Trying a new attachment method
I've been using ORWG since I started wearing about 6 months ago. I was really good at the attachment process from the get go, so I was lucky in that aspect. But the clean up for my was such a pain in the ass. My body chemistry and oily skin turns ORWG into a gummy mess that is a nightmare to clean. Even with AutoGlym. Now I have poly on my sides and back with French lace for the hairline and the rest of the piece and I use a perimeter attachment. But ORWG after a week would get gummy and and the poly would start to slide around when I slept. It would get in my hair and the hair on the piece and it was a pain to clean. I had to use Lace Release, then Pure, then AutoGlym, wash the piece twice, and finally Isopropyl alcohol to get it all cleaned up. A full detach and reattach took well over 2 hours. Luckily the lace hairline was easier to clean. I would just use Lace Release and then wrap plastic wrap around my fingers and brush the glue off and it would come off pretty clean, then I'd use Pure.
So here's what I switched to over the last week and I love it. It's made my life SO much easier.
I still attach the hairline using ORWG because it produces a great hairline and is pretty easy to clean up for me. But on the poly and sides I've started using Got2B Ultra Glued styling gel. It's awesome!!! It give me a rock solid hold the entire day. It starts to come loose in the morning but that's no big deal. It's not gummy, oily, and nasty. It's just a little crunchy. I just flip the piece forward, take a cotton ball with warm water and wipe down my head and another one to wipe down the poly on my piece. Then I use alcohol on my head but not the piece. Now this doesn't remove all the gel but it does reactive what's left of the gel on the poly. I add a little more to my head and put the piece back in place. It slides a bit for about 60 seconds before it sets so I have time to get it perfect and off I go. Takes less than 5 minutes each morning and I get a fresh attachment every day. when the glue at the hairline starts to break down (4-5 days) I just remove the whole piece, wash it, and reattach. The gel cleans right off the piece with shampoo and water. Now a full detach and reattach takes about 45 minutes and that includes taking a shower. What a huge difference for me!
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