Wigs Has anyone used a silicone wig cap as a wig base?

I tried to do it once by gluing and then sewing the fibers. Could have been that I’m inexperienced, but it ended up horribly. The thing with fabric wig caps is that they’re stretchy and allow for some error. The silicone cap that I used couldn’t hold enough hair and started breaking apart. I would try it with caution

 

Cyanoacrylate will not bond with silicone. Like many other glues it may stick temporarily, but the moment you stretch the silicone it will come off since the silicone is flexible and the glue isn't and there is no chemical bond between them.
It's true you can use a silicone based glue, though. They are toxic and expensive and in my experience a pain to work with, but they could in theory work. But then your next problem is to find a fibre that the glue will stick too and since silicone really only sticks to silicone you may have just moved the problem one step over. It doesn't sound worth the trouble, in my ears.
But If you did find a combination of materials that works it would be cool, so don't let me discourage you if you want to experiment.

As for ventilated wigs, wouldn't a puncture in the silicone cap just work as a perforation and cause it to tear? I know different makers use different kinds of silicone and perhaps the stiffer and thicker wig caps would hold up, but they would cerate a lot more bulk than ordinary wig lace.

 

Hi there! I've made wigs with the ventilated method fortified with silicone caulking, BUT it must still have a base netting of lace or tulle. The silicone is there only to keep the wigcap in shape. Like what others have said, poking at a silicone cap repeatedly will damage its structural integrity.

 

It may be worth an experiment to see if it would work with silicone caulking or something similar if you want to do the adhesive only method, as I agree that any holes or tears in the silicone will cause it to rip.

A long time ago, someone in the cosplay community figured out it was possible to make their own wefts with silicone caulk as the only stabilizer and that was a thing for a while, but from what I recall, it's a very messy process and you have to saturate the fiber quite a bit. The added thickness may not work well for doll scale, and I'd definitely get a proper silicone glue for attaching these wefts.

 

If the issue is friction, a common solution is to use corn starch or talk to reduce stickiness. Granted, it can be easily rinsed off when you no longer need it, but it also has the drawback of making the cap more likely so slide around on the doll's head.