Is hard water damaging your skin and hair? Examining the possible effects with the help of some expert advice.

People who have eczema have skin that is dry and prone to irritation. Soaps, dyes, long showers, and hot water temperatures can all be too harsh and lead to: swelling redness or other color ...

Even tap water can decrease skin’s acidity. This helps explain why eczema is often triggered by soaps. According to older research, much of it involving rats or mice as subjects, ACV (a mild ...

Patches of skin affected by atopic eczema are intensely itchy, often making it hard to sleep. This leads to persistent scratching, which can be hard to control. As a result, the skin becomes ...

Much of central and southern England has hard water (>200mg/L calcium carbonate), which may increase use of soap and detergent and worsen eczema. The 2011 Softened Water Eczema Trial (SWET) tested ...