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

Best shampoo I have ever used! I have searched and searched for years and years to find something that will help with the hard water buildup, including buying a fancy new shower head with the filter in it and everything and nothing helped until I tried the shampoo. It totally transformed my hair! It's soft now, it actually holds curl now, it looks healthy and shiny for the first time in a very long time, I can go more time in between washes making the product last longer and the best part is the price! I am pleasantly shocked that a product of this quality is actually affordable and definitely extremely grateful for that as well.

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 sure Routine: 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.

it seems to have cut down on the amount of 'flakes' I find and my head is not as itchy overall my moisture balance is still off, but I'm sure it will stabilize after all the excess minerals come out overall pleased - best part is that he has no scent at all and I am super sensitive to added fragrances so I'm grateful for that!

Yes yes yes! I'm obsessed with this product line. I travel often and when I'm in dry climates this shampoo and conditioner are a game changer! My hair is very long and straight, hard water where I currently live makes my hair filmy and dry. This shampoo takes out the hard water residue and brassyness. I use it once per week and my hair has never been better. Great price also, this bottle lasts me about 2 or 3 months.

I grew up at a house with whole home filtration because we had a well for our water source. Never really complained about my hair until I went away to college, and it started to get frizzy, dry, and dull. My stylist said it was likely the change to hard water that my hair had never repeatedly been exposed to and recommended this since I was on a budget and could pick it up nearby at Sally’s. This is by far the best treatment shampoo I have ever used despite changes in my hair between now and then (hormonal changes have made my hair full on curly now!) I have moved to places with all kinds of different hard water and this does the trick every time. I even used it when i had a shower filter for a bit to really get off product buildup. For the price, you can’t beat it, and I like it way more than more expensive “clarifying” treatments. It’s sulfate free but uses C14-16 olein sulfonate so you’ll get a nice lather without your hair turning to straw. I can usually get away with using like a palmful of this for my mid back length medium strand curly hair every 3-6 washes to clarify both hard water and product off my hair. I usually lather for several minutes and sometimes use a scalp scrubber brush gently as well, and then let it sit so it’s on my hair for a total of 5 min because it does do a chemical reaction (chelation) to dissolve away mineral buildup. I follow up with extra conditioner and leave in conditioner after and my hair is so voluminous and shiny and feels like I just left a salon. My curls spring right up too. It’s truly a life saver for both hard water and product buildup. I can’t speak to safety for colored hair as I have never colored mine, but the sulfate free should be gentle on it. Bottom line, if you feel like you do a lot to your hair and it still sucks and you don’t have a shower filter and/or use a lot of product, try this.

I live in an area where the water is really hard, I mean HARD WATER to where we have to flush our hot water heater twice a year. I love this shampoo and the conditioner too. I have less frizzy hair and it feels soft and even stronger without drying it out. Clean & Fresh scent.

Works ok; smells as bad as other reviews say. A strong chemical odor that is quite off-putting.

Yes, this left my hair very soft after one shampoo. Thoroughly rinse your hair.

Doesn’t work

We have hard water and soon after our water softener stopped working, we found our hair always looked greasy and felt heavy, even after we had just showered. It was impossible to style it and it just never looked right. This shampoo has worked wonders on our hair. It removes all the hard water residue and leaves your hair feeling like you just left the salon. Definitely give it a try if you have hard water.

Great product

I really love this shampoo. It makes my hair feel so soft.