QuoteReplyTopic: green hair Posted: January 12 2000 at 6:20am
Help!!! I have green hair!Two years ago we had to have our water well worked on and the guys had to pour chlorine in our water to kill any bacteria that may gotten in. We have had to do this several times since. Also, we had copper water pipes put in our house. Since then, I have had green hair (my original color is blonde). Is it the chlorine or the copper water pipes (or both) causing my hair to turn green? I have tried using a hair stripper (Aloe Rid by Nexxus) on my hair and have had my hair colored professionally, but the green comes back several days later. Do you have any suggestions? It is very embarrassing when I have to attend meetings at work with green hair!!!!Thanks for your help!Connie
hi Connie-while chlorine can affect hair this way, certinaly, copper is an even worse culprit. the effects of copper show up in all hair, frankly, but it's only really evident in light-haired people.I am not familiar with Aloe Rid, though it is probably a good product. The general course of action is to start using a rinse or shampoo with a slightly acidic pH to get the copper deposit off of the hair. A home remedy is to use lemon juice or vinegar to rinse the hair. You may want to try this (followed with deep conditioning!)if the Aloe Rid is not strong enough to be effective.The ideal long-term solution is to filter out the copper from the water. Another option, though not really very convenient, is to buy distilled or bottled water to use when washing your hair. For example, fill your tub as though to bathe and keep 2 big jugs of distilled water near by. use this water as needed to lather and rinse your hair. if you wash your hair everyday, if is not really a feasible solution. if you wash every other day, it may be possible.hope this helps! :) silvie
Connie-another good solution is to consider buying a shower filter. a high quality one that would eliminate a lot of copper/cholrine could cost you $80, but that's less expensive than continuous corrective color treatments!:) silvie
> Silvie,Thank you for responding! I am going to try a shower filter. I was wondering if you could give me the name of a good shampoo that would have a slightly acidic ph so I can get the copper deposit off of my hair.Thanks a million times,Connie
hisorry for the slow response--i've been away from the internet world. i think the Nexxus line may be helpful, but I suggest you also try Aveda detox--a clarifying shampoo and treatment. good luck to you!
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