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Wig Install Essentials for a Flawless Melt
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items Everything I use or recommend for a clean, secure wig install—from prepping and melting the lace to styling, protecting, and safely removing your install. These are the tools and products that help give that flawless, salon-finished look. 💕✨
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💕 Melt & Secure
✨ Style & Finish
🎀 Protect Your Install
🫧 Removal & Cleanup
🎨 PREP & CUSTOMIZE
💕 Melt & Secure
Everything you need to get that lace FLAT and melted. 🔥 These are my picks for securing your wig, blending the lace and helping your install stay laid.
THE one for when I need my wig secured secured. 😭🔥 Strong hold, dries invisible and is made to resist sweat and humidity. I’d use this for an actual glued install when I want my lace staying DOWN.
Kiss Colors & Care Lace Bond Glue | Extreme Hold ...
One of my wig-install staples! Perfect when I want a strong hold without doing a full glue install. Quick, easy and sooo good for getting that lace secure before melting.
Wonder Lace Bond Wig Adhesive Spray - Supreme
This is where the MELT happens. 😍 I use a melting spray as that finishing step to help the lace lay flat and blend into the skin. Pair it with a melt band and let it WORK.
Wonder Lace Bond Adhesive Spray - Extra Mega Hold
Another really good option for glueless installs and touch-ups! I love a bond spray when I want my lace secure without committing to a full glue install.
11 oz Lace Bond Adhesive Spray | Ultimate Hold
I love this for quick installs and touch-ups. Affordable, easy to use, and gives the lace a nice melt.
Kiss Colors & Care Lace Bond Spray | Ultimate Hold, Wig ...
✨ Style & Finish
The finishing touches make ALL the difference. ✨ My favorite tools and products for getting wigs flat, smooth, shiny and styled without that bulky wig look.
If your wig is looking bulky at the top, THIS + a hot comb is the combo. 😭 I use wax to smooth flyaways and get that super-flat, polished finish.
got2b glued On-The-Go Hair Wax Stick 1.8oz
A hot comb is non-negotiable for my installs. 🔥 Perfect for flattening around the part and hairline so the wig gives SCALP instead of helmet.
Andis 38300 450ºF High Heat Ceramic Press Comb
So good for finishing curly/wavy wigs, defining the hair and laying everything into place without making the finished style look super stiff.
Nairobi Wrapp-It Shine Foaming Lotion, 8 Ounce
Before that hot comb or flat iron touches my hair, heat protectant! This helps me get the sleek finish while protecting the wig hair from unnecessary heat damage.
CHI 44 Iron Guard Thermal Protection Spray
I always recommend using a heat protectant on your wigs. This helps me get a sleek finish while protecting the hair from heat.
CHI 44 Iron Guard Thermal Protection Spray
Great for finishing my installs and keeping everything in place without constantly touching up my style.
TRESemmé Extra Hold Hairspray 14.6 oz
🎀 Protect Your Install
Because the install needs to look just as good tomorrow. 😂💕 These are my picks for protecting your lace and hair overnight so all that work doesn’t go to waste.
Because I did NOT spend all that time melting my lace just to mess it up in my sleep. 😂 An adjustable satin bonnet is perfect for protecting the wig and keeping everything covered overnigh
Satin Bonnet Sales
Small but MIGHTY. I use a melt band to press the lace down while everything sets—and it’s also great for securing the hairline before bed.
Melt Band
🫧 Removal & Cleanup
A good install deserves a safe takedown! 🫧 My picks for loosening adhesive, cleaning up leftover residue and removing your wig without unnecessarily pulling at your edges.
PLEASE don’t snatch the lace off. 😭 I want something made to break down wig adhesive so I can take my install down gently and clean up leftover residue.
EBIN NEW YORK Wig Adhesive Remover Spray
Another wig-kit must for adhesive installs. Great to have on hand when you need help breaking down stubborn lace glue during takedown.
The Hair Diagram - Bold Hold Lace Remover
A staple in my wig supplies. I use it for cleaning around the hairline and removing leftover adhesive during cleanup.
Swan 99% Isopropyl Alcohol 1 gal 1 pk Mfr# 1000040547
🎨 PREP & CUSTOMIZE
For when the lace color is NOT giving scalp yet. 😂 A lace tint makes such a difference when you’re trying to get that seamless skin match.
Wonder Bond Tinted Lace Melt Aerosol Spray
A classic for customizing knots. I’d keep this in the kit for bleaching knots so the lace gives a much more natural scalp effect.
Clairol Professional BW2+ Powder Lightener
My developer pick to pair with powder lightener when customizing lace. Always follow the lightener and wig/lace instructions because you do NOT want overprocessed knots.
Clairol Pure White 20 Volume Hair Developer
For customizing that hairline! Plucking a little at a time can take a wig from straight-out-the-box to sooo much more natural.
Almine Stainless Steel Slant Tip Tweezers - Annie International