40 bottles of Evian: Nicole Kidman's Cannes whim to rinse her hair

As the Cannes Film Festival begins this Tuesday, May 16, Paris Match devoted an article earlier this month to the reopening of the mythical Carlton Hotel, opened in 1911. The palace has just been refreshed after two years of work and the magazine takes the opportunity to return to the secrets that its corridors have long sheltered. And it is in particular the small whims of the stars that are revealed.

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We learn that Nicole Kidman would have one day ordered 40 bottles of Evian, not to quench a great thirst during the Festival, but to rinse her delicate hair. A very specific request that is explained by the presence of limescale and chlorine in tap water, elements known to damage the hair and irritate the scalp.

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Nicole Kidman isn't the only celebrity who swears by mineral water for her hair. Legend has it that Madonna and Kim Basinger have long only used the French brand for their blonde hair. A rumor that the actress of L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson, 1997) had then denied on television as reported by the New York Times: "I never washed my hair with Evian water. I mean, I don't know how you can do that, unless you lug all these bottles around in your bathroom." Enough to ensure Evian a premium reputation in the United States. Demi Moore would also be accustomed to mineral water as rinse water.

While it is true that limescale and chlorine are not friends of hair fiber, there are still other ways to limit their damage. Thus, in 2015, Gilles, technician at the Leonor Greyl show, explained to us that "lemon like vinegar neutralizes the limescale of water. It makes the hair shine and gives volume to the hair." It is then enough to pour, in the shower, a few drops of a lemon squeezed into the rinsing water. It is also possible to invest in an anti-limescale knob or filter. In short, more ecological and much cheaper solutions to slip into Nicole Kidman's ear.

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