The Long Hair Community

twistedcoil · July 15th, 2006, 11:23 PM

Hi All,

This is probably a stupid question, but it is ok to use tap water in a mister? I know, from reading past entries, that some of you do, but I was wondering how this affects the shelf-life of the mister. Usually, if you leave tap water in a bottle, it starts to get stinky after about 3 days...

Thanks
Nicola

jessie58 · July 15th, 2006, 11:30 PM

Sure it's okay twisted coil, if it's good enough to wash your hair with, then it's okay for a a spritzer.

Some people use distilled water too. My spritzer lasts for at least two weeks with distilled water. I'm not sure why tap water shouldn't work just as well.

SunriseSunsetApril · July 16th, 2006, 12:22 AM

I also use tap water in my mister...and leave it in there until I use it up, which is usually a couple of months. Hmm...maybe not such a good idea.

golden_gal · July 16th, 2006, 12:53 AM

It gets stinky? I use filtered tap water and so far, so good... I've had my mister for about a month now. Maybe the perfume oil is covering the smell.

justgreen · July 16th, 2006, 03:59 AM

The one and only time I used tap water I had little floatie thingies in it by the second week. We have excellent well water and a filtered system. So now I use distilled water. It's cheap, pennies for a gallon and I use it for my iron too.

seabear · July 16th, 2006, 04:15 AM

Hmmm - I've never had a problem using tap water in my mister. Of course, I use up the water in it in less than a week, so it doesn't sit for very long. I mist my hair often and it's a small bottle.

If you have a problem with "spoilage," perhaps you could fill it fresh every day?

twistedcoil · July 22nd, 2006, 11:48 AM

OK, so I got a smaller mister bottle, and I'm having less problems with smelly water. That said, as an experiment, two days ago, I made a point of just filling one with water and leaving it by my bed (i.e., not the fridge!) and made sure the lid was on. Today, when I opened for a sniff, it was a bit musty and gross.

Just a warning for those who might be spraying musty water on their hair, and not realising because of the strong oil scent!

Not sure what harm it would do, but I think smaller quantities, in a fresh state, is nicer... :o)

**Teacherbear** · July 22nd, 2006, 12:43 PM

I use distilled water, but I use it in my iron, too. I don't use my mister often enough for me to feel safe that little germies aren't growing in that bottle from using tap water.

I'll stick with Distilled!