Ever felt that your hair is looking dull and lacks luster even after using high-quality and suitable products for your tresses? No matter how hard you’re trying to get a subtle shine, they’re just looking flat. This can be possible, as it’s not the shampoo but the hard water that you’re using that is simply damaging your hair. Many of us deal with the issues of hard water conditions while taking our shower and don’t think much about it.

However, the effects of hard water can cause more damage than you may realise. Hard water contains high levels of minerals such as magnesium and calcium that leave a residue on our scalp and hair. This results in issues like dullness, brittleness, and excess dryness of the hair. The mineral buildup can also make it harder to achieve your favorite hairstyle and may at times lead to hairfall issues as well. Let’s see some of the consequences of using hard water on our scalp.


Dry and greasy scalp

When you’re using hard water to wash your hair, the scalp may start to feel flake, greasy, and dry, merely after a day or two. Your scalp can also feel the combination of all three which is a worst state as when our scalp starts to dry out, our body thinks to oil it down, which leads to the greasy overproduction and finally attracts dandruff as well.

Slows down the process of hair growth

Hard water leads to hair breakage issues and causes split ends as well which prevents our hair from growing. It also creates issues of scalp mentioned above, bogging down by white debris release, and slows down the growth of healthy roots.

Flat and dull appearance

No matter how much conditioner or hair mask you’re using, the chemicals and deposits released from hard water break down the nutrients in our scalp and strip off the natural oil. This leads to a flat and dull end as the strands struggle in holding moisture and important nutrients as well. Hard water has high porosity that weighs down our hair with grease and lets go of the moisture which makes our hair look dead.


How to repair your dull strands?

Start using pre-shampoo treatment: Pre-shampoo treatments can be applied overnight and treat the scalp by eliminating the dryness and itchiness and go hand in hand with the buildup created by hard water.

Hair oiling: Oiling penetrates the hair shaft and provides moisture inside out. It locks in moisture easily and also helps in returning shine to dull and damaged hair.


Use deep conditioning masks: Start the process of extra love and opt for hair conditioning masks that are rich in vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. Deep conditioning should be done on damp or wet hair, and can be used for short or overnight as well.