Q&A for How to Dye a Human Hair Wig

Definitely! Despite popular belief, dyeing your wig does not damage the hair if you do it correctly.

Since the dye is only meant for real hair, it will likely not dye the cap part of the wig. In most wigs, that part is somewhat resistant to staining. That said, all wigs are different so you should test a very small part to see if yours stains or not.

Yes, you can. Just realize each bit you add to a wig makes it permanently that way.

It should still work depending on how well the wig is made and if it is 100% real human hair. However, make sure that you understand that dying the human hair wig will permanently alter the color of the wig as it will be difficult to wash out.

Bleach the hair the same way you would with natural hair. Use bleach, toner, and purple shampoo.

No. Synthetic wigs have to be dyed with fabric dye, if at all.

Yes. It is exactly the same as colouring real hair (unless the hair is donated).

You can buy a normal hair dye from your grocery store, and dye the wig like you normally would dye human hair.

Yes. If the hair is human, dye it the way you would naturally dye your hair. You can use any hair dye product.

If professional hair dyes won't hold, then it may be worth considering using methods for synthetic wigs. Definitely look into the pros and cons of using those methods but you might want to check out dyeing wigs with alcohol ink or fabric dye. I normally wouldn't recommend it but if you are certain that you won't go back on the color and nothing else is working, you might want to give it a shot.

You could use a strong hairspray like a 'freeze' spray like (Got2b) on the base. It washes out when you wash out the hair dye.

Blonde human hair wigs are the easiest to dye, so yes auburn will work perfectly fine.

Yes, you can only dye real 100% human hair. And synthetic/human blends will not take dye at all.

Yes, if it is 100% human hair, and not a blended wig of human and synthetic fibers. You are definitely going to want to grab some bleach, do a test strip on the under layer of the wig to see how it will react. If it reacts well, and lifts, then you can go and get some strawberry blond hair color. Just be careful to get a shade or two lighter, because the hair follicles on the wig will probably be blasted wide open, and the dye may take too heavily and come out a bit darker.

Use box hair dye they work nicely. Human hair absorbs colour well, so it should work perfectly.

Yes, just make sure to check that all strands of hair have been covered, I wouldn't recommend dipping as it is bad for coverage.

You would need to bleach the hair, then dye it. Black hair doesn't take dye very well without it.

Yes, but you may have to do a color strip first. You are going to want to use something withou the effects of bleach, such as Color Oops. That will take it to a lighter tone without bleaching. Then you are ready to re-dye the wig! (Stay away from Color Fix, though, as it contains peroxide.)

If the hair is dyed a natural color already, then you may want to use a color stripper such as Color Oops and Color Fix, the latter has a bleaching agent to it, so you may get better results. But once you have stripped and dyed your human hair wig, that's the farthest you want to go. Any more chemical processing will make it look unnatural and very stiff, and then it will look like a wig. Use temporary spray dyes if you are really wanting to change up the color.

If it's human hair, then yes. Make sure you condition it really well so it still looks real, and don't leave the dye on as long as you'd think.

The wig will probably not look real if you dye it, as it was intended to be a different color. You can research cheap blonde wigs, which would be a better alternative to dying the wig you have.