amy77

All you need to do is switch to a swimmer's shampoo instead of normal shampoo. This addresses the problem with the chlorine and other nasties from the desalination process stripping your hair. Job done.

I use Boots 'Sun, Swim & Gym' or Paul Mitchell No. 3 and my hair's been fine.

popsicle

I must be the only person then whose hair comes out better in Bahrain than the UK. South East water makes my hair dry and brittle, whereas here its absolutely fine. Loads better in fact.

scrubbedexpat141

It is because everyone that says there is an issue with it is making it up because the other bird they spoke to at Park N Shop said they had bad hair because of all the nasty chemicals.

Utter bollocks.

Meow

You are wrong Scamp. Plenty of people have issues in the short term. The hair doesn't all fall out, but it can be affected. Just because it didn't happen to you, doesn't mean it doesn't happen to others.

Beaverstate

How did that gulf water get all the way over here? I've been losing my hair for years.

Meow

That's globalisation for you...

scrubbedexpat141

But it's water.

Fundamentally it's water that's on your hair for moments. Then is dried.

You don't hear of the same happening in the UK. My Dad hasn't lost his hair travelling between the CAnaries and Greece where he now lives.

Beaverstate

Thanks. I'll use that from time to time as the situation arises. Quoting you of course.

Meow

This isn't the UK and the tap water here is desalinated. Look, it does affect some people, but if you weren't affected then why do you care?

scrubbedexpat141

Because stuff like this annoys me. It's nothing more than hypochondria

Millhouse

It's OK to admit to being wrong Scamp.

scrubbedexpat141

I did once. August 8th 1997.

It was to do with Brian Lara.

But on this one, it's just fair to shut up.

weasel decentral

Speaking as someone who has lashed up the odd desalination plant here and there, I can assure you there is a huge difference in the final chemical composition of the water that comes out of your tap and similar from fresh or rainwater sources.
Also the good old ME also over fluoridates its water, for certain reasons.

Surely a Pepsi style taste test between a bottle of still water and what exits your tap will easily show this.

Beaverstate

Oh hell yes! A little out of area but tap water in Los Angeles is undrinkable, whereas in my neck of the woods bottled water seems a waste of money. Huge differences.

scrubbedexpat141

So why not the same moans and groans when you travel round the UK or Europe?