Is There a Natural Way to Chelate or Remove Mineral Build up With Hard Water?

[Libra08]

My scalp is really drying out from both shampooing and hard water, and I really want to go shampoo free to give it a break. I go to college in a hard water town, and I can't buy a water filter because I live in a dorm. I've tried doing ACV rinses and distilled water rinses but nothing is helping. My scalp is getting dryer and dryer. Thanks!

 

[Libra08]

Bumping!!!!

 

[JustKiya]

The only 'natural' chelator that I have ever heard of is Citric Acid. I use it as a final 'rinse', and let it dry on my hair. It doubles as an acid rinse, so it's a good replacement for ACV.

I would start with buying and using a good chelator, in order to get the current build-up off, then maintain it by using only the distilled water to rinse your hair, and occasional uses of the CA to keep it up.

G'luck - hard water is a hot mess.

 

[that_1_grrrl]

I think clays help with chelating. I am not 100% sure though.

 

[DDTexlaxed]

If all else fails and you could use ORS creamy aloe shampoo. I know it's not natural, but it is an option.

 

[Chicoro]

I think clays help with chelating. I am not 100% sure though.

This is my understanding as well. You can use them 1x a month. Betonite clay is what you may want to use.

 

[Libra08]

If all else fails and you could use ORS creamy aloe shampoo. I know it's not natural, but it is an option.

That damn shampoo is the reason why I started this thread. My scalp just can't handle it

 

[Libra08]

This is my understanding as well. You can use them 1x a month. Betonite clay is what you may want to use.

I posed this question on CurlyNikki's blog, and JC (the resident chemist) and she said this is what she said "Bentonite is mainly used to adsorb excess oils. Modified forms can adsorb chlorine quite well but organoclays are really not ideal for use on hair. I would probably recommend a shower filter if you have hard water as that will fix the water not just for your hair but also your body."

 

[vkb247]

I doon't think I agree with what CurlyNikki said about bentonite from what I have read it can bind things to it and absorb large amounts of toxins which is why you can eat it to detox your body. I don't know if you can chelate with it but the information about clay is easy to find if you google it.

I was just reading a thread over at LHC that said that club soda can be used to chelate. Apparently it is suggested that you rinse your hair in club soda after swimming to negate the harmful effects of chlorine on the hair. I also read somewhere that tomato juice can be used on blond hair that has turned green from the minerals in pools. I know that the only thing that solves that problem is a chelator.

 

[half.cadence]

I read that ACV works for hard water. Nuh uh not for me. ACV is great and all but not for my hard water issues.

I just wash with/use distilled water as much as I can. Sometimes, when I've run out of distilled water I will go back to ORS creamy aloe til I get around to getting more. Yeah i know , my scalp hates that stuff too...but it does work on my hair.

I am about to just go ahead and purchase a shower filter or something because the other chelator I used [kenras] was too harsh for my scalp as well. Anyway I would say if you can just try and use distilled water exclusively. I've noticed a turn around in my hair when Im consistent

 

[Libra08]

I doon't think I agree with what CurlyNikki said about bentonite from what I have read it can bind things to it and absorb large amounts of toxins which is why you can eat it to detox your body. I don't know if you can chelate with it but the information about clay is easy to find if you google it.

I was just reading a thread over at LHC that said that club soda can be used to chelate. Apparently it is suggested that you rinse your hair in club soda after swimming to negate the harmful effects of chlorine on the hair. I also read somewhere that tomato juice can be used on blond hair that has turned green from the minerals in pools. I know that the only thing that solves that problem is a chelator.

Thanks for the info. I definitely didn't know that about club soda and tomato juice. CN didn't say it didn't work, I asked her Resident Chemist about it.

 

[Shakeena]

Thanks for the info. I definitely didn't know that about club soda and tomato juice. CN didn't say it didn't work, I asked her Resident Chemist about it.

Actually I just read a novel about a lady who gives out household hints and one of them was that tomato juice removes chlorine from the hair after swimming!