Care for your second hair properly at home

Second hair needs intensive and special care, especially after the summer. The gfh, Society for Hair Aesthetics, gives tips on how to care for a second hair in the bathroom at home:

Summer is coming to an end and often the hair has suffered from high temperatures, strong sun and UV radiation. Now it's time again: get to the hair care! For people who rely on hair replacements due to hair loss, this means a little more than just jumping in the shower.

Scalp protection and professional care
It is important to use the right hair replacement care products, because normal hair care products are only suitable for natural hair that has grown, but not for hair replacement. Special products ensure a long life for the hair replacement.

The overall durability of the hair replacement depends on how often the hairpiece or wig is worn and how professionally it is treated and cared for. A permanent hair integration, for example, has to be removed and reattached every four to five weeks, since your own hair continues to grow. Under these conditions, a hairpiece can last between eight and ten months.

Second hair: washing, caring for, styling
Basically, it is important to distinguish whether the wig or hairpiece is made of real hair or synthetic fibers. Because the requirements for care and handling are fundamentally different. Real hair is basically treated like your own hair: it can be washed, blow-dried, treated with curlers and straighteners, even dyed and permed. However, as with natural hair, the hairstyle only lasts a few days.

Human hair care - this is how it works:

1. Brush or comb hair carefully.
   
   
2. In the case of permanently bonded wigs, the first hair wash should take place no earlier than 24 hours after attachment in order to ensure secure adhesion. It is best to wash in the shower with a special shampoo – for example ContactSkin Shampoo plus lukewarm water mixed well. Distribute shampoo evenly in wet hair and knead in lightly. Definitely don't rub!
   
   
3. Then rinse well with water.
   
   
4. A conditioner is ideal so that the wig falls lightly and airily. To do this, dissolve a professional product such as ContactSkin Balsam in approx. 1/8l of lukewarm water. Distribute the mixture evenly over wet hair and gently knead. Of course, the scratch ban also applies here!
   
   
5. Rinse with water, gently wiping off excess water. Gently pat your hair dry with a towel – without rubbing, of course.
   
   
6. A professional finishing product is recommended to smooth the hair structure and improve combability. 
                                                  
7. Haircut, style, blow dry or air dry as usual.

Synthetic hair care - Do's & Don'ts

Do's:    

• Use hairbrushes with soft bristles.
• When washing your hair, rinse out the shampoo and conditioner thoroughly.
• Always add shampoo & conditioner for synthetic wigs to cold water in a sink or bowl
• To style, wait until the wig is completely dry. The best way to do this is to place the wig on a wig stand.

​Don'ts:

• Avoid products containing alcohol and oil.
• Do not rub wet hair roughly, just gently squeeze it out in a towel and let it air dry.
• Never use hot water.
• Do not rinse out treatments, this will give the fibers a neat shine.
• Beware of dryers, hair straighteners or hair dryers - synthetic hair usually doesn't like that! Only special high-tech synthetic fibres, such as HR Beauty Fiber from gfh's Wellness Classic Collection, cannot be harmed by heat.
• Synthetic hair should never be combed or styled when wet.

Source: gfh, Society for Hair Aesthetics

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