Downey Dunk alternative

[schallerwoods]

After doing some research, I recently purchased some professional wig care products as an alternative to the Downey Dunk.

I am so impressed with the results, that I had to recommend the Brandywine product line. I bought my set of nonstatic shampoo and conditioner through ebay, but a google search revealed several other vendors.

The shampoo is specificly designed for synthetic wigs. Although you use less product and don't scrub around, the process is as simple as shampooing your own hair.

I used the shampoo and conditioner on Samantha this afternoon, (her hair was starting to dry out) and now she has as much shine and softness as my newly purchased Felicity. It took care of the dryness too.

The perfume is a bit strong, I however am higly sensitive/allergic to perfumes. I can smell various perfumes on people while I am sitting in a restaurant for example. But other than that I think it did an amazing job.

They also have a wig restorer that is suppose to restore shine to dulled wigs. I see interesting possibilites for our older girls there. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Nann

[Ashley1972]

Thank you for the info! I recently did my Josefina's hair with the downey dunk and steam method and while it seemed to do the trick at first, later I realized that Josefina's hair was now frizzy. It's not as tangled as it used to be but it's dull and frizzy. I'll try the wig shampoo and conditioner on my niece's Kirsten.

[Janabanana]

Many thanks! I think I'll do a search also! My girls could use some revitalization! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Janie3082]

Do you remember how much the Brandywine stuff costs? I desperately want to do something to my older Kirsten's hair, and cheap (and easy to do) would be great! I've never looked into buying wig shampoos before, so I just wondered.

[schallerwoods]

About 20 dollars, including shipping for the shampoo and the conditioner.

Nann

[Janie3082]

Thanks, Nann! I found some of the shampoo and conditioner on ebay for what I think is reasonable prices. Do you happen to have a before/after pic of your Samantha's hair? While I'm wanting to take care of my Kirsten's hair problem, I am also a little scared to mess with it, you know? I don't want to ruin it. I haven't ever done anything to it before. [img]confused.gif[/img]

[schallerwoods]

I dont have any before and afters, I'm sorry. I appreciate your hesitation to do anything, but at least this product is designed to use on monoacrylic fibers (what AG wigs are made of).

Stick to cool water, don't brush it when it's wet. Don't blow it dry. The heat of the dryer can melt the fibers. Don't massage the wig like you would hair on your head. Just follow the directions on the bottle.

Nann

[Janie3082]

Thank you, again! You've been so helpful! I think I'll give it a try, but I'll probably have to wait a couple of weeks to buy the shampoo. I am anxious to see how Kirsten will turn out. [img]smile.gif[/img]

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Ashley'sMommy, did you use a steamer that is all plastic, with no metal parts exposed at all? Hot metal and dry heat (as in blow dryers and curling irons and electric rollers) will cause frizziness, while hot steam with no exposed metal parts that can become hot from the steam will not cause frizziness. I have even seen frizziness that apparently came from a doll standing too close to a radiator for too long, in the winter time.

I have not had new frizzies appear when I steam with no metal, and I am sorry to hear that you had this happen.
Joy

[Ashley1972]

Joy, I used an all plastic one that I ordered from asseenontv.com. It did a fantastic job on the Samantha I had and Josie's hair wasn't as tangled as it used to be but it frizzed it so bad that I sold her. My 3-year-old Kayli always had trouble brushing her hair anyway and it kept getting worse and worse so I tried this in hopes of fixing the problem. Kayli decided that she would rather have Samantha's bed instead of another doll so we did that. Maybe I wasn't supposed to put the iron directly on the hair. [img]confused.gif[/img]

Joy, another thing I thought of was that maybe Josefina's hair was already frizzy and I couldn't tell because it was such a tangled mess. We only had her since November or December and we didn't use anything but a wire wig brush on her. I did brush her hair while it was wet, though, because I had read on a post that someone said that it was the best way to detangle her hair.

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ July 29, 2005 07:01 PM: Message edited by: Ashley's Mommy ]</font>