Hair gel needs to bond with the natural scalp oils in your hair (yuck).
Hair gel needs to bond with the natural scalp oils in your hair (yuck). It can’t do that on a wig so it will only weigh down the fiber and create a greasy look. To shape or slick back synthetic wigs, use a combination of heat and hairspray instead. Or use an extreme spiking gel like got2b Glued Spiking Glue: it looks and feels similar to regular hair gel, but its polymer structure really defies gravity. It can bond even to synthetic hair. Use only a pea-sized drop to shape a spike or knead it into a short wig to create instant volume.