Hair Care Beneath the Wigs!

March 15, 2013 by · 4 Comments

As promised, I recorded a video demonstrating how I care for my hair under wigs.  Actually I’ve covered quite a bit of this information in various posts over the last couple of years and included it in the L4L Healthy Hair Handbook but I can appreciate that sometimes visual demonstrations help:

So in a nutshell my wig regimen is to cornrow my hair neatly, leaving them in for a month while doing the following:

  • Moisturize with a spray moisturizer
  • Seal with oil of your choice using a spray bottle
  • Apply a heavier sealant like shea butter (whipped or straight) to the ends of your braids
  • Co-Wash with a cleansing conditioner weekly
  • Deep condition at least bi-weekly
  • Airdry- don’t leave your hair damp all the time.
  • Optional: Apply growth serum to scalp nightly.  I use Bee Mine Growth Serum with Sulfur, another option is Liquid Gold Hair Growth Oil (Sulfur Based).

As I said, I recommend natural based spray moisturizers – the one I used in the video is OBI Naturals Curl Enhancing Spray.  Other recommendations are Elasta QP H2 Leave-In Conditioner, Jane Carter Revitalizing Leave In, Bee Mine Juicy Spritz and Giovanni VitaPro Fusion Protective Moisture Leave-In, just to name a few.

hair care under wig

This wig is definitely a keeper!

The silk wig cap I mentioned is available from Swig Caps.  I meant to do a detailed review of the product and of course now I can’t find it!  It is a nice cap, but definitely not stretchy or fitted.  I wouldn’t recommend it unless you feel you really need a silk wig cap because  the same effect can be duplicated by placing a satin bonnet on your head and covering with a regular nylon wig cap, which will actually give a better fit.  I know a lot of ladies are using wigs during the L4LPSC and just in general to help grow their hair – and because I am

This is basically all I do for my hair under my wigs, sometimes I add a prepoo with extra virgin coconut oil.  Simple but very effective.

Hope you found this helpful!  All the wig-nistas out there please leave any tips you have in the comments section – sharing is caring!

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  • Kristina Butler

    I have been rocking a sew-in for 4 wks now and have put my Elasta QP moisturizer in a spray bottle with water. I use grapeseed oil to seal after I moisturize. I was washing every week but skipped this past week. Gonna wash and DC this week and try to bring my weave back to life. I really regret not investing in more expensive hair. Next time…

    • http://www.longing4length.com/ EbonyCPrincess

      Sounds like you have a VERY solid regimen, and I agree investing in hair is always worth it. I normally take a very long time to research before the splurge, but I have yet to regret it. I’m sure your hair will really thrive with your current installation!

  • TiffDizzle

    I normally put in large cornrows and just take them out weekly and wash cond and deep cond my hair every week. I put a leave in and oil and shea butter on my hair every other day or so but lately ive been thinking about doing smaller cornrows and just co-washing every week with the braids still in and taking them out monthly and then do my wash and deep cond then.. idk we shall see

    • http://www.longing4length.com/ EbonyCPrincess

      Let me know if you try leaving them in how you like it. But if you do take your braids out weekly, I suggest just as you have done – do large braids so its not so much manipulation. I’d love to hear you compare and contrast the two regimens.