The Real Reason I Lost All My Hair: Hard Water Hair Loss Story Time | by Erin Elizabeth

The Real Reason I Lost All My Hair: Hard Water Hair Loss Story Time
In this story time style video we’re going to discuss hair loss due to hard water. In the past I have experienced a major decrease in my hair health due to washing it with hard water and it’s something I didn’t figure out until much later. Hard water can irritate your skin as well as cause damage to your hair like dryness, frizziness, increased hair fall and overall more limp and lifeless hair. I hope this video is helpful to you incase you may have never thought your water could cause hair damage.

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[christynar]

My hair is so greasy and has so much build up from hard water, it is literally stuck to my scalp even after a fresh wash. I just scheduled an appointment to have a soft water system installed in my home for $5, 000 and I’m CRYING happy tears. I cannot wait. People don’t realize how big of a role hair plays in someone’s Confidence!

[scubacop]

Girl. I had the double whammy of postpartum hair loss and hard water when my family moved. I feel this video so much. We got a water softening system about two months ago and I’m finally seeing a difference.

[cvonsutphen]

*Thank You*. I'm watching this February 5, 2023. I moved into my current home 8 years ago. Since living here, I've experienced MAJOR hair issues. In my previous home, I had a water softening system, no hair issues. I attributed my hair loss to going through menopause, but also developed eczema and very dry skin during my first few years here. We take water for granted and I feel we never give it a second thought. I have always had fine hair, but decent density and a healthy shine regardless of products used. When I noticed the hair loss, I was using volumizing hair products. Over time, I feel they compounded the problem. When I switched to clarifying hair products and no sulfate body wash, my condition improved. I'm 55 and in good health. There certainly are stress, genetic and hormonal components to hair loss. The quality of water is vastly under reported via the health care community and the hair care industrial complex. If it's not in the budget for a whole house system, spend $30 bucks on shower filter and save hundreds on hair care products that won't solve the issue. Your story is GRATELY appreciated.

[annatsinoudi]

I'm glad you finally found out what was going wrong, this way you can take the appropriate action according to where you live! It was nice watching and i wanted to say that your whole look (including your hair) is beautiful 🙂

[carmensegattini]

This is such an amazing tip! ❤️ Love this, Erin!

[Reverie]

Thank you soooo much. This is exactly my situation! And it's definitely the water because I'm healthy and even take good hair supplements. 🥰 I'm happy I finally found out what's the true problem, with your help. ❤️

[mirisadler]

Okay so your video have been so helpful. I originally saw one of your videos and thought "finally someone with very similar hair to me" I have thin fine hair with a lot of breakage and have for a long time. My sister told me as a child my hair was never has brittle and thin as it is now. Long story short I moved into a home at age 7 that has extremely hard water. I moved out for 2 years after grade school, and randomly my hair started to come to life for the first time since I was a child. Then I moved back to the house with hard water and I just assumed this is the hair i am born with since i have struggled from such a young age. Since taking steps you recommended I am starting to see the health of my hair coming to life. Thank you so much for sharing. Realizing my hair is not a lost cause has literally changed my confidence and life. Since i have struggled from such a young age I'm excited to see how much healthier my hair can get now that I have a good direction. Thanks again for the content!

[isabeldiaz]

I also have fine hair and had no idea about the hard water issue. Thank you so much Erin!!

[sasa]

Wow! Thank you so much for this, I never would have known.

[carolcross_aiexperiement]

This is what I needed because the same thing is happening to my hair. Thanks for the info. I hope your anxiety is better and I have anxiety also …. Can you tell me what meds are working well for you you? Thanks so much!

[norah]

Thank you for this!!! By the way your hair looks gorgeous 😍😍🔥!!

[KayleighExOh]

Thank u for making this video because I found it and realized it’s the exact same problem I’m having! And tye plumber recently said to us that the water is extremely hard!!

[yinvonnewong]

Same freaking issue here!!! When I moved into another apartment 1.5 years back, lost half my hair. No joke at all. The trauma, the anxiety. Just wanted to check in with you if the hair that you lost was restored to full glory, or some are permanently lost?

[sharon]

Thank you so much for this video! I have coily afro hair but I have the same issue - this video was an "aha!" moment for me

[maryheart]

This is something i didn't think of before, struggling with hair loss too. I've done research and will be trying to not use hard water on my hair. Can you tell me how long did it take for you to start noticing improvement in your hair after cutting hard water?? It will helpful for me. Thank you ❤️

[sharonakoch]

When I'm listening to your story, my emotions go nuts. I kept saying I have a sensitive scalp, I have to be careful. I need to wash it almost every day because it turns greasy so fast, but my scalp is itchy, especially lately. All the things you're telling me is happening to me. I bought a shower filter and I'm trying it tomorrow.

[PixiePost]

You are definitely not alone! My condo has very hard water & has become worse over the past 5 years. After dealing with hair loss & skin breakouts because of it, I found a shower filter I order from Amazon, which helps keep things at bay. I definitely notice a difference when I don't have it. It was so frustrating until I put two & two together as well.

Thanks for sharing your story. Hopefully the next place I live will have less harsh water lol...💖

[wendy]

I'm definitely going through this myself it is even caused eczema on my skin and scalp I'm now getting my well outside worked on my water heaters I keep having to get them replaced This is got to be the culprit but before this I started having a lot of hair at all undiagnosed thyroid problem so I'm hoping with the medication and hard water treatment this will go away because this is exactly what's happening to me of this video reaches everyone possible Thank you again for confirming this situation it can be really bad I'm considering moving out of the home that I own

Thanks for this video! I´ma from BRazil and moved to Vancouver in march 2022. I noticed that my hair started to get thinner and dry, and I had little hair. My husband's hair is long and curly, and when we arrived it was very silky and shiny, but in the winter it started to get extremely dry and started to give dandruff. We bought a shower filter this week in an attempt to solve this problem. I hope it works out

[lvnmykdz]

Great video. I’m a new widow of 2 years. We just built our home. We are on a well. We have a water softener filtration system. My husband had an empty bag of salt or something in the pump house where the filtration system is. I don’t know how to work it yet but learning fast as I can because my hair is thinning fast. Thank you for the video.