What happens that makes the hair of wigs tangle at the nape (the back) of the neck?
Tangling of wig filaments can occur from several sources, depending on the wig’s material and method of construction. Natural human hair wigs can tangle from the weave of longer hairs into multiple strands. Frequently, the hair strands are woven in and out, in opposing directions in the same strand, so the outside surfaces (cuticle) rub against each other and snag, causing tangles. Even hairs woven unidirectionally can snag and tangle, but conditioner is alleged to prevent some of this. Sometimes this hair cuticle is removed to avoid tangling, but the disadvantage is the hair is smaller and sometimes more fragile. Synthetic fiber tangle mostly from damage… kinking from hard brushing, wet brushing/combing, or from heat damage kinking from hot water washing or blow dryers. Of course, the neck nape area gets a lot of motion and rubbing, so it is a problem site. Kinks can be cut out to avoid some tangling. Hair length at the nape can be changed to eliminate some future tangling/kinking.
