Wig hair extensions are versatile with various styles and colors. Sometimes you find it too thick for natural look. This is because manufacturers want to give you more hair to customize in a way that suits you. However, if you have a thick wig, you should thin it out to provide a sleeker look and more natural appearance. In fact, thick hair doesn’t suit all faces, even it can be difficult to style. For example, dense wigs can make updos appear chunky or unnatural. That’s reason why many women choose to thin out their hair for a more natural-looking wig. But, not everyone know how to do this; therefore, in this article, we will present you step by step on how to thin out a curly wig to make it look better.

Different Ways To Thin Out Your Wig

There are two common ways to thin out wig hair extensions

• Have you ever considered to a professional salon to look for an experienced stylist or just DIY by yourself? Actually, a stylist with experience will always be great but this may be cost you some. As you know, the service of a professional salon is always more expensive than you do it yourself at home, right?
• You may wonder whether you can thin out your wig yourself or not? Of course, yes. It can be difficult to do this, but it can save your money. Therefore, if you are confident in your abilities, follow our guide to make it perfect.

What You Will Need

When you want to trim a wig yourself, buy a pair of thinning scissors. You don’t need a standard pair of scissors to thin out your hair because thinning is a different technique to cutting. Fine teeth on thinning scissors prevent a clean cut because they just trim some of hair, providing your hair a soft and natural look. Hair clips and a hairbrush are two things you will need for thinning out your curly hair. While hair clips help split your hair into sections, a hairbrush function brushing out the cut hair.

Tips And Tricks

Always remember to split your hair into sections and thin one section at a time, or often trying your wig to check how much thinner you need for your wig or thinning the wig out while it is on your head. Make sure that you can easily get to the back of your hair or ask someone to help you get a look around your head.  

As mentioned on how to cut a wig, we always recommend that you choose a professional to trim the wig to suit you.

How To Thin Out A Wig by Yourself?

• Determine Where You Want To Thin Your Wig

The first step that you shouldn’t ignore is to put the wig on your head and look at yourself in the mirror. Determine where you want the wig to be thinned and make a note of how the wig will appear. This helps guide your work when you get started.

• Create A Part You Want To Work On

Create a part of your hairpiece to separate the area of the wig that you want to work on. Put the front tooth of the comb or the precision tip on your scalp, then move the comb from the front to the back of your head to part the hair. As mentioned above, you should use hair clips to secure the sections when you work.

• Prepare To Remove

Hold a section of hair between your fingers and press the thinning scissors on that section. Use scissors as close to the root as possible to grab the full strands. Then, hold the hair section and put the scissors down.

• Remove The Excess Hair

To remove the excess hair, you comb through the hair section that you have held in your hands. The comb captures a small amount of hair that is freed by thinning shears.

• Do The Same Process And Keep Plucking

Repeat Step 2-4 until all hair sections that you want to thin have been finished. Comb through your hair for the final time and style if necessary.