The Doll Forum

I had read on several cosplay forums to use a solution of fabric softener and water on synthetic wigs. I have it in a spray bottle that I use on all of Mei Lin's wigs and it helps a lot! Makes them silky smooth and helps with getting out tangles. One of the wigs came with very long extensions and was tangled pretty badly. Took a little work with a bucket of water/fabric softener and slowly working my fingers through them, but all of the tangles did come out.

yes! It's in an old thread but if you don't see it Wrinkle Releaser by dollar general Works for me.

Yup i get an empty spray bottle fill it almost half and half fabric softener and water. Stray the wig and brush starting at the ends and working your way up.

Also want to add brushing the hair from the root to the end is very bad for the hair, it is what causes the frizzing of the wig.

You should also use either a wig brush or a tooth comb to avoid losing hair when untangling. Plus never use your good wigs if you want to take the doll into bed for the night.

Just a thought - you may want to do any spritzing and initial styling on a styro wig head so as to minimize getting anything harmful on your doll's face, neck, head, etc.

Thanks everyone, tons of help! I really appreciate it, and I'm sure Kristal would love her own brush

The styro head is also a good one Hollywu, I never thought of that, thanks

samara78 wrote: Also want to add brushing the hair from the root to the end is very bad for the hair, it is what causes the frizzing of the wig.

I wish I had come across this advice earlier

A tangle teaser is really helpful too, it's a detangling hair brush. Got one for 7.99 us at a Sally's they are on Amazon for around 10.

De-tangling brush works well. For wigs that allow for it, low temperature setting on a ceramic hair straightener can help too. Check with the wig manufacturer or the included label/documentation before applying heat.