Wig sizes?

[amandam]

I used to have some regular sized wigs and recently bought large because I measured my head and it showed 23". Anyway, when I wear them, they don't seem loose, but they aren't that snug. When I wore regular wigs they were very snug and left a line across my forehead when I took them off. How should a wig fit? I ask because there are so many styles for regular.

[DawnOday]

The wig should have an adjustable strap in the back that you can tighten somewhat. Also if pin the wig in place the extra room won't be much of a problem. It's when it is just put on and left to sit on the head where it becomes difficult. I noticed the same thing with my large wig. It seems there is a larger increment between Large and Medium than there is between Medium and Petite. 

[biannne]

I never knew that there also sizes in wigs just like in clothes.

[Dena]

I never knew that there also sizes in wigs just like in clothes.

Worst than that, I need an extra large brain bucket and unless they changed things, the wig caps don't go that big. The woman who took care of my wig had to stretch the cap so it would fit on my head. Fortunately I only needed the wig while I was growing out my hair and I put the wig away many years ago.

[DawnOday]

There is one wig marketer that most their wigs have a large size. I've bought two of them. If you want to know who, just send a PM. They have a great selection too. It takes about 2 weeks to deliver. Decent human hair wigs run between $130 - $450.  The wig in my picture was in the neighborhood of $165.

Dawn

[amandam]

Is it wrong that regular sized wigs leave a line across my forehead? Or does that make it too tight? I don't get headaches.

[Michelle_P]

Is it wrong that regular sized wigs leave a line across my forehead? Or does that make it too tight? I don't get headaches.

This is pretty common when there is an 'edge' sewn completely around the cap.  There is often a strip of a silicone material along the front edge to help keep the wig cap from shifting on the head.  The gentle pressure over hours leaves a mark.

If someone does get a headache, it generally means the wig cap is too tight (loosen the elastic tabs at the rear of the cap), or the wig is being worn too low on the forehead, pinching off circulation in part of the forehead.

A nice alternative to the fully edged cap is the lace-front cap.  These are elastic caps, adjustable with tabs in the rear, but in which the edging doesn't go all the way around.  In the front of the cap there is a short stretch of lace material that lays across the forehead.  This doesn't put the same pressure on the forehead that the silicone strip does, and it allows the wig to present a natural hairline.


Here's what the inside of the cap looks like:


The lace stretches across much of the forehead.  There's also a strip that runs back in this particular wig where the part in the hair is anchored.  The part and hairline look pretty good from a foot or more away.  (This particular cap is a Memory Cap 2, used in the HairUWear brands like Raquel Welch.)

The only drawback is that it may not hold quite as well as the silicone strip wigs, but a bit of double-sided medical tape as used with full lace wigs in the middle of the forehead will hold that hair in place all day very comfortably.


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