Journal

Hair professionals are looking beyond shampoos and styling products to understand how shower water may affect hair texture, manageability and colour longevity. From disinfectants like chlorine and chloramine to mineral deposits, the water used in every wash could be an overlooked part of a complete hair care routine.

Chlorine and chloramine both disinfect your water, but they behave — and affect your hair, scalp and skin — very differently. Here's what years in water filtration taught us.

Dry, brittle hair that won't hold moisture isn't always about your shampoo. Hard water, chlorine and chloramine in your shower could be the hidden culprit — here's how to tell.

Your transplant is an investment — but most shower filters aren't built for chloramine, the compound used in Sydney and Brisbane's water. Here's why that matters for healing scalps.