i have dry hair, now in bangalore b'cse of hard water i'm losing my hair and its texture?

Question

I am fm mumbai. i have dry hair (below my shoulders)but had managed them well using good conditioners.
since 6 months i have shifted to bangalore, but b'cse of hard water there i am losing my hair very fast. it has lost its texture even though i had tried mild shampoos, conditioners etc. pls help as to what precaution i can take regarding this.

Answer 1

I suggest washing your hair once a week with a clarifying shampoo. If you normally wash your hair frequently, you should reduce washings to once or twice a week... three times, at the most to avoid frequently exposing your hair to the damaging water.

To remove the mineral deposits that are already on your hair and probably causing the texture problems, as your final rinse, mix one teaspoon vinegar or lemon juice to your final rinse water. You can also try adding a teaspoon of borax to six pints or water and rinsing your hair with that.

Continue to condition your hair with moisturizing conditioners, handle it gently, and apply light oils to it until the texture is restored. You might want to buy a few gallons of purified water to wash your hair with, if it's available, or look into a water softening system, if the other solutions don't work.

Answer 2

I don't know if this will help but try using bottled water to wash your hair or get a water filter for your water. OH and no hot water on your hair, it's worse for you than the hard water alone.

Answer 3

as a desi myself, i sympathize..... can you try putting in a water softening system wherever you live? or are you in some gaam? try a very rich conditioner and use thel (oil)...

Answer 4

put a lot of conditioner inyour hair