How Does Water Temperature Affect Your Hair?

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Water temperature plays a huge role in making your hair look and feel amazing. We tell you how here.

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In this article:

  1. What Does Water Do for Your Hair?
  2. What Is the Ideal Water Temperature for Washing Your Hair?
  3. How Does Water Temperature Affect Your Hair?
  4. Tips for Healthy Hair
  5. Acidic Tyent Water and Hair
  6. Tyent Hydrogen Water and Hair

Water Temperature Affects Hair Care

What Does Water Do for Your Hair?

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Having healthy, luxurious, and strong locks of hair has been a cherished desire of many people over the years. But, only a small percentage of people are born with naturally great hair, while others need to put in more time and effort to get a silky mane.

According to the Belgravia Centre, hair loss in women affects roughly 50% – while 40% of men have noticeable hair loss by age 35, 65% by age 60, and 80% by age 80.

To help prevent hair loss and other hair problems from happening in the first place – here are some tips you can implement today to start taking extra care of your locks:

  • Wash your hair properly and thoroughly.
  • Care for your scalp by washing your hair only a few times a week instead of every day.
  • Use a conditioner to soothe and moisturize your hair.

Hair loss is a big deal and it should be controlled. In this article, you’ll find out more about the effects water temperature can have on your hair.

What Is the Ideal Water Temperature for Washing Your Hair?

Applying heat to your hair can cause it to become brittle and dry. Yet, when it comes to washing it, what effect does cold or hot water have on your mane?

Cleanliness is important for the health, shine, and growth of your hair – so it’s important that you consider the water you’re using when washing it.

Is tap water enough?

Water plays a key role in your washing and conditioning routine because washing your hair in it helps shampoo spread across and penetrate into the scalp, dissolving excessive oil and dirt, and rinsing away dead cells, dandruff, and shampoo.

It’s important to consider the temperature of water when taking care of your locks.

The water should be warm. If it is too hot, it can damage your skin and hair.

You need a temperature high enough to deep clean dirt and grime in your hair, but not so high that it causes irritation.

The perfect temperature to wash your hair in is around 100°F – which is just above normal body temperature.

How Does Water Temperature Affect Your Hair?

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Some people think that washing your hair in hot water can be destructive to your hair – while washing your hair in cold water can help preserve the shine and strength of your hair.

Is this true? Let’s dive deeper and examine the effects hot and cold water has on your hair:

Hot Water

Washing your hair in hot water has its pros and cons. But, hot water doesn’t damage the internal protein structure of your hair.


  • Hot water strips hair of dirt, grime, and build-up. Dirt penetrates into your hair, making it thin and brittle. Hot water dissolves this dirt, unclogs hair follicles, and helps the hair become cleaner.
  • It encourages blood flow to follicles in the scalp. Therefore, different treatments for scalp and hair become more effective.
  • Hot water allows for extra texture within your hair. If you wash your locks in hot water, then your hair will appear more voluminous and it won’t fall flat.


  • Hot water strips your hair of natural oils. Your hair has natural oils, called sebum. If the water temperature is too high, it can damage your hair by stripping it of valuable oils that contribute to their dryness and brittleness.
  • Water with a high temperature dries out your scalp. If your scalp becomes dry, it may cause dandruff and itchiness.
  • Hot water weakens your hair roots. Hot water damages your roots and if they are weakened, then your hair becomes frizzy and starts to turn gray prematurely.

Cold Water

Is cold water good for your hair? It is believed by many that washing your hair in cold water is beneficial for your hair and scalp. But, this method also has some cons.


  • Cold water preserves natural oils. Some people may think that washing their hair with cold water is the best option for strong, silky locks. Cold water preserves the hair’s natural oils, which keeps your hair manageable.
  • It closes hair cuticles. If the hair cuticles are closed, the hair remains smooth, shiny, and frizz-free because it retains its moisture and hydration.
  • Cold water makes your scalp remain cleaner. Cold water closes your pores, enabling your pores to become less vulnerable to dirt, oil, and grease. Therefore, your scalp remains cleaner for a longer period of time.


  • Cold water can reduce the volume of hair. Since cold water closes the hairs’ cuticles, then the volume of hair can be reduced.
  • Excess oil can’t be cleaned out effectively with cold water. Cold water doesn’t clean your hair and scalp as efficiently as hot water does.
  • Cold water can be uncomfortable. Washing your hair in cold water can be unpleasant, especially in the winter months when temperatures start to drop.

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Tips for Healthy Hair

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Taking into account the temperature of the water you use, there are some merits to using cold and hot water.

If you want to maintain smooth, shiny, strong, and healthy hair, then incorporating these basic tips below into your daily hair care routine will help you!

  1. Determine the schedule of washing the hair based on the amount of oil your scalp secretes. If your scalp is oily, then you can wash your hair once a day. If your hair is dry, then wash it less frequently, 2-3 times a week.
  2. Wash your hair with warm water because warm water helps open hair cuticles and pores on the scalp. Therefore, you will get rid of any dirt or build-up more effectively.
  3. Rinse your hair with cold water for your final rinse to seal the hair’s moisture, clump the hair together, and protect your hair. Cold water closes the cuticles, which adds shine to your hair.
  4. Dial down the temperature of your shower to lukewarm water when you apply shampoo and to cool water when you apply conditioner.
  5. Don’t use hot water for cleansing and detangling your hair because hot water can damage your scalp.
  6. Use special water as a finishing rinse (such as acidic pH water from a water ionizer) to maintain the pH balance of your scalp. To obtain this special beauty water, you can use acidic level one from your Tyent unit (Acidic level 1 water has a pH of 5.5 – the same pH your scalp has.).

Acidic Tyent Water and Hair

If your pH is off, it can lead to reddening of the skin, dryness, itching, and impairment of the protective function of the skin.

Use acidic level 1 water from a Tyent water ionizer as a finishing rinse. Acidic water can smooth down your hair cuticles and give you amazingly shiny hair.

By washing your hair with Tyent water, bad hair days won’t be an issue anymore!

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You can enjoy healthier, shiny hair by drinking hydrogen water from Tyent water ionizers!

Tyent Hydrogen Water and Hair

It’s also important to choose the right water to drink when trying to boost and maintain the health of your hair. By drinking Tyent hydrogen-rich alkaline water (known as hydrogen water), you provide your body with complete hydration that will help improve the texture of both your hair and skin.

It’s the only alkaline water from an ionizer with Hydrogen Boost!

What is Hydrogen Boost? This is a Tyent water ionizer-exclusive technology that uses high amperage to deliver the best and highest number of antioxidants to drinking water.

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To learn more about Tyent’s award-winning water ionizers, this FREE cheat sheet is the perfect place to start.

Tyent’s hydrogen water experts are also available at 855-893-6887 to discuss how hydrogen water is the best water to drink for your hair – so give them a call ASAP.

“Hair’s” to good health and hydration!

Do you consider water temperature when washing your hair? Share your methods of maintaining great hair in the comments section below!


This guest post on hair health is brought to you by Helen Rogers, an editor at The Hair Style Daily. Maintaining interpersonal relationships emphasized the importance of Helen’s writing. She believes that moral reasoning is the most significant factor in decision-making, and Helen focuses on the value of motivation and inspiration while acknowledging that different people have different views.


Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on August 31, 2018, and has been updated for quality and relevancy.

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