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Hard Water FAQ
Lather, rinse and repeat.
Simple, right?
Simple, unless you live in hard-water area such as Indiana.
Hard water can cause soap not to lather, take forever to rinse off and not entice you to repeat the entire process. Over time, hard water can leave deposits which cause skin to dull. These deposits mean more scrubbing time because they cloud your shower walls and faucets.
Fortunately, Herbal Art’s new Honey & Shea™ + Clay luxury handcrafted soaps incorporate clay into the soap to work as “tiny water softeners”. The Honey & Shea + Clay soaps lather luxuriously, rinse easily and let you experience the relaxation which you deserve.
Honey & Shea™ + Clay makes your beauty routine sparkle. Step into your shower and let the White Kaolin Clay used in our natural soap gently massage your skin, leaving behind only a healthy glow. Our clay bath soaps help your skin look fresh, soft and re-hydrated. Honey & Shea™ + Clay also absorbs shiny facial oil that causes acne, leaving you smooth and refreshed.
As always, our handmade soaps are 100% natural and free of harmful ingredients such as petroleum, alcohols and detergents. Imagine a bath time where suds wash away effortlessly. Imagine a sudsy, clean place where Honey & Shea™ + Clay, equals the beginning of a carefree day.
What is hard water?
Water described as "hard" is high in dissolved minerals, specifically calcium and magnesium. Hard water is not a health risk, but a nuisance because of mineral buildup on fixtures and poor soap and/or detergent performance.
Water is a good solvent and picks up impurities easily. Pure water -- tasteless, colorless, and odorless -- is often called the universal solvent. When water is combined with carbon dioxide to form very weak carbonic acid, an even better solvent results.
As water moves through soil and rock, it dissolves very small amounts of minerals and holds them in solution. Calcium and magnesium dissolved in water are the two most common minerals that make water "hard." The degree of hardness becomes greater as the calcium and magnesium content increases.
Why does hard water constitute a problem?
Actually hardness is a source of many problems. One important trouble area is the way hardness minerals react with most soaps....handcrafted or commercial! So important is this aspect of the hardness problem that hardness is sometimes defined as "the effect of certain elements which combine with soap to form an insoluble material known as curd."
The list of elements that possess this property of hardness include iron, copper and manganese, all present normally in relatively small quantities. More common, of course, are calcium and magnesium, which are usually present in significant amounts.
For the homemaker water hardness makes home cleaning operations more difficult. In the laundry, hard water leaves soap curd and detergent deposits on fabrics. This dulls colors and gives a grey or yellow appearance to white fabrics. Also hard water soap curd clings to fabric fibers, causing threads to become brittle and shortening the life of the material.
- Hard water wastes soap!
- Hard water leaves unsightly soap scum rings in the bathtub.
- Hard water spots and streaks glassware and dishes.
- Hard water builds up scale deposits in all water-using appliances, clogs hot water pipes.
- Even more important to the homemaker and to her entire family hard water hampers good grooming efforts.
Do you live in a Hard-Water Area?
Below are the states in BLACK that have Hard-Water- HARDNESS FACTOR(s) (Concentrations In gpg)
- WHITE: LESS THAN 3.5
- GRAY: 3.5 - 7
- BLACK: MORE THAN 7
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