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submitted 2 weeks ago by mickus@sh.itjust.works to c/mtf
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Hi!

I was wondering about experiences with wigs? Specifically wearing them out and about.

Unfortuntely my hair is just terrible. Oiley as hell, and now I am balding to my horror lol. So wigs it is.

I have a cosplay type wig. Fantastic for reducing dysphoria and getting that euphoric feeling but its just impratical to wear on the train for example.

Anyone had success with them? Do synethic wigs work well or should I be looking for really high quality ones?

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[-] irotsoma@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

I like them, but they do get sweaty in summer, especially inexpensive synthetic ones (which is all I usually use).

My hair is in the many years process of growing out (it's curly so it takes ages to appear long). Also I have a lot of thinning which years of HRT seem to have slowed, but not reversed. So bangs hide the front, but not the back thinning, but the curls make even the back slightly less visible. So, I'm using them less often, but still use them occasionally if only because the near uncontrollable frizz at medium length is frustrating, lol.

Also, I like "unnatural" colors, blues, greens, and purples, mostly, and I used to bleach and dye without too much care since I could just shave it off. But now with all of the time and frustration spent growing it out, I don't want to damage it since my hair is quite dark and needs heavy bleaching for color to show. With wigs, I can change color for a single event.

[-] mickus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Hmm the sweat could definitely be a major issue. I'm in australia and can get very hot.

It does sound good to be able to change my hair colour like Ramona without actually dying it lol.

Welp I've decided I will play around with them and see how it goes

[-] irotsoma@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, the sweat can be mitigated with wig caps and depends on how thick the wigs are and materials used. I have one natural hair wig and it's much more breathable, but more expensive and not colored, though you can get a light blonde wig and color it. Just don't recommend bleaching a wig.

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