This is a follow up post from a question that flame_angel asked.

Whether you just want a new do with a straight wig or revive the curls of an old wig, there are multiple ways to create curls for dolls. Here are 2 ways for you to curl your doll’s hair:

• #1 – Cylindrical object with water

– Some cylindrical objects that you could use to wrap your doll’s hair around:
-straws
-toothpicks
-children’s plastic hair curlers

Just secure the straws or toothpicks with bobby pins. You could also secure the straws with pipe cleaners.

The level of curliness of the curls is determined by the heat of the water you pour on the wig. The hotter the water is, the curlier the hair will be. You could always start on a lower more warm temperature and work your way up to higher levels of heat if the curls aren’t curly enough. This gives you more control over your desired curliness. Wigs can melt at high temperatures so working your way up from a lower temperature to a higher temperature is a good way keep yourself from melting your wig. Be careful of the hot water though, try to use some other object to pick up the wigs instead of your hands or else you may get burned.

You can get hot water by microwaving water or just boiling water.

You also don’t have to use water, the wig is made of plastic so it just needs heat to curve it’s shape. So you could also use other forms of heating, like steam for example.

I would also recommend curling these wigs with conditioner.

Some more tips on using cylindrical objects for curling from griDbug and lesrees:

griDbug:
“I’ve found that childrens plastic play hair curlers work after you wet the hair with warm/hot water! You use them like normal (non heated) curlers and then leave them in to dry! ^_^ You can usually find these in play dress up kits that you get at discount stores for like $2.00.”

lesrees:
“I have seen articles for restyling hair on dolls with rooted hair. It would work for wigs too.

Cut up paper towels to use as end papers. Use small cylindrical objects for curlers. Drinking straws work for tight curls. short lengths of plastic pipe or tubing would work for waves or fatter curls.

Roll up the hair just the way you would if you were putting a humans hair into the desired style. Pour warm to boiling water over the curlers and wig. Let the wig dry. Gently remove the curlers and style the curled wig.

I would start with lower temp water and check the effect. If the wig is not curled enough, use hotter water. This will take longer but you will have more control.”

• #2 – Curling Iron

– I only recommend this for heat resisting wigs because the chance of melting your wig is too risky. You can still use a curling iron for normal wigs, just make sure your wig is really wet and the heat is on a very low setting.

What other ways have you used to curl your doll’s wig?