ion Purifying Solutions Hard Water Shampoo, Gentle Cleansing For All Hair Types, Prevents Hard Water Buildup, 10.5 oz.

I live in one of the top 5 cities in the U.S. with hard water. I grew up in the southeast near a pure water basin so I've never experienced anything like this until I moved for work. Ive been a curly natural no heat for 4 years.Background: When I first moved to this new (hard water) city I could tell the difference immediately. Detangling my hair became extremely difficult, I thought it was my diet or products or just hormones even but my hair felt hard and would clump together even though I'd just detangled it literally seconds ago. Its like it wouldn't stay detangled....My shedding doubled when I moved to this new city as well. I did all sorts of hair treatment to no avail. Other Type 4 naturals i came across experienced the same problems i had. I got a shower filter, it helped a tad but not significantly. I switched brushes, combs, shampoos, nothing worked. I found myself detangling 4x during a weekly wash day (when normally I only detangled twice) because my hair would matte and lock together after each process even conditioning. And my scalp was very itchy. I finally succumbed and resorted to washed my hair in 4 braids but I still experienced alot of shedding and tangling. My hair was coming out from the roots not much breakage but still more than normal. And my hair lacked curl definition and was more frizzy. I visited a different state and my hair was detangling like butter there which is how I realized it was the water.Review: After 3 years of washing with hard water, I finally caved and decided to try Distilled/bottled water with this particular shampoo. I figured theres no point in me using this in hard water itd likely be counterproductive. I noticed a difference after the first wash. My hair was softer and I could finally tell the difference between my natural and dyed hair. And each shampoo theres less shedding than last time. Ive used it alternating with selsun blue every other week. Ive done 2 washes with this so far. I colored my hair 2 years ago and the shampoo did rinse out reddish brown so thats a concern. My natural hair is less tangled now but via the pics the dyed portion still locks together somewhat. Im hoping after a couple more washes that won't be a thing anymore. Before I switched to this routine the entire length of my hair felt the same so I suppose its still a good sign. But now im slightly worried about my old color treated ends. I suppose the hardwater was protecting the color somewhat. Not sureRoutine: I wash weekly (because Type 4 hair doesn't get very oily in fact we use oil). I take my bottled or distilled water and heat it up in a pot. I fill 2 - 1.5 liter jugs with the warm water and place it in my bathroom. I shampoo outside of my shower with a spray bottle filled with distilled water. I section in 4, spray with water/detangle, shampoo, clip up, and then hop in the shower an rinse with the 2 jugs of warm water. If im up to it ill deep condition and warm up a third jug of water. Tip: Get a squeeze bottle like they use for post partum birth and pour warm water in there in order to rinse each section and scalp better.I use equivalent to 1-2 cases of standard 24 pack of water a month. Or 3 gallons of distilled water.Skin Tip: I also now wash my face with pure water and mix the shampoo with my face wash. My face broke out really bad when I moved here so its a 2 birds with 1 stone. Its cleared up ALOT after using Caress Daily Bar soap YES BAR SOAP! After spending $500 on dermatology prescriptions. My weird adult acne is nearly gone and my hair is restored. Thanks to this shampoo, distilled water, and bar soap.

I've been using this now for 2 years. It's a great product. The shampoo smells really nice and leaves my hair very clean and free of buildup. I use it once a week as it is a clarifying shampoo but also as I have curly hair that is turning white, so brittle. Use a rich conditioner afterward.

Feels like it helped my hair we have very hard water and it makes my hair brittle and easy to tangle. My hair felt softer after using this! Bottle had leaked a little before it arrived.

Wonderful product! My city changed water companies and quickly I noticed the difference in water quality. My fish tank and and faucets were proof of the heavy calcium. And in one use, I felt and seen the difference it made in my hair. And this whole time I thought had bad hair damage and really it was bad buildup from bad water! Light smell and I use this once a week to keep the calcium from re building on my hair. Highly recommend

I have a frizzy, slightly hard to manage swavy hair texture and I've lived in a city with hard water my whole life. (~260ppm). I was initially skeptical about how much of a difference this would personally make for me but still thought it would be worth a try. Upon the first wash, it genuinely gave me the softest hair I've ever had. To anybody who even slightly thinks their hair may benefit from a chelating treatment, i think this shampoo is worth a shot !

When I’m away at college, we use city/hard water. I live in dorms so I can’t just put in a filtered shower head so help with the funky water. My hair has genuinely been so damaged and it only looks remotely healthy when I go home and use my regular water on my hair. I shampoo once, rinse, and then double cleanse with this, follow up with a mask or conditioner and my hair genuinely feels so much healthier! Bottle isn’t huge but you only need a little bit so it lasts long. 10/10 recommend

Not sure about this product because the first time I used it it stripped my hair pretty completely robbing it of its natural oils but it also got rid of the hard water damage too. Now I use it once a month only washing my hair with it once not twice like I did the first time. At this rate it will last me forever so it's a good value but if I had to buy it again I probably would not.