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Approximately 85% of homes in the US have hard water, and it can wreak havoc on your hair and throughout your home. Hard water buildup on your hair can cause brittleness, frizz, and appear dull. Fortunately, there are ways to remove hard water buildup from your hair. In today’s video, I’m sharing everything you need to know about hard water, how to remove hard water buildup, and how to maintain your hair if you have hard water in your home.
Hard water is water that contains Calcium and Magnesium, some of the most common minerals found in water. Although these minerals are generally harmless, they bind to surfaces due to their positive charge. Hair tends to naturally have more of a negative charge so hard water minerals bind to the hair and accumulate over time. These minerals mostly bind to the cuticle layer but can be found in the inner cortex layer of the hair. Damaged, high porosity hair is especially susceptible to hard water buildup.
Hair that has hard water buildup acts like low-porosity hair, so it can be hard to decipher. If you have naturally low-porosity hair and no hard water in your home, you should not be experiencing issues with shampoo, or major brittleness as long as you’re properly deep conditioning your hair. Low-porosity hair is naturally very shiny, whereas hard water buildup makes the hair dull.
Hair with product buildup can be dull, sticky, and brittle but should recover from a regular clarifying shampoo or just double-cleansing with a regular lathering shampoo. Hard water buildup can’t be removed with regular shampoo and requires a chelating shampoo.
Protein overload has the most similar symptoms to hard water buildup. If you’ve been using protein-heavy products and you know you don’t have hard water in your home, it’s protein overload. Protein overload can be fixed with regular clarifying and protein-free deep conditioning, whereas if you have hard water buildup it won’t feel better with just a clarifying shampoo.
Some ingredients such as vinegar, citric acid, and lemon juice are said to help remove hard water buildup. However, the effectiveness compared to a chelating shampoo is questionable in my opinion, and you can’t control the pH of DIY rinses so you don’t want to risk damaging your hair. However, if you’re desperate and are not able to order or pick up a chelating shampoo, I would try apple cider vinegar diluted with water.
Sources:
http://science-yhairblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/hard-water-and-your-hair.html
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/hardness-water
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