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2. How to remove hard water deposits from your faucets and shower

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   Hard water is a fact of life across most of the U.S. Learn how to remove hard water stains and build-up ... and using water softeners in your washing machine. ... More problems, solved. Dirty ...

3. Hard water - Wikipedia

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   Drinking hard water may have moderate health benefits. It can pose critical problems in industrial settings, where water hardness is monitored to avoid costly breakdowns in boilers, cooling towers, and other equipment that handles water. In domestic settings, hard water is often indicated by a lack of foam formation when soap is agitated in ...

4. The 7 Best Laundry Detergents for Hard Water - AOL

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   First up on our list of the 7 best laundry detergent for hard water is Loni Bio Laundry Detergent. This fragrance free option comes in a 75 washer load option that uses natural ingredients and ...

5. Water softening - Wikipedia

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   Water softening is the removal of calcium, magnesium, and certain other metal cations in hard water. The resulting soft water requires less soap for the same cleaning effort, as soap is not wasted bonding with calcium ions. Soft water also extends the lifetime of plumbing by reducing or eliminating scale build-up in pipes

6. Save Your Hair from Hard Water Damage With These Shampoos - AOL

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   Malibu C Hard Water Wellness Shampoo. This vegan shampoo is specifically designed to counteract hair problems like dryness and discoloration caused by "hidden horrors" (aka hard water).

7. Soap scum - Wikipedia

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   Hard water contains calcium and magnesium ions, which react with the surfactant anion to give these metallic or lime soaps. [1] 2 C 17 H 35 COO − Na + + Ca 2+ → (C 17 H 35 COO) 2 Ca + 2 Na + In this reaction, the sodium cation in soap is replaced by calcium to form calcium stearate. Lime soaps build deposits on fibres, washing machines, and ...

8. These Are the Best Hard Water Shampoos for Healthier ... - AOL

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   Hard Water Wellness Shampoo. For glossier, easier-to-manage strands, both Haiti and Moser recommend this vegan, plant-based shampoo. With ingredients like nourishing panthenol, strengthening rice ...

9. Laundry wastewater - Wikipedia

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   Builders in detergents are water softeners, which can remove calcium and magnesium ions by complexation or precipitation in hard water which contains high levels of calcium and magnesium. Sodium triphosphate, with a formula of Na 5 P 3 O 10, is a largely used builder in laundry detergents, which can lead to eutrophication caused by phosphorus ...