Condition: Well Water

Domestic well water is ground water. The source of ground water is from rain passing through aquifers, which are layers of minerals. The acidity (pH below 7) of the rain increases the dissolving effect of minerals. These dissolved solids are found in the water when pumped above the ground and used to bathe.

The majority of ground (well) water is hard. The level of calcium that is found naturally from the ground determines the hardness of water. While calcium is the element that determines hardness of water, there are many other elements in well water that effect hair, scalp and skin.

While well water is fine for drinking, it can cause many problems for your hair, scalp and skin including:

• Hair feels dry or damaged
• Hair is resistant to color/highlighting, perming or relaxing/straightening
• Hair is discolored by iron build-up (orange or rust color)
• Hair is discolored by copper build-up (blondes tint green, dark hair darkens)
• Hair lacks body and shine
• Hair is thinning or breaking
• Color fades too quickly
• Highlights turn "ruddy" or discolored
• Perms fall out
• Scalp is flaking, itching or inflamed
• Scalp is dry
• Symptoms of Dandruff/Eczema on scalp
• Skin feels dry
• Skin flakes
• Symptoms of eczema on skin

What are the well water minerals that effect hair?

• Calcium
• Iron
• Copper
• Magnesium
• Silica
• Lead

How do minerals found in well water effect hair?

How calcium effects hair:

• Calcium causes hair to feel dry and lack shine and volume.
• Calcium can prevent the proper processing of color, highlights, perms or relaxer/straighteners.
• Calcium can cause a perm to appear relaxed.
• Calcium builds up on the scalp causing flaking of the scalp, giving the appearance of dandruff.
• Calcium can choke the hair at the mouth of the follicle causing the hair to break off, then coating the scalp, blocking further new hair growth.

How iron effects hair:

• Iron leaves hair feeling dry, brittle and weighted down.
• Iron causes lack of shine.
• Iron can cause dark hair to tint darker and blonde hair to turn orange. Iron can inhibit the proper processing of perms, color, highlights, and relaxers/straighteners.

How copper effects hair:

• Copper discolors hair causing blonde hair to turn green and dark hair to tint darker.
• Copper can weigh hair down and cause dryness.
• Copper can inhibit the proper processing of perms, color, highlights, and relaxers/straighteners.

How magnesium effects hair:

• Magnesium causes hair to feel dry.
• Magnesium causes hair to lack shine.
• Magnesium causes hair to appear weighted down therefore lacking volume.
• Magnesium can inhibit the proper processing of perms, color, highlights, and relaxers/straighteners.

How silica effects hair:

• Silica causes many of the same effects on the hair as calcium.
• Silica causes hair to feel dry.
• Silica causes hair to lack volume.
• Silica can cause dandruff-like symptoms of flaking.
• Build-up of silica can choke the hair follicle causing hair to fall out.

How lead effects hair:

• Lead can cause the hair to feel dry.
• Lead can prevent the proper processing of perms, color, highlights, and relaxers/straighteners.

Wellness Solution

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Our wellness approach uses nature's own Vitamin C and Vitamin E for hair exposed to hard water to:

• Remove build up of minerals  that can cause adverse affects on hair.
• Prevent dryness caused by minerals.
• Restore shine, moisture and manageability to hair.
• Remove discoloration caused by iron or copper.
• Unclog calcium from hair follicle that can cause dry, flaky scalp tissue.
• Help prevent further build up of minerals.
• Ensure the proper processing of color, perms, & relaxers.

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