How do hard water minerals and chlorine effect hair?
Calcium – If your source for water is a well, then more than likely you have calcium in your water. If your source for water is coming from a treatment plant, calcium may have been added to your water. Calcium is the mineral that determines hardness of water. How calcium effects hair: • Calcium leaves the hair feeling dry and weighted down. It can even cause a perm to appear relaxed. • Calcium builds up on the scalp causing flaking of the scalp, giving the appearance of dandruff. • Calcium can choke the hair at the mouth of the follicle causing the hair to break off, then coating the scalp, blocking further new hair growth. Iron – Iron is found in ground water from domestic wells and wells used by treatment plants as the source for local water. How iron effects hair: • Iron leaves the hair feeling dry, brittle and weighted down. • Iron can cause dark hair to tint darker and blonde hair to turn orange. • Iron can block perms and color from properly processing. Copper – Copper originates
