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Keeping balayage bright in Bengaluru water

Hard water is the quiet thief of blonde. Here is how our colourists keep tone fresh between visits.

By Naina Rao · Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

Most of the city runs on borewell water, and the minerals in it settle on hair a little more every wash. On lightened hair that shows up as a brassy, dull cast within a few weeks.

Filter first A simple shower filter takes out most of the chlorine and some of the minerals. It is the cheapest change with the biggest effect.

Clarify once a fortnight A gentle clarifying wash lifts the build-up. Follow it with a mask, because clarifying also lifts oils your lengths need.

Book a gloss at eight weeks A gloss is not a full colour. It takes forty-five minutes, refreshes tone and adds shine, and it means you can stretch your balayage to four or five months.

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