treatment for hair washed w/ hard water/well water
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free skin care · Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:34 pm

Our source of water is from a well and it has a lot of minerals in it (funny thing is, it tastes very good-- there's no hard water taste). What's the best ingredient for removing hard water build up and discoloration from hair (after long term exposure to well water)? How about ACV? My mom has dyed hair and it ends up discoloring... sort of turning brassy. And then, the other day my mom thought my hair had a green tint to it

which totally doesn't make sense to me b/c our water does not contain chlorine like urban water can. Can minerals turn blonde hair green? Yikes!

Or is there a shampoo that would be better to use once a week? Such as Malibu 2000 Well Water Action? What is the ingredient in this stuff that removes minerals and keeps them from building up on/in hair, anyway? Some horrible chemical I suppose...

I've read through a couple of threads talking about water filters and that is definitely something we will look into. But what's a good immediate treatment?

TIA Smile

free skin care · Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:43 pm

I would recommend ACV rinse first. The AVC will also help your mom's color last longer by helping seal the cuticle. But the Sally Beauty Ion brand makes a shampoo and conditioner for hard water too. I have never tried those, just know they have them. Ion also has a little crystal clarifying packetthat works pretty well. Hope that helps a little bit.

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free skin care · Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:00 am

I have washed my hair in hard water for years. The only Malibu products I've used are the Reconditioning Shampoo and the Iron Away packets. They both work well. However, I'd suggest you visit Sally's where they have a couple products for hard water that are way cheaper and work just as well. They have a shampoo and a treatment. The treatment is called something like crystal clarifying treatment and it's in a purple packet. It really works wonders if you got a good build-up on your hair.

Lately, however, I've been using ACV every other week in the shower and this seems to be doing a good job of keeping the minerals off my hair. I use one part ACV, two parts water, and I let it sit on my hair while I shave my legs or something, then I shampoo it out. I do feel like it dries my hair out a bit, though. The products I mentioned aren't drying at all.

HTH!

Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:58 pm

Plain old citric acid will work great! Just put about a tablespoon in your palm, pour your shampoo on top and rub palms together. It will cause the shampoo to foam like crazy but that's ok. Rub into your hair like normal... this will release any mineral build up, product build up, iron build up etc. You hair will be so soft afterwards

free skin care · Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:26 am

I've heard something about using Bicarbonate of soda mixed with water on hair removes all the build-up... However I stress it's really HEARD never tried before so yeah... Maybe someone who has tried can verify? Question

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