subject: Treating Hard Water Hair At Home [print this page] Hair is the most delicate and sensitive parts of human body. It is made up of protein. Women keep long, curly and wavy hairs and they take special care of their hairs. For hair care, they use shampoos, conditioners and hair oil but little do they overlook the quality of water they treat their hair with. Hard water hair problems are a result of washing hairs in the water that has large amounts of dissolved calcium, magnesium and iron.
Whether you are a city dweller or a resident of a rural area, you need to check the hardness of water, you are using for bathing. Water from natural bodies like pond and well has hardness is well known but city dwellers could expect soft water from water treatment plants. In reality both the rural and urban areas are getting hard water. Only escape from the savages of hard water is using a shower filter.
Shower filter would remove the dissolved minerals from the water and give your crystal clean water that is safe for your hair. Since shower filter is available at cost effective price, you wont mind investing in this simple and convenient invention. Another advantage of this filter is that it needs replacement in six month. Whether there is hard water hair problem or not, you could use this filter.
If your shampoo doesnt much foam even after applying a large volume of it then the problem is with water. Soap and shampoo dont make lather in hard water. You need to check the hardness in your water and also look at your hair. Use of water filter would remove the hardness from water but you would need treating your hair with a clarifying shampoo to remove minerals that have stuck on your hair.
After equipping your shower head with water filter, you should go straight to your hairdresser and get your hard water hair washed with a clarifying agent. You might need more than one washing to de-mineralize your hair. Or you could buy the best clarifying shampoo and wash your hair at home. Twice in a week washing is enough to keep your hairs free from the hard water savages.
Another way to treat hard water hair is rinse hair with a mixture of apple cider vinegar and water. The vinegar would soft the water and thus makes it suitable for use. Treat your hair with apple cider vinegar or use water filter, choose the option that you find convenient and affordable.
