I Do Everything Right For My Hair And Its Still Suffering

You may be one of these people that diligently protect your hair from the burning summer sun, and you wear hats and protect your hair from the wind rain and snow. You purchase expensive hair care products and yet your hair health is still suffering. So what in the world are you doing wrong? You ensure that you are not over processing it and you avoid prolonged exposure to heat producing hair equipment.

The answer may be in the water. Now that's probably one thing you didn't consider. It is imperative that you protect your hair from tap water as well as pool and salt water. You have given thoughts to what the chlorine may do to it, and perhaps been concerned about the salt-water hair effects when you were on your vacation. Initially though because these were not constant exposure situations you were not overly concerned.

Your everyday tap water could very well be your enemy. Remember years ago how people would gather rainwater because it was so good for their hair? Unfortunately, with the formation of acid rain the type of beneficial rainwater may not be so available.

Hair absorbs water easily and we all know it isn't water repellant. This means that whatever is in the water is going to be absorbed into it. Although there isn't much you can do to prevent this as you have to wash it, you can take some preventative measures if you are willing to go to the extra work.

The best thing to do is remove the damaging water as soon as possible. The shampoos and products contain enough beneficial ingredients to help ward off the potential damage of the water during the actually shampooing. Where the potential damage situation arises is when you don't rinse the hair possibly, and in this case not referring to the shampoo residue but to water residue. Keep a large container of cooled boiled water handy for your final rinsing. You can boil this ahead of time, let it cool then gently warm it before your hair washing. It's better to use tepid water rather than hot water for rinsing anyway.

An alternative to this would be a vinegar and water rinse. The vinegar will help to neutralize the chemical ingredients in the water. Some individuals have resorted to adding a small amount of baking soda to their shampoo or hair conditioner once a week to help neutralize the effects of the water as well.

It seems like a lot of extra work to go to but with proper planning, it soon becomes a routine. The results that you experience will no doubt be well worth the work.

By: Jim Baker

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Jim Baker has written many articles about Hair Care and dealing with hair loss in general. To read more articles from him visit: Hair Care Products