I bought a shag cut from dollsnshop on Etsy. I’ve liked that shops wigs in the past and wanted something shorter and more manageable for my doll on occasions I want to take her out.

It’s a cute color and cut, blond with about four layers. Bangs, sides, short back layer, and long back layer, but I didn’t care for a hump in the middle of the wig on the short back layer so I decided to fix it. Instead, I wanted flat on the wig with a slight natural curve at the very tip of the bottom.  

The wig says it’s made from heat resistant fiber, but I wasn’t sure how ‘heat resistant’ it really was. 

First attempt: boiling water method. 
I boiled two cups of water in a glass measuring cup, and proceeded to dip the wig in and leave it for several minutes until the fiber felt hot. This did nothing, as the back layer retained its curve even when flattened out on a towel. 

Second attempt: hair dryer on low. I blew dried the hair to see if I could use that heat instead but I had no luck. And whatever progress the boiling water had was immediately wiped away once I started blow drying. The hump returned. 

Third attempt: Hair straightener on low (300 degrees F). I brushed out the individual layers and moved in quick, smooth motions down the hair to avoid burning it. This has appeared to work, as the wig kept its flat shape and I was able to add some of the curve on the bottom that I wanted. It’s not quite what I’m looking for but it’s the closest I’ve gotten so far. 

I may take this wig to a second round of straightening to see if I can get it the rest of the way there, but I wanted to make this post to record how heat resistant (specifically dollsnshop) ‘heat resistant’ wigs are. Those things are rather tough! But it’s always better to go slow and increase the heat than go hot and end up with melted wig. 🫠

I’ll add pictures of the final results when I’m able to get some good photos.   

Please let me know if you have experimented with doll wigs and heat and how things went!