Hard water

Hi Barry - great question. I wondered the same as we moved from Edinburgh (soft water) to S of England (hard water) and my psoriasis started a couple years later and has got steadily worse. I tried the free trial for Harvey’s water softener and really hoped it would help. Some of my relatives like it in their homes, but they’re in London where their water isn’t the best. I didn’t notice any difference - for me or for my 2 sons’ eczema - sadly. It was also expensive so I cancelled after the free trial. The water also tasted a bit yuck, although I got a separate mini tap with filtered un-softened water for drinking water as part of the trial. You could do the free trial and see if it’s good for you..?

Thanks for your thoughts , much appreciated. Regards Barry

The opposite actually happened to me! I moved from hard water to very soft water and it triggered the worst flare up I’ve ever had, none of my old management methods even slightly improved it. I’m still struggling with these flare up 2 years on and have had 2 weeks of light therapy which hasn’t done anything yet. I definitely think the change in water has a huge impact.

That's really interesting to read. I had a big flare up after just a couple of weeks in a very soft water area, and it's taken me many months, plus diet change etc to get on top of it. I think you are on to something - that the change in water must have an impact.