Here's what you need to do if you have hard water
First test your water. Inexpensive kits can be purchased at any home improvement store and are free from most water softening companies.
To fight the effects of hard water on your hair, start by switching to a chelating shampoo, which is designed to remove minerals and styling-product buildup from the hair. These shampoos are also called clarifying shampoos and can be purchased at your salon or at any local drugstore. Do NOT use these at every shampoo. Clarifying shampoos are made to be used once every week or 2. Yes, just once every 2 weeks is fine. Clarifying shampoos are very stripping and you must use a good conditioner afterwards. Even if you do not condition normally, always use one after using clarifying shampoos.
To help remove any build up from your hair, that your shampoo may have missed, try this treatment once a week:
Mix a half-teaspoon of white vinegar with a pint of distilled water. Pour it on your hair, let it sit for a few minutes and rinse out. Do this 1-2 times a month, at night, when you aren't planning on going out due to the smell.
For more recipes to remove buildup, go here: Homemade Beauty Recipes: Hair care rinses
What Hard water does to your Hair
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Water becomes hard when minerals such as calcium, magnesium and copper are present. The minerals deposit on your hair, leaving behind a residue that's difficult to wash out. Soap and hard water do not mix. Hard water makes soap virtually ineffective and produces white precipitate (scum). If you notice that your shampoo doesn't lather well, you might have hard water. Hard water can also make colored hair look brassy.
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Hard water and it's effects on Hair
Shampoo and soap will not lather very well. With hard water, soap and excess minerals form calcium or magnesium salts. These salts are not soluble in water and can result in soap film or soap scum that creates a film on the hair shaft. With prolonged mineral buildup on the hair shaft, hair can break down and become brittle and even break. It is very important to remove these excess minerals from the hair. Use the tips below to help.
Hard water can also effect your hair color, natural or artificially enhanced. On women with grey hair, the minerals can buildup and create a yellow cast. On artificial hair colored hair, hard water can fade hair color, minerals can deposit on the hair shaft, to create a brassy hue and in most cases, depending on the exact minerals a green cast on the hair occurs.
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