11. How should I clean the hair system after removal?
Step 1: Remove tape or glue residue
Firstly, you need to remove any tape and glue residue left over on the base. Here you will need your solvent and cotton balls. For places where the bond is still hard, spray the solvent onto it and let the bond break down. Then use a cotton ball to dab on places where there is glue residue. By doing this, the cotton will stick to the glue residue and then you just need to roll the cotton, so the glue residue will be removed with the cotton.
Step 2: Comb the hair system using a bristle comb
After the glue residue has been removed effectively, wet the hair and use a bristle comb to comb through the hair gently. When you comb the hair, be sure to comb following the hair direction.
Step 3: Shampoo the hair system
Pour some shampoo into your hands and then apply onto the hair system on the base and the hair side. When you lather the hair, slowly pat it on instead of rubbing the hair and try not to change the hair direction. For the base, rub gently with shampoo to let it easily work in.
Step 4: Rinse the hair system
Next, use mildly warm water to rinse the hair system. When you rinse the hair system, let the base face the faucet and let the water run through it. On the hair side, let the water flow in the direction of the hair. When all the shampoo has been rinsed out, you can move on to the next step.
Step 5: Condition the hair system and rinse again
Apply conditioner by gently applying it onto the hair. Avoid getting any conditioner onto the base as this will make the base slippery and can lead to a poor bond.
Let the conditioner sit on the hair for about 5 minutes and rinse the conditioner out.
Step 6: Towel dry the hair system
Once the hair is clean, place the wet hair system onto a towel and then gently roll it up to let the towel absorb as much water as possible.
Step 7: Blow dry the hair system
Then take your blow drier and put it on a low heat setting. Blow dry the base first if you are drying a lace base. You can skip this process if you are drying a full skin base.
Then pin the hair system onto a mannequin head and blow dry the hair in the style you want.