While we stress great importance on picking the right haircare products to make our hair beautiful and shiny, we hardly pay attention to the kind of water we wash our hair with. It’s always advisable to use soft water that is free of minerals to wash the hair because hard or brackish water with high mineral content can cause buildup on the scalp and hair strands leading to damage and hair loss. In the same way, the temperature of the water that you use to rinse hair also matters a lot. Using the right temperature for your hair may really benefit you. Many people have different views and opinions, some experts suggest using cold water and some others advice rinsing with hot water. Let’s find out if it is better to wash hair with hot or cold water.
Washing hair with cold water:

1. The only drawback of washing hair with cold water is that it can reduce the volume of the hair. This could be a matter of concern for girls with thin hair type. Cold water can make your hair shiny and frizz free because it helps to close hair cuticles. Open cuticles are good only while shampooing or conditioning your hair, but after you are done washing your hair with shampoo and conditioning with hair conditioner, you need to seal the cuticle so that hair strands are safe from environmental factors and pollution, and doesn’t get damaged easily. If you use cold water for the final rinse, you will most likely end up with healthy, frizz-free hair.

2. Cold water also leaves scalp c...