Dehumidifier water for hair washing?

We just got a dehumidifier and I know that it is okay to use the water from it in the garden. We live in a hard water area and last summer I tried not using shampoo and it was pretty much a failure.  A few days where I used rainwater seemed to result in less greasy hair.

I was wondering if I could use the water from the dehumidifier to wash my hair without shampoo? Does anyone have any experience in this or reasons why it is a bad idea?

Thanks

The dehumidifier water is essentially distilled, so it's super soft water. If anything, soft water means you'll need less shampoo. (The detergent molecules don't need to bind to any minerals, so it's all going to make suds.) I don't see any problems with it.

We're on a deep well, so our water is quite hard which means it's basic or low pH.

Our rainwater is acidic, but some places have more acidic rainwater than others, so if your hair responded well, since I find acid helps to cut grease, that would make sense.

Dehumidifier water is neutral or pH 7. It certainly shouldn't do anything harmful. We regularly add it to our washing machine along with some of both of the others to help clean our clothes more easily, based on what's easily available.

I'd suggest you try it and see how it goes (and report back, as I love to hear the results of real-life experiments!)

Hi! Just curious if you tried using the water?! I was thinking about doing the same thing! Our well water is destoying my hair! Thanks -Erica

I did try using the dehumidifier water over the colder months when the dehumidifier was on most evenings. It worked well, this is what I did:

1. Wet hair with warmed dehumidifier water
2. Add baking soda to a little water to make a paste and rub into hair
3. Rinse with more warmed water
4a. Rinse hair with camomile tea made with dehumidifier water (optional)
4b. Rinse hair with diluted kombucha vinegar (or apple cider/scrap vinegar depending on what I had).

Over the summer months, I had to go back to using tap water and a septic tank safe shampoo. I only have to wash my mid-back length hair every week now so it's a lot less shampoo than before. I will use the dehumidifier water again in the winter.

my well water is high ph and loaded with calcium,my hair started falling out from the shampoo reacting to the calcium and it creates like a glue that clogs your scalp and makes your hair thin and fall out, so I started using water from my dehumidifier and distilled water and it has really helped my scalp