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I live in a dorm with really hard water. when i'm here, my scalp gets really irritated and scaly. is there anything i can do?
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Hard water=not good: Hard water is known to be a problem. It has been known to make skin problems worse, and recently a good study confirmed that, especially in people with any tendency to have eczema. Only avoidance of the hard water source, or water softening, are known to be effective.
Answered 10/4/2015
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