Cold water and hair

[AmericanGirl]

I've heard that washing your hair is cold water helps to keep it healthy and shiny. Do any of you ladies know if that's fact or myth?

Thanks!

-AG

 

[FaithAlone]

I do this sometimes. Even if it's just once it can help make your hair shinier for that day. I think lukewarm-cold water is more healthy for your hair, but usually I don't go by that. I like for my showers to be like saunas. Sometimes I'll rinse my hair in really cold water right before I get out.

 

[bigsierra]

My hair feels like hay, after coming out of cold water.

 

[fluffy_rainbow]

You wash it with warm water and rinse it with tepid water. Works wonders for me.

 

[SnowDove]

This morning, when I was in the shower, I thought about all of you and how you suggested cold water. For a brief second I thought to myself, "Shelley (that's my real name), perhaps you should rinse your hair in cold water before you get out to see what happens!" But, then I snapped back to the wonderful reality of my steaming-hot shower and considered you all wacky. Lol...I'll never be brave enough to try it!

 

[bigsierra]

Yeah, turn off the hot water, right at the end... It's great

 

[LiberatedChick]

Yup, it works...I've done this lots of times sometimes on it's own but it's best when you use conditioner as well. Just turn the temperature down and use cold water to rinse off the conditioner and you'll have extra shiny hair.

 

[Jesus-is-the-1]

It does work, I think. I can only bring myself to do it on really hot summer days.

 

[kleptobismol]

you're not supposed to rinse your hair in cold water too often. it causes the hair to become brittle and break off.

 

[Lena75]

This reminded me of rinsing dishes in cold water to keep them sparkly! I'm not brave enough to stick my head under cold water after a nice warm/hot shower. So I don't know if it really does work. Same with my dishes, I like the warm water!

 

[sweetchild]

Wouldn't your head hurt from the coldness?

 

[LynnMcG]

I used to do this in college, but not by choice. By the time I got to take a shower there was no hot water so I was forced to rinse in cold water. It works - deffinately makes your hair shinier. I believe the cold water smooths the hair shaft, therefore making it shiny.

Oh, sweetchild, if you do it quick it doesn't hurt.

 

[skilltroks]

Wouldn't your head hurt from the coldness?

no. not one bit.

 

[halifaxhoney]

you're not supposed to rinse your hair in cold water too often. it causes the hair to become brittle and break off.

It's weird because I've heard that exact opposite to that. I just never used cold water because I don't like to change water temps. I've always found warm water to be good for my hair.

 

[The Story Teller]

I use warm water and soap. It works wonders..

 

[SnowDove]

Well, I mustered up the courage to try it today. I tilted the shower head straight down and went for it. It was surprisingly not unpleasant! AND, my hair has this body it didn't have before...weird! I like it...

 

[KrazyPhish]

Mmm it smooths the hair surface down, making it shiny

And it's a good wake up on those painful early mornings!

 

[Sharleen]

I have done this too, rinsed in cold water after shampooing. It feels good to do so. I had always heard it was good for the scalp, rather than the hair. It closes the pores of your scalp, and keeps you healthier in winter, or something - you won't catch a cold. Anyway, I never heard it did anything good for your hair, until now.

 

[lacy]

Well, now...guess I will be the next to try it....but right now..outside it's like
-3 degrees...and the house is rather cold too....maybe I will wait till spring.

 

[sunshinejennii]

Yeah I've heard that too, and I'm sure it works, just a quick rinse, because (and I quote my friend) it smooths down the hair follicles, invigorates the scalp and brightens the colour if it's dyed.