shakes out so you're gon na spray, the section to protect it from the heat with the heat treat thermal spray. Now this actually works for both human and synthetic hair, but this is gon na protect it. You spray this generously. Okay, I have a detailed post coming on this soon, but right now we're just kind of going through to quickly spray the hair generously with this comb. It through and then you are going to flat iron, it first to kind of work the product in that might be where you leave it. If you have straight hair, but if you have curly or wavy hair after you've run that flat iron down it, you're gon na have to use that tool. The curling iron or flat iron, if you're good, with curling with bath water. To add that curl back in so it seems a little bit counterintuitive. I know to have a curly or a wavy style and have to really flat iron, the hair, to make the fiber kind of rejuvenate itself and then add that style back in. But that's the price, the price that you pay to have that heat friendly hair, which some people don't mind doing some people don't care for so they tend to stick with regular synthetic fiber. But if you are experiencing frizziness clumpiness with your heat friendly fiber chances are it's because one you're not using the right tool, which is this is the only tool you should be using and you're not applying that heat regularly. You do need some heat to keep these pieces in line. Okay. Those are the couple of main differences between heat, friendly, synthetic and regular synthetic and a quick little run-through on care. I'Ve got a detailed post coming soon update this video description when it's ready, but we'll talk more about this for sure, because it's something that has come up a lot. But I hope that gives you just a little bit of an overview and something to think about. When it comes to caring for your heat friendly pieces, alright thanks

laura cowell: Thank you. I have a Raquel Welch Maximum Impact and after 8 wears, the nape is frizzy and has no style left. I have only soaked it once in fabric softener and have never uses product except deranged in the 3 months I've owned her. I will try the process you suggested in this video.

pinkkitty: This video has convinced me to NEVER buy heat friendly fiber wigs.

Carrie Cat: New subscriber here. Your videos are helpful and inspiring. You look so gorgeous with your hair it's inspired me to take a risk and wear my full lace wig in public. I do not deal with hair loss, but am in the grow out process. During a bad relationship I changed my hair color for a guy! What a mistake! I darkened my bleached hair. To return to blonde severely damaged it and I had to cut off several inches. In the past few months, I have grown it from chin length to an inch below my collar bone. Through a devoted regimen of Wild Growth hair oil, biotin and other hair vitamins, healthy eating, and exercise, my hair is looking healthier. However, I long for my formerly long tresses. Looking at your bio hair, I find it to be beautiful. Your length, color, and shine is lovely. You look stunning to me with or without toppers or wigs. I am amazed by the magic you work with your hair helpers. I was wondering if you could do a video with any tips on how to maintain hair health and grow length? My ultimate dream is to have hair about 20 inches long like yours. Thank you for reading and sorry for the long comment. I have become passionate about hair through the experience of losing the length I loved. I will continue wearing wigs and having fun with color and length even after my bio hair grows back. Have a great weekend.

Esse: Thanks so very much. That was just what i needed to hear .Appreciate this lots

Vanessa Hernandez: Hi! I just bought the Jon Renau HD xl fiber topper I’ve been looking al over the web to see if I’m able to put dry shampoo in it to get rid of the shine. It’s not too shiny but more so I’m the top. Thank you

Pebbles: Are heat friendly fibers cooler? I overheat all the time with wigs and toppers and am looking for the coolest options available. Thanks!

Through the Telescope!: Can you advice me I'm not sure if I have regular synthetic or a "Better than regular synthetic". (It has a bit of shine to it but its not an extreme plastiky shine, but the shine is more than normal I would say.) I can use heat on it such as a blow dryer/straightener. I want to make my hair wavy. I have seen some videos of people braiding all the hair then putting it into boiling water. (I'm not sure how long they leave it in for) I am kind of afraid to do this as I fear of burning/setting fire to the hair.

Bamcis100: Which Jon Renau wig was that Shaded Mocha wig you held up early-ish in this video?

Rachel Montross: How do we tame shine on non heat friendly hair?

Vicki De Vesta: Your hair look in your thumbnail pic..... gorgeous!

Cherie Barnes: So u said "before u wash it", u spray thermal heat spray and flat iron to rejuvenate fiber. So u wash it after that? I luv your videos.

Whooo AmI: Where do you prefer to purchase your toppers from online?

allykatt1849: Thank your so much for this video and your wonderful tips! ❤️❤️❤️

Liza Rosa: My crown area gets so hot sweaty and oily itchy with all synthetic wigs.

Nathalie Gagnon: never understand why you spray them with product....they stay so much better without any products or oil ...it isplastic...i just keep them clean

BelleDeJour224: What is the color and brand u wore for this video

Sharon and tia Lambert: can I wear my heat fibra wig daily and when should I buy a new 1

Pamela Ahiekpor: I bought one and it keeps on shredding even though i use a bigg comb on it... i need help

v: Holding up shaded mocha 12 inch easy part HD inshaded mocha.

Nadia: When you show two colors next to each other for comparison --- it is a REALLY good idea to say which is which. Useless video.

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