pariate
November 3rd, 2008, 07:39 AM
Hi
I've just moved from a very hard water area to a soft water area. My hair is in heaven! Yes, my needs are *that* simple ;) It's made me wonder about different types of tap water and the washing method that works best with them.
I experimented with a few different methods (herbal teas, CO and variants thereof, poo & condition, WO) when I had hard water and the only one that made my hair at all satisfactory was CO. I used cone-free cheap conditioner for the "wash" and the THICKEST, richest conditioners I could find to nourish my ends. Every once in a blue moon I'd have a fab hair day, but generally speaking the only time my hair felt soft was when it was 90% dry and still had enough water in it to make it moist! I found a routine that worked well enough and settled... Then I moved here and was blown away by the difference the soft water made to my hair. I was gobsmacked. I'm now back on sulfate-free poo & conditioner and my hair looks better than it has done for years. :cheese:
With all this in mind I thought I could revisit some of my previous experiements and see how they affect my hair with the soft water.
Sooooooo... how soft/hard is your water and what cleansing method gives you the best results?
I appreciate that we all have different hair types and what works for one person with hard water may not work for another, but I wondered if we'd identify any trends in the results. I'll tabulate them and keep an eye on how it pans out. Anyone interested?! I had thought that it would be worth mentioning hairtype, but I have reassessed my hairtype since discovering the joys of soft water ;) I guess it would be useful to know if you have fine/med/coarse hair though. What do you think?
Look forward to hearing from you all. I think this could be interesting and may even help people who are struggling to find the "right" method for their hair.
:flower:
I've just moved from a very hard water area to a soft water area. My hair is in heaven! Yes, my needs are *that* simple ;) It's made me wonder about different types of tap water and the washing method that works best with them.
I experimented with a few different methods (herbal teas, CO and variants thereof, poo & condition, WO) when I had hard water and the only one that made my hair at all satisfactory was CO. I used cone-free cheap conditioner for the "wash" and the THICKEST, richest conditioners I could find to nourish my ends. Every once in a blue moon I'd have a fab hair day, but generally speaking the only time my hair felt soft was when it was 90% dry and still had enough water in it to make it moist! I found a routine that worked well enough and settled... Then I moved here and was blown away by the difference the soft water made to my hair. I was gobsmacked. I'm now back on sulfate-free poo & conditioner and my hair looks better than it has done for years. :cheese:
With all this in mind I thought I could revisit some of my previous experiements and see how they affect my hair with the soft water.
Sooooooo... how soft/hard is your water and what cleansing method gives you the best results?
I appreciate that we all have different hair types and what works for one person with hard water may not work for another, but I wondered if we'd identify any trends in the results. I'll tabulate them and keep an eye on how it pans out. Anyone interested?! I had thought that it would be worth mentioning hairtype, but I have reassessed my hairtype since discovering the joys of soft water ;) I guess it would be useful to know if you have fine/med/coarse hair though. What do you think?
Look forward to hearing from you all. I think this could be interesting and may even help people who are struggling to find the "right" method for their hair.
:flower: