I'm trying to dye a 2T 27 wig color all chocolate brown. It's my first time and the wig is synthetic. I tried to find Rit due more synthetic black color but couldn't find it on Amazon.
Tips I’ve learned ❤️ Using Rit Dyemore make sure it says Synthetic, make sure the water is piping hot like a low boil, use a stainless steel pot or an old one you don’t mind getting stained and keep stirring it to avoid it getting spotty. Much 💕 to yall
I have a jet black wig that I REALLY love, but I want to get the shine off of it and to get it to a lighter shade of black. Will Rit dye work for this?
@@shevyweston5088 I’m not sure if it will make it lighter since it’s jet black, Definitely up to you to try it though. When trying to get rid of some of the shine, you could try soaking it in warm water and apple cider vinegar for about 20min and letting it air dry (gently comb it while wet to get any tangles out) or warm water and a little bit of fabric softener. Plus there’s always baby power or dry shampoo that could help.
I'm using the rit dye to make my orange wig black and it's working out great. To get the best results, you have to make sure it says synthetic on it and not all-purpose. Hope this helps!
@@virtuallyvegas999 If you live in america sometimes they have it at walmart but if it's not there, they have it at Joann's, Micheals, and Hobby Lobby. I got mime from Joann's and used their 40% off coupon.
I've found a great way to temporarily and softly change the colour I used Loreal Magic Retouch in brown to change gold blonde to a much more subtle and toned shade of soft ashy blonde. Matches my hair perfectly. And reduces the shine of the synthetic hair. Im older and conservative, and this result is perfect.
Hair color works with the protein in your hair. Synthetic wigs are more like fabric, which is why the fabric dyes worked. An old school cosplayer trick is acrylic ink with 70% alcohol. Broke up a lot of markers to leech color out of the catridge.
One method that works very well for me is using either acrylic inks mixed with alcohol or alcohol based ink. The problem I have found with just any die and water or conditioner is that both of those are actually for depositing color on the outer part of the hair strain, which a synthetic fiber just does not have and so the color washes right off.
Yes!! I’m working on a video with the acrylic ink and alcohol coming soon!! If you use the RIT DYEMORE, it does actually dye the fibers and is permanent even after washing! I did it on a full wig here and I’ve washed her a few times since filming this and it’s still looking great! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gBsTR8c8mT4.html
@@TheWiggyWoman The problem I have had with RIT is that one, its not very blindable when you want to do to do things like root shadows, or steaks, highlights and so on. The problem is that it is not very bendable and where one color touches another you get a pretty muddy color and a very dull tone, and you cannot really mix colors well to come up with that 'just right' hair color'. Acrylic Inks, High Flow Light base (weight not color) acrylic water based paint are specifically mastered to not only be intermixable for different colors, tones and shades, but they can also lay next to each other or softly blend into the next color and retain their own color, which means a wig you want to do a ombre or highlights, root shadows, low lights and so on actually come out looing like human hair would if hair dye was used. And using alcohol in a 1:1 mixture can give you a decent pastel range without having to resort to trying to mix a white base to create a pastel. Also, using alcohol if you want to use a metallic acrylic or want to add a iridescent medium to the color you are using can give you a very true result as if you were applying acrylics to pottery or canvas. I am a painter and my main medium is acrylics, so I had that going for me before I started deciding to stop buying 500 dollar wigs so they could be dyed given how many really cute wigs and extensions there are in synthetics that hold a style. If you run into any issues or difficulties or have questions when you start experimenting please fell free to ask. I am working this weekend on doing a couple of mixed tone hair pieces and am going to try a formula i have not seen anyone else use to date using Mica Pigments that we use to color resin and silicon for modeling. The Mica pigments are known to bond with any type of synthetic material in including fibers and actually are what are using in making the color of synthetic fibers to start with. They are also natural mica and probably a much safer material to use or wear. Of course they like about anything will do best when staring with the lightest color possible - just like human hair that you either have to bleach a dark color fist to apply a dye and get true color, or use developer in the process to get a level or two of lift if your hair is not darker than the color you are going for. Since you cannot bleach synthetic fibers, well you can but its a pretty dangerous process to do at home and tends to damage fibers that are not heat resistance, the faster and cheaper method is just get the lightest wig possible, say white, or platinum. using those to start with will almost guarantee you won't end up with a brassy look unless you actually add a brass or cooper color. Also, when applying it to the hair you want to use a very stiff boar bristle paint brush for acrylic paint, as that will get the solution in and around and over each fiber as much as possible, while soft brushes or foam brushes tend to keep the color mostly on the surface layers and when it dries and moves you can end up with spotty color. You do not want to use a hair dye brush because of how they are constructed, they will end up leaving gaps in color or pulling color off an area when apply more to a nearby region. For ink solution a spray bottle and fingers works well but once I have the wig well soaked in the ink solution, I then apply some using a medium nylon acrylic paint brush no wider than 1/4 inch as that lays down a bit of the solution a bit deeper than the spray does and gives you a more natural hair like graduated color. And if you want a glaze, such as you would get with a crystal glaze for human hair, you can get an acrylic gloss medium which can be applied over the hair color of the wig once you happy with the look, or since its an acrylic medium medium you can add it to acrylic paint so that its more like glossy hair and not as matte as acrylics sometimes leave the hair looking and it gives a more natural feel to the hair. you can do the same with an iridescent medium, either putting it on over the colored wig or adding it into the colors you have mixed
@@rentechpad Hi Pam. Very interesting! I’m experimenting right now, with a few acrylic paint markers. I’m happy with the results- but wondering how it will dry. It’s now been drying for 8 hours and I can wipe it off with a tissue. In my case, I only need to add red/auburn lights and deeper rooting. I became impatient and mixed the Graffiti brand fabric marker with the Painters brand opaque pens. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Also, is alcohol necessary?
The Rit dye you used is meant for more natural fibers. There is a special formula called Dye more specifically used for synthetic fibers including synthetic wigs. Next time you dye your wig try this one and you'll get better results.
Yes! When I actually did dye my synthetic wig I used the RIT dye more! I wanted to test common dyes people recommend in RU-vid videos to see which performed best :)
I have done the RIT water method as well as the Gentian violet method to tone. In addition, I have used a permanent marker for rooting as well as take the marker apart and soak in either water or alcohol to then spray on and comb through or soak. I really like your "experiment" and enjoyed seeing all the results. I would have never thought to use conditioner. I am always on the look out for new and improved ways to dye, especially for rooting. Not a fan of the root spray and markers are so tedious. Thanks again! Nice video!!
Hi, you seem to know a lot about this. I have a unit it's a very pale almost white blonde. The construction is nice but the colour is horrible. What would you suggest to take it down to a a beige /Norwegian natural blonde, ideally with balyagage? (Thabks)
@@koezkoez1939 I recently experimented with dry shampoo for brunettes on a really platinum blonde wig. It addend depth and dimension and easily washes out if you do not like. It also made it very beige/neutral. I used the brand Batiste in the dark brunette. Just spray outside because being dark it shows everywhere you spray it.
@@thenaturalmd thanks you, its a really nicely constructed wig... But the colour makes it look like cosplay and I need it to look as natural as possible. I really want to root it as well. I was considering using the acrylic ink and alcohol method. But I don't want to ruin the transparent lace.. So I'll try the spray... Im in the UK, I know the bapstiste dry shampoo... I'm sure I can find the color one... I was looking at the Daniel field sprays. Thanks you so much.. Its very daunting. X
Very interesting! I’ve used Gentian Violet drops in water to tone down brassiness in a wig, that works quite well. Less is definitely more! A friend used Rit fabric dye to dye a blonde wig brown, it worked quite well.
I will definitely try the violet! There’s some brassy pieces I’d love to correct! I’m super excited to use the Rit to add roots on some pieces that need a little something extra!
Didn’t think about Gentian Violet - that stains EVERYTHING & it resists water on surfaces. Alcohol removes it from skin, surface countertops, sinks… etc. Thanks
I really needed this information, so thank you. I’ve been having a terrible time getting my synthetic pieces toned to a light grey. I’ve wasted so much money. Looks like the Rit dye is the way to go.
I just used Roux Fanci-Full temporary hair rinse (shade 41 True Steel) on a too-yellow swatch of synthetic fiber at the center front of a wig. Good Gracious, what a difference! It turned an ashy, almost platinum shade of blonde which is just perfect! Definitely a hack worth knowing!
This was super informative. I use rubbing alcohol and acrylic ink and usually get pretty vibrant color. I also tone yellow-blond wigs using purple ink and it seems to work well.
@@TheWiggyWoman Just be sure to make sure it's Acrylic INK (because I've made this mistake before :) You can pick it up in the Art Supply section of Michael's
Hi I would love to know from your experience. I have a very white blonde wig that I want to take down to a kind of sandy blond with light brown roots. What colours would you suggest of the acrylic ink? I looked at the yellows and browns but they're so strong? Thanks.
Hey thanks for your comment!! The Dyemore didn't come in hot pink 😂 When I actually went to dye a wig, in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gBsTR8c8mT4.html, I did use the Rit Dyemore Synthetics! But - for the purposes of this one the Rit Dye itself worked quite well too!
@@TheWiggyWoman I tried it on a Synthetic wig. Salt was needed to grab onto I even tried the one specific to synthetic,,didn't work .I tried adore..didn't work. I've tried purple shampoo,didn't work and the wig was a high end synthetic lace front wig..it was supposed to be golden brown but was green tinge all way through snd I ended up binning it. Was so upset. This was about s year ago.💔it broke my heart because I adored the length and style. But the colour? Horrendous. I even used dylon and other dyes for fabric .was so frustrating the length of time it took for nothing.
Hello, When you did the rit dye, did you just let it soak in cool water for 40 minutes or was it hot/boiling water? Also, I have a dark brown synthetic wig that I want to make it to a medium/lighter brown. Will the rit dye work for this? Thanks
How is it surprising that the wig made out of fabric works best with (wait for it...) fabric dye! I never got ppl trying to dye synthetics with hair dye. It's like using acrylic paints with turpentine. Yeah they look the same as oils, but they are made out of... the same material as these wigs lol. Also after watching this, I am still left wondering how to dye a synthetic wig because there is lace. The last thing you said was if we want color on synthetic wigs, it'll color the lace first. Gotta protect the lace. Don't want pink lace. So.... But glad I saw as now I know I am stuck with my ash brown wig, it will never be warm chocolate brown and thus I am doomed to a life (or a couple months) of people expressing their concern about my possible renal failure.
That is a great question!! So I took what I learned from this experiment and applied it to making a Pink Wig more Brown... so literally your exact problem in reverse 😂 Here is exactly how I did it - I used a "toning" type method to protect the lace and I also added roots. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gBsTR8c8mT4.html
there are many youtubers who speak on the topic you’re in search of. literally type “how to dye lace wig” and i’m sure you’ll find something good with all the eccentric + talented hair people out here x
@@meelahmak i know i have watches so many videos but no one really talks about how to keep transparent lace from getting dyed esp since got2b (i have recently learned) is water soluble. I do see that people use alcohol ink for large sections (which i use for mixed media art and can be awesomely super bright) or sharpies for smaller sections but still I’m nervous about the lace. I’m like one of those people that had never pained my nails without getting it on my skin and schmearing at least one nail on my face or jeans or whatever is in my hand… can’t do liquid liner.. so i know if there’s a chance the lace will dye i will dye it
I have a video on alcohol dyes- I’ll link it below - but, the alcohol based dyes are different from RIT which is a water based fabric dye. The RIT penetrates and dyes the fibers, and the alcohol dyes sort of color over the fiber like a permanent marker. Both work great though! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zqkRBuEXwEI.html
The hard part about this experiment is that every single brand that sells hair things like Bobbi boss, sensational, etc all have slightly different hair qualities and are prob made of dif types of synthetic fiber
Yes, I totally should have mentioned that the water was very hot. It worked well, and when I actually dyed my wig (i'll link that video) I did use very hot water and kept the dye on a cup warmer to ensure it stayed hot the entire process! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gBsTR8c8mT4.html
Thank you for the video. Have you tried with sharpie? I heard that if you disolve sharpie ink in alcohol and spray it even it will grab. I think you don't rinse though
I haven’t tried that, but sharpies are alcohol based ink- so it would seem if you dissolve it in rubbing alcohol it would work just fine! Comic markers are just expensive sharpies with a brush tip 🤣. So you could certainly use a sharpie for highlights too
i discovered your channel not too long ago and it has really helped me as a beginner wig wearer. I'd like to if it'd be possible to color darker synthetic hair as I'm trying to dye a medium brown wig black but idk if these methods or products would work in my case.
I dont know if anyone has said this as I cant read through all the comments, but in order to use a hair colour for real hair, you will NOT achieve any colour result unless you actually use the developer as that's what is actually calling fort the colour and ties it to the hair and keep the colour locked in. If I died my own hair using only condition or water , it would do little or nothing and would rinse out very fast. Dylon powderform requires being boiled if you hand colour in order to fully develop, or used in a washing machine, so maybe that's why it was so crystalized? It also needs a special salt to develop fully and stay on fabric in this case wig. I have also seen that alcohol helps colour stay on synthetic wigs so maybe try rubbing alcohol with rit dye next time. You have givem med some ideas as I have, like most gotten some pretty disappointing wigs, colourwise in the past and I would love to play around and see how I could maybe get a colour I would love :D
Hello Beauty.. there are two Rit dye bottles..The normal Rit dye bottle I can see that the bottle in the video dont pick up the color as much as the (Rit Dye More Synthetic bottle )🌸 sending love from holland
Yes you’re correct! When I actually did dye my wig in this video, I used the dyemore and it worked great! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gBsTR8c8mT4.html
My! my! teens would have fun with this. I would never use rit to dye my wigs. I just would never dye them. Would ruin the realism color IMO. Thank you for the tutorial.
Good video, but neither adore or arctic fox are considered professional color. Professional color can only be purchased by licensed professionals, whereas arctic fox and adore can be purchased by anyone. The reason the thread on the clips took to the dye is because the thread generally used for extensions is made of cotton, which is a natural fiber and capable of absorbing the dye :3
Hey there!! Yes you are right, I probably should not have called it Professional dye, but rather maybe like a premium hair dye. These were ones that didn't come from a box like Clairol but a beauty supply store and are a little more high end than box color. Totally agree on the clips taking up color! That thread is likely cotton or a more organic material - and this really helped when I went to dye my synthetic wig because I knew to be extra careful about those Track Lines!!! They'd soak up the dye so much faster than the fibers so it was helpful to show that!
I haven’t dyed a wig, but all the successful tutorials I have seen don’t use dye, but rather acrylic paint or ink dissolved in alcohol. Then it’s either sprayed on or painted on with a brush or sponge. if the hair is acrylic, it should work best as the pigment likes to bond to its material type. Acrylic pigment can be washed out, though it will take a lot of work to remove 100% of it. But it can be gently cleaned will light to moderate fading, which you can touch up (I just know this from working with acrylic ink and paint for artwork and washing it out of my clothes... it does not like to wash out of cotton, nothing does).
So I see the activation time was an avg 40 min., using the Adore I wonder if a longer time in the foil would get it done. The Rit Synth Dye will be the fix if the Adore won't get it done.
I just got a unit, it's part synthetic and its an extremely pale almost white blonde. I just want to take it down to a pale beige. Also I want to not make it all one colour. Ideally a balayage technique... Is it possible?
You can make synthetics darker, but not lighter. So if you want to ADD color then that's doable. I just did a synthetic wig where I also didn't want to make it all one color, I wanted dark at the top and light underneath. It wasn't as bold as balayage in mine but I feel like if I had left it on longer it would have set darker. Balayage would be a fun thing to try though! Here's the video where I darkened the top of a synthetic wig. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gBsTR8c8mT4.html
I used super hot water from the sink but it wasn’t boiling. It could also be the material these extensions were made from? At least I found a few options that worked!!
Yes!!! I used that in this video to make this amazing rainbow prism synthetic wig! There’s definitely so many ways to get amazing color into synthetic wigs! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zqkRBuEXwEI.html
You can also use alcohol based dyes and sharpies if that is easier! I show the technique in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zqkRBuEXwEI.html
Hi 🙂. I know we can’t dye brown synthetic wigs in blond but do you know if it’s possible to bleach a wig without damaging the fiber? And if it’s possible, can you pleassse tell me how? 😃. That video was great 😊
I used home bleach to lighten my wig today and it worked very well. I tought i would damage the wig, but it went well. I mixed bleach with water and boiled it. U have to take your time and stay with the wig. Make sure u keep the water hot. Hope it helps for u :)
@@olubimpeakeredolu9618 Ahh! Well ! You probably have Brazilian or human hair wig. I have synthetic kanekalon wig. I tried this morning, when I saw your message 😃. Unfortunately, it didn’t work. Nothing happened. I was thinking about that, last night and, to me, it makes sense cause when you drop some home bleach on a t-shirt, the color changes ... I know 🤣. But not on plastic 😫. Thank you for trying to help 🥰
Hello! Hoping for some help here. Up on the shelf I found an old synthetic hair claw clip that I used to wear alot when I was a redhead, but now I'm natural Salt & Pepper. I was thinking of using Rit fabric dye to make it grey. Anyone know if that will work? I've got nothing to lose so I'm gonna try it anyway. LOL!
All your samples were originally light blond. Is there any way to slightly lighten a synthetic wig? I have a great Amore wig in Marble Brown, but really prefer more of a 'bronde' type colod. Also, how did the wig fibers bear up after the dying process?
I've used henna on my own hair for years, but rats...I found it doesn't do a thing to synthetic hair. I did add highlights to a two-tone half-wig, lightening its very dark roots, using with High Beams Intense Spray Color in auburn. It washes out completely if you dont' want something permanent.
Hi!! The RIT dye does work the best, the only drawback is that there is not as many vibrant colors in the Rit Dyemore Synthetics line! I did another technique in the video linked below that gives more flexibility to choose vibrant colors and is also a permanent dye! I'd probably suggest that for a vibrant red! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zqkRBuEXwEI.html
Very True - I dyed a full wig in this video, and I did use the DyeMore - check it out here! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gBsTR8c8mT4.html
I bought these bangs that clip in and there was a deal if I buy four of them so I bought the blonde the orange red the bright red and I’d like to change one of them to a more brighter redz
Yes it was one of the only ones that did! I used it on this wig with hot, but not boiling water (so as to not damage a non heat friendly wig) and it turned out amazing! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gBsTR8c8mT4.html
RIT dye is a water based dye, so adding alcohol wouldn’t make it permanent. But you can do a similar technique with an alcohol based permanent dye thinned with rubbing alcohol
It wasn't boiling hot since these were inexpensive synthetic extensions and I didn't want to risk damaging them. But, it was about "coffee" temp. So, it wouldn''t burn me or the extensions but did have a good amount of heat.
Didn't check all comments but you ABSOLUTELY HAVE to wash the unit before attempting to dye. I use Dawn dishwashers liquid. Then making sure you use the exact methods with the proper prep. You didn't mention any of this stuff, so..
@@TheWiggyWoman . i'm very grateful that @A. Z. asked this question. Since in the entire video the water temperature was never mentioned at all! I keep reading things that say using boiling or very hot water will instantly wreck the fibres of a synthetic wig, even if only left to soak for a very short time. WTH??!! All these mixed messages are really confusing - and annoying. Can you tell me please, are there any dyes that can be used in COLD WATER??
Hey thanks for your comment! The purpose of this was to test some of the common methods on RU-vid recommended for dyeing synthetic wigs - I think that people confuse synthetic hair with human hair and think conditioner gives a good medium, but I agree the RIT dye with hot water was the best outcome and what I used in another video to actually dye my wig! Link to Dyeing a Wig Video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gBsTR8c8mT4.html
Yes!!! I should have made that very clear that it was hot!! When I actually did this to a wig (I'll link the video) I did make sure to clarify that the water was hot hot hot! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gBsTR8c8mT4.html
