Soft, shiny, healthy hair. It’s not that hard to achieve, right? Well, if you live in Dallas, or in the North Texas area, you might find it harder than most to make it happen. Why? Hard Water.
Yes, hard water could be the hidden culprit behind your dry, damaged hair. Even when you use the highest quality hair products, hard water can render them less effective.
If you’ve done everything to address your hair damage issues, including brittle hair and hair loss, a water softener might be the answer!
Hard Water, Dull Hair
Even though 85% of the country has hard water problems, Texas is considered a “hotspot” for hard water. The state, depending on the area, has moderately hard to very hard water.
Hard water not only causes issues in the home, but can also affect your body. Hard water can dry out and irritate skin, as well as dry out hair, causing it to be brittle, limp and dull.
How does this happen? How can hard water affect your hair that much? Here’s a few reasons.
- Hard water has contaminants and minerals, mostly calcium and magnesium in it which can cause build up on the scalp. The mineral buildup can create a barrier that prevents the essential moisture and nutrients from reaching the scalp and clog hair follicles. Clogged follicles can hinder healthy hair growth.
- Because of the minerals, hard water can weaken the hair, causing it to be dull, dry, and brittle. The weakened hair is more prone to breaking and shedding.
- Along with build up on the scalp, mineral residue can cause itchiness, dryness (much like it can do with your skin), and flakiness AKA dandruff.
- If you can believe it, hard water also renders shampoo, conditioner and other products less effective. It hinders the ability of the products from lathering properly, making it hard to wash the dirt and oil out of your hair (This is why hard water affects your clothes as well! They don’t get as clean as they should in the wash!)
Water Softener To The Rescue!
When hard water becomes too much of an issue in the home, the solution is to get a whole home water system that includes a water softener.
A water softener will remove the minerals that make up hard water, calcium and magnesium. It exchanges it with sodium or potassium minerals. Once the exchange is made, you will no longer have hard water coming through your faucets, shower heads and into your washing machine. We go into further detail about how a water softening system works in our blog, How Ion Exchange Works Inside Water Softeners.
Soft water helps your body and hair stay hydrated and avoid drying out, increases cleaning effectiveness, and makes cleaning products lather and clean better.The products that you once thought weren’t working well, may suddenly start working like they should!
Install A Water Softener In Your Home
A water softening system is one of our main and most popular products that we install in homes throughout the Dallas Fort Worth area.
Once your water has been transformed into the best water on the planet (thanks to our whole home systems), you’ll find that your hair is shinier, healthier and overall in better shape than with the hard water. You will most likely also find your kitchen and bathroom have less buildup around the sinks and faucets, and your dishes come out sparkling clean after washing them. You have probably asked yourself many times, “Why are there spots on my dishes?”…That is due to hard water and the mineral deposits left behind once the water evaporates.
If you think your home is being affected negatively by hard water, schedule a free in-home water test to see how hard your water truly is. Once we run the test, we can discuss options for optimizing and transforming the water in your home to the best tasting and cleanest water on earth!