Mon  2 Mar, 2009 05:17 pm
						
						
					
					
					
						Hi,
A friend of mine has been losing hair a lot lately, and he says that it is because some amount of lead is used in the water purification process, and this lead content promotes hair loss. I am not sure if that is true, since i have not been having any hair loss problems. But i would like to know if there is any truth in his reasoning. Any ideas?
					
				 
				
						
														
					
												I still have a full mane.  I guess I must be lead free.
											
					
				 
																									
						
														
					
												Any amount of lead in water is bad.
Use a Multi-Pure drinking water filter.
											
					
				 
																									
						
														
					
													@H2O MAN,
												It's been almost 2 months since he asked this question H2O man.  He's already bald.
											
 
					
				 
																									
						
														
					
													@NickFun,
												NickFun wrote:
It's been almost 2 months since he asked this question H2O man.  He's already bald.
 
Let's hope he's still alive.
											
 
					
				 
																									
						
														
					
													@webknight18,
												You should tell your friend to visit a professional doctor.
											
 
					
				 
																									
						
														
					
													@webknight18,
												Lead promotes hair loss. It is responsible for hair thinning. 
											
 
					
				 
																									
						
														
					
													@webknight18,
												That's why always drink lead-free water.
											
 
					
				 
																									
						
														
					
													@simrangoyal1,
												But, how do you know it's lead free?
											
 
					
				 
																
						
														
					
													@webknight18,
												Lead poisoning, among many other things, can also cause hair loss. Water traveling from old lead pipes to the shower head may be a prescription for hair loss. Zinc is also a contributor. ... There are also literally ways to poison your hair: traces of arsenic and thallium in water can also cause hair to fall out.