How to distinguish real hair from fake hair when wearing a wig for the first time?

The first method: burn to distinguish the authenticity

Choose a small bunch of wig hair and burn it gently with a lighter. Real hair will emit a barbecue smell when burning, because it contains protein. Artificial hair, because heat-resistant artificial silk is added, will emit a plastic fiber smell when burning. You can preliminarily judge the authenticity of the wig.

The second method: Ashes observation method

After the hair is burned into ashes, use your fingers to gently twist it up and observe. If the ashes are powdery, then the wig is likely to be made of real hair. Because the ashes of real hair are fine and easy to twist into powder. If the ashes are clumpy, it is likely to be a synthetic wig. Because the ashes of synthetic wigs are often hard and not easy to twist into powder.

The third method: heating test method

Wigs made of real hair can be heated and straightened or curled using a hair straightener or curling iron. Take a small part of the wig and heat it to 220 degrees with a hair straightener or curling iron to test the straightening or curling. If the wig does not appear burnt after heating, then the wig is likely to be made of real hair. If it appears burnt after heating, it may be a wig mixed with artificial hair.