Having faced personal difficulties with
hard water, Hyderabad based Uday Nadiwade, and Rajesh Saraf installed water softeners in their respective homes but failed to get the desired results.
Skin pH is normally acidic but
hard water has high alkalinity which means it can raise the skin surface pH.
However, compared with soft water, skin exposed to
hard water has increased dilution of the natural moisturizing factors and alteration of the corneocyte layers, resulting in increased disruption of the protective epidermal barrier.
Hard water and geography should be considered a possible factor when assessing patients with recalcitrant eczema, pruritus, or xerosis that cannot otherwise be reversed.
Hard water: Three stock solutions of
hard waters for Ca, Mg and Fe were prepared by adding required amounts of salts.
The experimental group was treated with
hard water of district Kohat for 10 minutes on alternate days, for 3 months.
Silver accumulated to a much lower extent in very soft water and
hard water.
Hard water usually contains high levels of calcium or magnesium compounds.
Dr Toni Phillips, clinical director at DestinationSkin (www.destinationskin.com) said: "
Hard water, in particular, can cause problems.
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Limescale build up is a particular problem in areas with
hard water and mean appliances such as kettles need regular cleaning.
Letterkenny is split with one half receiving clean, pure water as others are left with discoloured,
hard water.
Q: Our granite countertops get hard-water marks from the
hard water we have.
Water softeners are commonly used in
hard water areas to protect building services systems from limescale, however they can waste a considerable amount of water and also require a regular and costly supply of salt.
"We're excited about adding new life to our packaging just like our products bring new life to dishware and other household items that can accrue
hard water build up minerals," says Dustin Bryson, marketing director for the Midland, Texas-based company.
