I have very hard water not well water. Not sure if I should use blonde Malibu or the regular Malibu. One says for hard water one says well. I'm blonde
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From my experience, a 2 step process is involved. start with the WELL WATER products; take out more of the hard water mineral deposits. Followed by the blonde malibu to keep the locks gleaming!!
1752701
Very disappointed in the shampoo AND conditioner ~ Made my hair feel waxy after a couple uses, not soft & shiney like expected. I gave it to a coworker & she's alternating with other products. I bought "Malibu hard water" packets; use every other week, & it brightens, softens & removes brassiness. I have blonde hightlights & it works well. Recommend that!
651351
I struggled with these and was not able to get my clothes clean. I will admit the water is hard here (I don't have my water soft system installed where I live right now) and the washer is older and does not work very well. Maybe if the water was softer and the washer was better I might have had more success. If you have hard water, I would not recommend these.
457705
I used both And my hair looks great! Even though my natural color is blonde i have highlights And they stayed the same as when i colored it! Maybe you can try some hidratant creme!
1611571
I can't speak about straight hair, but mine is curly and it works amazingly well. The only time I've heard someone say it didn't work was when they had hard water. Give it a try. �
298126
I had that same problem with the Essence/Elite models...However the heads on this easy clean model are different you just pop the new one in and go. So less chance of water getting down in side and creating that nasty build up we have to clean every once in a while. I believe this is a much better design and I've only been using for about 2 days so I'll check back in a month and post my findings.
151443
I wouldn't. I own this product & the colors you see are true to color! I got the Medium Blonde & it looks exactly like my hair. It is very sensitive to water. It seems to fray. So I bought a flat Iron and that took the fraying out. It tells you in the packaging how to take care of it.
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When I had my 2 sharks, I put in the recommended amount of water and used the distilled water. But neither lasted any period of time. I had a cheap one and an expensive one but both quit working. I followed all the directions along with the recommended distilled water, but the Shark was not a successful appliance for me.
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I have well water also and I have a hard time keeping my highlights look good. I only try and wash my hair twice a week. I use this once a week on my hair. I have also now put a filter on my shower head. This has help so much. I can now use the color protected shampoo now also. I will use this product when I think that my hair needs it. My friend has a pool and she loves it in the summer when she swims.
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I don't know about the hard water issue. I had to return the filter that I purchased. I could not stop the unit from leaking around the top. VERY disappointed.
89275
I used tap water but only after I ran it through a water purifier. I still have my shark and it's never gave me any problems. It may be because I use filtered water. The hard water will leave deposits in the iron which will ruin the shark. I always pour out the rest of the water I don't use.
1358552
We also have hard water, although not THAT hard--worth a try maybe, though! Good luck.
1097757
That's what the directions say, and we happen to have a nozzel in the kitchen for filtered water, but once when I forgot and used regular it was fine. I think it's just suggested because if you have particularly hard water, the minerals would build up in the unit, and be difficult to clean.
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It is swim shampoo/conditioner/treatment that works really well on blonde and other color hair. It is the only thing I've found that will get the green out of my blonde hair. And, it doesn't leave my hair feeling like straw- best stuff ever! That said most if my friends that teach scuba with me have very dark hair and they all use it too.
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Best so far is any expensive shampoo with hot water, and trust me I have visual kei hair ool so I use the green one this one and hair spray, but atm im using head and shoulders dmg care conditioner, after shampoo trenten works fine for me
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Use straight, no mixing required.Although i do not know the mix % to water feels heavier than 50/50, Genuine M/B fluid products are worth the money IMO.....
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I agree with other advice given here--I would just just use the hard water powder packets. They do work wonders.