A friend moved to Brighton, close to my home, last year and says the only thing that could ever make her leave again is the effect the water has on her coiled hair.
Most of south-east England has hard water (containing higher levels of minerals, metals and other mostly harmless contaminants) which can impact hair and skin – including pre-existing conditions such as eczema, dandruff and dermatitis – negatively. You may need much more shampoo and bodywash to obtain a spreadable foam, and heaps of conditioner to make hair manageable. Even then, hard-watered hair and skin can be dryer, coarser and duller. It’s particularly brutal on textured hair.
