The Nine Days - Washing a Wig for a Brit Milah
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Question
A woman who gave birth last Shabbat and the upcoming Shabbat, with God's help, will be the Brit Milah for the baby. Is it permissible to wash the wig in honor of the Brit?
Answer
Shalom u'vracha
Washing a wig is considered like laundering a garment.
Therefore, it is forbidden to wash a wig during the Nine Days, according to Ashkenazi custom. [And according to Sephardi custom - during the week in which Tisha B'Av falls].
Just as any garment, if it becomes soiled to the extent that it cannot be worn, and there is no other garment to wear, it is permitted to launder in a pressing situation. The same applies to a wig; if this is the case, it is permitted to wash it.