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Got Hard Water? Don't Fret!

Posted May 14th 2008 11:38AM by Gennifer Miller
Filed under: Hair Apparent, Lifestyle

Do you have hard water in your area? Does your hair fill dull and coated after washing?

You might want to try a chelating shampoo. Chelate means "claw" in latin. If we look closely at the chemical structure of chelators, we would see that they have these tiny claw-like branches.These branches grab and attach themselves to calcium and magnesium ions found in water. An abundance of these ions results in "hard water" and cause soap film (which is what we find all over our shower walls and bath tubs).

This film also prevents shampoos from lathering and leaves the hair dull, hard and coated. A chelating shampoo will prevent the film from depositing on the hair shaft and restore shine and luster to the hair. Some find them to be a bit stripping so it's best to use them once or twice a month.



Some Great Chelating Shampoos:


Joico K-Pak Chelating Shampoo - $9.99
Lanza Swim and Sun Daily Chelating Shampoo - $18.99
Kenra Chelating Shampoo - $8.99

All of these products can be found online or at your local Beauty Supply Store. Happy growing:) For more tips and articles, join me at www.healthytextures.com.
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1. Hello everybody
Shampoo doesn't clean your hair ok,So if your water clean, Your body is not clean.Have you had ytour water tested,if not have it tested ok.You need to see it!
All public water supply are the same in every city.
Do you buy bottler water? Bottled water is only tap water and sold to you at costs to you. Do you know bottled water come from.Bottled water come from the public water supply. I have more information e-mail me at kcvabeach@aol.com I hope hear from everybody ok.

kenneth campbell at 7:16AM on May 17th 2008

2. I wish I knew about chelating shampoos when I needed them. I now live in a soft water area and don't need them.

Belinda L at 11:27AM on May 17th 2008

3. John Frieda has always made one that lifts off the "pond scum of life" I've picked it up in southeastern Pennsylvania for approximately ten years. There was a time when it was thought that only blondes needed chelates to avoid "dishwater blond hair". Apparently the people at John Frieda experienced a revelation that it was something more than a beach season requirement to have sparkling hair highlighted by the sun;and, they quickly went into graduated shines from honey and carmel to the browns of nature on to brunette.

At the moment another name does not surface from memory that, besides the hard water minerals, chlorine from swimming pools can be shampooed and conditioned out of your hair,by a company in Tennessee.

Considering that we also have changes in our requirements throughout the year because of seasonal change, I've also used shampoo that neatly lifts excess oil with just a dime-sized spot of Aesop's Rosemary; whereas overheated dry indoor environments will require protection to avoid static electric flyaway hair which is unlike soft, bouncy natural hair.

If my memory kicks in, will be back with more, like Pantene for breakage; or, for when the silver takes over. And what may seem like an oxymoron, there is Aveda to thicken the body of hair in the way that mud did for Egyptians or powder did for 18th.century Pompadours.

madupont at 12:46PM on May 18th 2008

4. Thanks for your advise on shampoo for hard water. I have a question. I need to find a suplier on line for hair products. a supplier thats has profesional products such as horse DNA.

Rose at 3:15AM on May 19th 2008

5. To rid your hair of "water damage" Goldwell has a GREAT professional product that cleanses the hair of these harsh minerals. Its called Goldwell Outdoor & Sun. You'll love it!

L.A. Rawls
Wholesale Lace Wigs
678-382-9079
http://www.wholesalelacewig.com

LaShonda Rawls at 7:48PM on May 22nd 2008

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