Comments on: Does Malibu 2000 Treatment Remove Hard Water and Rust Stains from Hair?

By: Heather Fogle

Heather Fogle — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:06:47 +0000

YES!! I have grown up with well water, and we do not have a treatment on it and my hair has always turned a burnt orange after just a few washes. I recently moved back to my childhood home and I have color treated hair. I bought ION for Hard Water but it is not doing the trick this time!! I am looking for a product that does work. I think in the past I used Malibu, but I can not remember as it was 10 years a go. All I know is that the water does make your hair turn orange

By: Tracie

Tracie — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:14:53 +0000

I tried Karen’s suggestion of the lemonade packets and it does indeed work. I have extremely hard water. My hair was really orange. I was skeptical. I usually do the malibu treatments but with the cost and the time i thought I’d give this a try. I bought 4 packets of the unsweetened mix. They were 10 for a $1.00. I used four in one shot. I was a bit nervous because when I put it in my hair (I wet it first) I noticed my hands turned yellow. I made a thick paste and covered my hair with it. I left it in for 10 minutes. Does burn a bit but when i rinsed it out i was shocked! My hair was back to it’s original color. It even has the body and shine too. Give it a try. word of caution: I got some of the mix on the bathroom counter and it stained it yeallow but I’m sure with a little bleach it will come out!

By: Linda Wilson

Linda Wilson — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:10:53 +0000

I wish people wouldn’t put generalizations out there for everybody to follow. I am from Michigan and my closest friend has prematurely white hair. She moved from the city (Grand Rapids) to the country, in my neighborhood. I warned her about the rusty water turning her hair orange and suggested that she use bottled distilled water on her hair. She didn’t want to spend the money, and well…..now she sports a lovely orange glow! She is living proof!
I will suggest the Malibu Treatments and the lemon packets to her. Thanks for all of your comments. They’ve been very helpful.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:54:36 +0000

Karen Mobley – Thanks for the “heads-up!” I am going to try your suggestion! You were very descriptive and I really appreciate that! I cannot wait to try this! Thanks so much! Heather

By: kris

kris — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:28:47 +0000

Malibu works for me! We live in Mi and have very high iron bacteria in our region, we have a dual filtration AND dual water softener system-it just isn’t enough to take it all out. Our toilets, sinks and bathtubs still get a hue of orange and when the salt gets low or the filter needs changing (which is 1x a mo) it can become a dark orange/brown film. Muratic acid removes it from the fixtures-don’t even think about on hair. Anyhow, yes iron does deposit into hair, my hair naturally is a medium brown-yet friends would comment how it would shine like copper in the sun, if you take the ends of my long hair and place it near the roots there is a very obvious change in color. I rarely use styling products in my hair and rarely blow dry it, yet the ends would become very dry and brittle, crunchy almost. 6 months ago we started using Malibu Well Water Shampoo and Scalp Wellness Conditioner-I love them both. I rotate them every other day with a few different products and do shampoo twice (it doesn’t suds a lot the first time, the second time only a wee amount suds a lot-use excess on skin to make it softer and less dry) it keeps my hair from getting dry/brittle and any darker. I have yet to do the chelation-I am slightly afraid my ‘copper highlights’ are really premature greys colored by iron
As a side note, we also use and really like the EC Mode skin care products for my finicky combination skin, I’ve had better luck than with Mary Kay, Burts, Clinique, etc. I really like the Zinc C Serum and Oil-less lotion.