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Can Hard Water Cause Hair Loss And Skin Discoloration?
Question: Recently I moved my home different place. Since we have water problem, we are getting tankers. Due to this I have severe hair fall and my face and hands have become XXXXXXX (dark brown).
I want to know, is hair fall and XXXXXXX which is effected face and hands are because of water? Do I need consult a Skin and Dermatologist for this? or is their any external medicine where I can use for these problems.
Thank you.
I want to know, is hair fall and XXXXXXX which is effected face and hands are because of water? Do I need consult a Skin and Dermatologist for this? or is their any external medicine where I can use for these problems.
Thank you.
Brief Answer:
you need to get examined thoroughly before using any OTC..
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX, Welcome to HCM..
I've gone through your query and understand your concern..
Now change of water can definitely cause hair-fall as well as skin discoloration specially if there's excessive hardness in the tanker water..in that scenario using OTC products will not do any benefit until the root cause(water) gets resolved..
I'd not recommend any of those external medication, as it seems like multifactorial problem for which you should get examined clinically by a Dermatologist a first..
If possible, can you try using any other source of water for a few days or get that tanker water tested to see how it goes..
Let me know if there's any further queries in this regard that I can help you with..
Take Care
Kind Regards
you need to get examined thoroughly before using any OTC..
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX, Welcome to HCM..
I've gone through your query and understand your concern..
Now change of water can definitely cause hair-fall as well as skin discoloration specially if there's excessive hardness in the tanker water..in that scenario using OTC products will not do any benefit until the root cause(water) gets resolved..
I'd not recommend any of those external medication, as it seems like multifactorial problem for which you should get examined clinically by a Dermatologist a first..
If possible, can you try using any other source of water for a few days or get that tanker water tested to see how it goes..
Let me know if there's any further queries in this regard that I can help you with..
Take Care
Kind Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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