It's funny little things you notice when you go away, stay with friends or treat yourself to a break. Sometimes you have to break your beauty routine or borrow things that you wouldn't normally use, not that this is a major issue, but today I have the skin of a 1000 year old mummy. It's nothing to do with the products or sensitivity, but last night I stayed with friends who live in a hard water area. The results are dry skin this morning, which is a little uncomfortable. 

Hard Water can sometimes contain excesses of minerals which can cause problems to skin and hair. Calcium is present in water drawn from wells. Calcium can leave the hair feeling dry and weighed down and if you have had a perm it can sometimes relax it slightly. Chlorine has also been added to water to kill bacteria but can cause problems to the hair.

Many chemicals added to hard water can attache themselves to your skin, hair and scalp and cause dryness and choke hair follicles, breaking the hair at the route. Doesn't sound too pleasant does it?

Soft water is obviously kinder to the skin, some people still may find that soft water can cause their hair to be quite fly away and when using products in the shower and bath, you need less due to the soft water causing greater lathering qualities. This is a great way to allow your shampoos, conditioners and washes to last a lot longer.

If you do live in a hard water area you can add softeners to your system. If you find that difficult, make sure you apply plenty of moisturiser after bathing, natural products are great and work in harmony with your skin, making you glow rather than flake.

Naked Body Care x