There is always more than one way to do anything, but here is our recommended method:

1. REMOVE
2. Tie a bandana around your head or slip on a sports headband to protect the eyes from the alcohol in the lace release or the ingredients of the solvents that you use.
3. If its a lace unit, spray Lace Release or alcohol through the lace from a very close distance to the head, then wait for it to work and then lift off the unit
4. If it's a non-porous base, such as polyskin, raise an edge and spray under the unit, progressively peeling back the base until it's off.
5. CLEANING YOUR HEAD
   
6. Spray adhesive remover all over glue area on your head.
7. Wait for it to work, then use a subway card (or any soft flexible plastic card) as a scraper to get all the glue to the front and lift off the big ball with paper towel
8. Repeat if necessary until it's all gone.
   
9. Use adhesive remover and a fine-toothed comb to remove any residue from your real hair
10. When all the glue and residue are gone, use lace release to remove most of adhesive remover
11. In the shower, stage one: apricot facial scrub on the scalp and through your real perimeter hair (optional)
    
12. In the shower, stage two: Clearasil face wash or equivalent to thoroughly cleanse the skin and hair (optional)
    
13. In the shower, stage three: shampoo normally
14. You are now as clean as you can be!
15. CLEANING THE HAIRPIECE
16. Apply some plastic food wrap to a mirror or marble surface or similar
17. Place the bottom of the hairpiece onto the wrap and firmly rub it along. The plastic wrap pulls all of the glue and residue right out of the lace or off the bottom of the polyurethane.
18. If the base is polyskin, there may be too much friction and the wrap may come up, so spray a little lace release or adhesive remover down to reduce friction a bit.
19. To remove glue from the hair on the piece. spray adhesive remover and gently comb it out using a wide toothed comb, then a fine toothed comb second, unless you have tight curls.
20. If it's a real glued up mess, use less glue next time, but for now place the unit in a plastic bag or container and shake it up in some adhesive remover to break down all that excess adhesive.
21. Squeeze out as much adhesive remover as possible, then flush it out with lace release or alcohol.
22. Neutralize the alcohol with water.
23. Shampoo the unit in a sink of cool water, making the water flow from bottom to top, through the lace, so that hairs do not get washed through to the wrong side.
24. Rinse under cold tap
25. Repeat until the lather becomes rich, indicating clean hair.
    
26. Condition as necessary
27. Dry without heat. Clip the unit to a room fan and let air flow through from the bottom. This drys the piece very quickly without the use of warm air.