What is the Difference between Human Hair and Synthetic Fibre Wigs?
We often get asked this question so we created a page dedicated to it.
What do you choose?
As a first time wearer it can be very confusing and there is so much to consider. One of the first decisions is whether to buy synthetic hair or human hair. Its a decision for each person to be made depending on their needs, budget and what is important to them.
Surprisingly most people will probably find it difficult to pick the difference between the look of human hair and synthetic hair. The structure of the cap will probably play a bigger part in the realistic and natural look of a wig rather than the fibre. Its important to know how to look after each fibre as they are different.
Human Hair
Human hair is collected from different sources from all over the world. Once its collected it is sanitised, stripped and dyed again to the colour required. Human Hair can be styled with heat and can be coloured or dyed. It is very versatile and will last a lot longer than synthetic wigs. After washing and conditioning a wig, the human hair will need to be restyled as it wont hold the style so you need to restyle the wig after every wash. Human hair wigs will last much longer than synthetic or heat defiant wigs. As long as the wig is treated and looked after carefully a human hair wig will last up to 12 months or maybe even longer. Hence, human hair wigs are generally much more expensive than synthetic wigs.
Synthetic Hair Wigs
Synthetic hair wigs are not as expensive as human hair wigs. However, there are a few drawbacks with synthetic hair. Synthetic wigs may only last a few months but they are not as expensive as the human hair wigs. Synthetic wigs cant be restyled with heat but they will hold their style even after washing. Some clients will find that synthetic wigs are easier to take care of rather than human hair wigs. With the price of synthetic wigs you can buy 2 or even 3 synthetic ones for the same price. The range of Synthetics is much bigger and the colour range is much wider as well. Some colours are too hard for manufacturers to achieve in human hair. For example, very platinum blond, grey or white hair can become very brittle and break in the manufacturing process.
Heat Defiant Synthetic Wigs
Heat Defiant wigs are heat friendly synthetic wigs. They are synthetic wigs that you can style with low heat. If a wig frizzes with the friction of the hair to your clothes you can spray the hair with a heat protector and simply run the hair straightener through the fibre on a low heat no more than 160 degrees celsius. Heat defiant fibres can make it much easier to revive a wig.
It really is a personal choice of whether you want an easy style that you don’t need to worry about or you want to be able to style and recreate your own style. All fibres have advantages and disadvantages. Your budget will play a part in the decision. There is simply no right or wrong in this decision. It really is a personal choice.
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