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

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 sureRoutine: 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.

Excellent! Helps fight hard water flat hair. So glad I found it :)

This shampoo and conditioner is exactly what I was looking for! We bought a house out in the country and been dealing with hard water, never had issues before! The hard water was doing a number on my blonde hair. My hair felt so heavy, yellowish and dingy, I had tried so many different shampoos and leave in sprays to make it soft.The first day I used ION, my hair felt so soft and shined like it hadn’t been washed in months. It is Definitley a game changer if you have hard water or just small country water associations. I am so thankful to have found this shampoo that is helping tremendously.

Ok listen...I'm not the leave a review person but I rely heavily on reviews and so I'm working on that but THIS deserves a review to maybe help someone!I moved to the mountains and all that we have is well water. I have only ever used city water and was not aware that my hair would suffer from the hard well water. Well it did. It's horrible. It's dry and breaking and dull and frizzy. It's only been 1 year and I've tried hard water softener shower heads and we have a soft water system but it only lasts like a month. We are looking into an expensive system but for right now that isn't going to fix my hair and we arnt there yet. I looked up this shampoo and some others and on a whim got this just to try it first and if it didn't help I was going to go through them all until I found something that worked.I got the shampoo and conditioner and HOLY GRAIL! I washed my hair ONE TIME. One time and this has changed my entire life! I am seriously impressed. I was ready to just accept the fact that I will go bald. All of the people that I have met have told me that my hair will get used to the water but I'm not there with the water yet. Me and the water have not become one in terms of my hair. But this shampoo makes my hair feel squeaky clean, it's heavy and moisturized and no longer dry, it's shiny and my natural color is so vibrant- and all after one wash. One! My hair was long and dark and healthy and now it's short, uneven and brittle and dry. This shampoo had turned my whole world around. It's been a week. I can't say anything about long term yet but the noticeable difference is IN-SANE! I'm not easily impressed by things but this shampoo right here is worth every penny and every review. And the conditioner as well. Without throwing anyone under any busses; I used to use an MLM brand that starts with an M and I LOVED it and what it did to my hair. I cannot afford that right now so the Ion brand making my hair feel the same way as that MLM brand makes me extremely happy. And I love the other shampoo still, but this one is worth it if you are struggling with hard water and severely damaged hair. It's literally my hair life saver right now. We will see now if my hair will come back to life fully and grow long and beautiful but for now if you are looking for something that will help your hair detox then this is it! Buy it! You will not be disappointed. I can actually run my fingers through my hair and it's not breaking. It lays and stays flat when I sleep. It doesn't frizz up and my dark hair is shiny and looks like I dyed my hair. I love love love this outcome! Chefs kiss to this brand for saving the day and my hair. Absolutely impressed! And it smells good. Doesn't leave a sticky residue. Doesn't take a lot just like a nickel to quarter size amount. And always remember to wash twice esp if you use products in your hair.Hope this helps someone like it helped me and thank you to all the other reviewers for helping me personally make the decision to buy it! My hair is happy and healthy again!

Shampoo is nice, doesn't take much, but there is not much scent to it.

LIFESAVER. I live in an area with very hard water. I have a filtered showerhead but still find my hair feeling dry and crunchy and not very clean even after shampooing twice with normal shampoo. To use this, I shampoo once with Ion and once with my other shampoo of choice. I feel like this removes the buildup so my other products work better. It's expensive but definitely worth the splurge. Will be recommending to others and repurchasing for myself.

I was suggested this from a hair care professional for the very hard water in my town. My hair was feeling SO DRY, would tangle easily and started to become brittle. just lathering it I could tell the difference! I could lather my hair without it automatically turning into a huge knotted mess (I have waist length hair). this shampoo with a hood hair mask has transformed my hair. I once would dred hair washing day because of how much it would tangle. Now, my hair is so soft, shiny and no lober feels dull and brittle. I am honestly shocked by how well this worked to detoxify all the hard water impurities out of my hair.