If you’ve been thinking of getting a water softener, more perks may be associated with your purchase than just fresher, softer water. For example, did you know that your hair can also benefit from soft water?
Hard water contains minerals that make it difficult for soap to lather, meaning more products are needed to get the clean you want. Unfortunately, more product means stripping moisture and natural oils from your hair, making it dry and coarse and possibly even leaving you with having to deal with dandruff.
If you’re still not convinced that soft water is better for your hair, keep reading. We will be talking about seven ways that soft water can benefit your hair.
What Exactly is Soft Water?
Hard water contains high amounts of minerals such as magnesium and calcium. If you have hard water, you may notice that your appliances aren’t running as efficiently or that limescale is forming on your plumbing.
A water softener treats that water to remove the minerals, providing your home with soft water. Here are some signs of hard water:
- Dry, straw-like hair
- Pipes get clogged
- Dry Skin
- Decreased lifespan of appliances
Benefits of Soft Water on Your Hair
Hair professionals prefer soft water for many reasons. One of those reasons is that it doesn’t contain heavy minerals that damage hair. Another reason is that soft water is better able to penetrate the hair follicle more fully. And, overall, it’s more gentle on your hair.
Here are some more specific ways that soft water is more beneficial to your hair than hard water.
#1. Improves Shine
When your water is hard, it makes it more difficult to lather soap, including shampoo. So if you aren’t getting the lather you want, you’re going to use more shampoo.
Hard water also makes it more difficult to rinse the shampoo out of your hair. This can leave shampoo buildup, leaving it dull and hard to style.
#2. Softer and Smoother
When you use a soft water shower head, you can help your hair absorb beneficial minerals like zinc. Doing so will help your hair be more hydrated and feel smoother.
If you are someone with thick, coarse hair, you will reap the benefits of soft water more than someone with thinner hair. Thin hair utilizes the extra minerals in hard water for more voluminous hair.
#3. Healthier Scalp
Just like your skin gets flaky when it’s dry, the same thing happens to your scalp. When you have a dry scalp, it will become itchy and flaky, causing dandruff.
Using too much product can also contribute to dandruff. By making your scalp softer, you can limit the amount of dandruff you experience.
#4. Helps Retain Color
Soft water is vital in retaining permanent or temporary color. Hard water can affect the intensity of the color and can leave it looking faded. When using soft water, the color is retained, and it takes longer for the color to fade.
#5. Not As Greasy
When your hair feels greasy, you wash it. However, washing your hair too much can cause your hair follicles and scalp to get oily. Soft water can be the solution you’ve been looking for. By making your hair cleaner, soft water reduces the need for you to overwash it.
#6. Save on Products
When one has hair in bad condition, they typically believe the only way to resolve their problem is by purchasing expensive products to compensate. This isn’t necessarily true.
Often, they can rectify the poor condition of their hair by using soft water rather than hard water. Soft water improves the quality of your hair overall, which means you don’t have to spend as much on products that are not necessary.
#7. Works With Your Hair Loss Remedies, Not Against Them
The minerals and metals in hard water can make it difficult to rinse your hair properly. They can also extract nutrients from your hair. So if you are using natural or herbal remedies to help stop hair loss, you’re probably going to need to use more because your water will be working against them.
Let the Water Treatment Experts Help Reform Your Hair
As you can see, there are more benefits to a water softening system in your home than clear, delicious-tasting water. So if you’re ready to give your hair a soft water makeover and invest in a water softening system, contact Independent Water Solutions, Inc.
At Independent Water Services, Inc., our water treatment experts will come to your home, analyze your water, and recommend the best water solution for your needs. We have been providing solutions to customers’ water problems throughout Central Washington since 1986. And we’d love the chance to help you too.
Contact us today for a FREE water analysis.