how to make a wig look less shiny

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Looking to remove shine from a wig? Sometimes constructed wigs and toppers come with an unnatural shine…shine that looks a little, well, also shiny and fake.

(Not all wigs come shiny–Ellen Wille hair fibers are incredibly realistic right from the start as are a few Raquel Welch colors I've seen.)

If your wig or topper is too shiny and you lot want to make a wig less shiny, then yous MUST invest in dry shampoo.

But not simply any dry shampoo–I've tested a few of them and I'll permit you in on my "dry shampoo" secret. Not all of them are created equal!

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From left to correct, we have Bumble & Bumble Dry out Shampoo (which you lot've more often than not heard me talk about as a scalp concealer for baldheaded spots, Tresemme Fresh Start Dry Shampoo, Pantene Pro-V Blowout Extend Dry Shampoo, Batiste Dry out Shampoo, and Klorane Dry Shampoo (with Oat Milk).

Quite the roundup, eh?

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Ok, on to the results!

How to Make a Wig Less Shiny: Battle of the Dry Shampoos

The first one I tried to lessen the shine from my wigs and toppers was the Tresemme Fresh Start Dry out Shampoo.

I could immediately see how this production might assist to subtract the shine in synthetic wigs and toppers…just a quick spritz and it was dulled. However, the product itself is white (nearly like you are spraying baby powder).

This might not be bad if I had blond hair, however, it looked chalky on my medium brown pieces. Even afterward brushing through, the color of my hair was changed besides much for my liking.

Information technology does launder right out, however.

I volition note that this product had a really nice smell to information technology, though. It may exist overpowering to sensitive noses, merely it died down over the course of the day.

I knew I was on to something with these dry out shampoos; I simply had to find the right ane. So, i by one I went, testing away, until I found 2 that worked for me.

First, let me prove you the departure between a piece that is right out of the box, versus i that has been sprayed with my dry shampoo "winner" to aid reduce the shine.

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Both toppers in the above pic are Milan by Noriko. Can yous guess which one has been treated with the dry shampoo to assist remove the smoothen?

If you guessed the pilus on the right, yous'd be right.

Here's some other:

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Same two pieces, just a slightly different bending. Over again, the topper on the correct (note: since these are upside down…the i visually on the left!) has been sprayed with dry shampoo to help remove the smooth.

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Run across the difference?

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This final photograph is similar to the very first one I showed yous, but over again, a slightly different perspective. The slice that has had shine removed is on the lesser.

So, what do you think?

How to Brand a Wig Less Shiny (or Topper!): The Winners

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I love, love, love these ii dry out shampoos for removing smooth from wigs and toppers, for ii different reasons.

Winner 1 for removing shine from wigs:

The Klorane Dry out Shampoo is a bit on the pricey side, but I consider this to be the Cadillac of dry out shampoos.

Its spritz is SO fine that it doesn't leave a white, powdery residue like some of the other, less expensive brands do. It sprays nice and evenly and doesn't leave my hair with a "coated" feeling.

It too smells And so skilful.

I'm not sure if it's the oat milk in information technology, or what, simply information technology just smells…normal.

Less bogus.

I can't quite put my finger on it, but some of the other options I tried smelled very perfume-y. I only want my pilus to smell like hair, and non like I dipped my head in a dang field full of sunflowers.

Winner two for removing shine from wigs:

The other option I similar is Batiste Dry out Shampoo. The pricing of this is at drugstore levels, which is prissy, and the smell isn't besides overpowering (just it's definitely there).

This is a tinted dry out shampoo – it's similar to my Bumble & Bumble (which is what I used to apply to cover my bald spots prior to wearing fake hair) in that it sprays out with a colour. In my case, information technology'due south a brown color, all the same it does come in blond and maybe even black.

My "problem" with this is that UNLIKE using information technology to cover bald spots and thinning hair (which y'all Tin can practise), you want to spray this much more than diffusely throughout your synthetic hair.

Pregnant, when you are focusing on covering, yous are looking to spray a specific area.

If yous are looking to remove polish from a wig or topper, you want to kind of spray it all over. This makes this production a wee bit messy.

As in, my counters were covered in a fine, chocolate-brown film (and I should've taken a photo!).

Much similar anything in life, nil is 100% perfect, and both of these dry shampoos are expert…they just accept merchandise-offs.

TL;DR?:

If you want something that is very fine, smells dainty, doesn't go out a mess, simply is a fleck pricier? Become with the Klorane Dry out Shampoo.

If you want something that is very budget-friendly but y'all can live with abiding make clean up? Consider Batiste Dry Shampoo.

Note: I did not experience any color run-off onto my clothes with this, even though it was messy in my bathroom!

In all of my photos in a higher place, I've really used BOTH of these products. I similar using the Batiste first as a lite base coat. And so the Klorane on pinnacle of it to finish the job – the more-natural smell of the Klorane stands out then (the aroma of the Batiste isn't bad, I just much prefer the Klorane), and I use less of the more-expensive Klorane that way.

What do y'all use to help remove annoying smooth from your wigs and toppers?

UPDATE: I recently found what I now consider to exist the best dry hair shampoo (it's super-cheap and it smells like sky).

Bank check it out!