Ever notice this – when you wash your hair in different places, your hair feels different to what it would feel if you washed it at home? I get you. Whenever I’ve been away to a hotel, if I wash my hair there, my hair feels more luxurious afterwards than it would when I wash it in my bathroom. This could be because of ‘hard water’. The type of water that runs through our taps is defined by whether it’s hard or soft water. Hard water means when water has a high mineral content. Meanwhile, soft water has a lower content of minerals present. I looked at a map of this and I live in an area where we have moderately hard water. This means that it can be harder to properly clean hair and skin. However, Hello Klean has come up with a solution to this problem.
Who are Hello Klean?
Hello Klean is a company that aims to wash away all of your hard water woes with their shower care products. They use FDA-approved filtration ingredients to help with ridding hard water from our taps and shower heads. Hello Klean is also a cruelty-free brand who uses vegan and clinically proven formulas in its products.
How do I know if I have hard water coming through my taps?
A surefire way to find out this is by looking at your taps – do they have a crusty-like deposit on them? Does your kettle have limescale? If so, you live in an area which has high hard water.
What products does Hello Klean sell?
Hello Klean is predominantly well-known for making shower heads and shower filters to alleviate the effects of hard water. Also, they sell shampoos and conditioners as well as these two products I’m reviewing today – their Clarifying Scalp Soak and Exfoliating Scalp Brush.
What is the Clarifying Scalp Soak and how do you use it?
Hello Klean’s Clarifying Scalp Soak aims to soak off scalp build-up and tackle hard water with a blend of apple cider vinegar and Phytic acid. It also helps to restore the scalp’s natural acidic balance. To use the scalp soak, apply onto the wet scalp, covering all sections of the head and leave on for a minimum of five minutes. You can then rinse it out and follow it with conditioner if desired.
The Scalp Soak is ok for use on coloured hair (a thumbs up from me) and is also ok to use if you have sensitive skin or scalp. The Scalp Soak is great to use if you suffer from an itchy and/or flakey scalp.
What is the Exfoliating Scalp Brush and what does it do?
Hello Klean’s Exfoliating Scalp Brush is a scalp massager that exfoliates and helps to boost blood flow. When using it, use light to medium pressure and slowly massage all areas of the head. You can use this with the Scalp Soak to get the best results.
The brush is suitable for all hair types.
My overall thoughts on Hello Klean and these two products
I have noticed a good difference in when I’ve used the Scalp Soak. My scalp does look a little healthier than it did previously. I wouldn’t use it for every hair wash, but it’s good to have it when my scalp needs a little TLC.
The star of the show for me has to be the Scalp Brush. Since I’ve been using it when I shampoo my hair, I’ve noticed the difference in terms of how soft my hair feels afterwards! I’ve even used it when my hair is dry (washing the brush in between uses) so my scalp gets a little pick-me-up in between hair washes.
I would recommend Hello Klean if you’re someone who lives in an area notoriously known for having hard water. If I had a working shower, I would have loved to try the Purifying Shower Head to see if that made a difference to my hair.
What I also love about this brand is that their products and packaging have a lovely minimalistic look and also their sustainability practice. Most of Hello Klean’s products are recyclable (except their filter mixes).
Overall, I really like Hello Klean and I love what the brand is doing and what they stand for!
