I live in apartments and unable to get a water softener cuz of a water valve situation. Since the water softener didn't happen, I've been filling up jugs of distilled water for a quarter.
Am I doing too much? Eh, maybe …
Do I notice a difference? Yes …
My hair doesn't look so dull to me and my scalp doesn't itch like it used to. I can tell you that my water is hard per the Culligan man so my neuroses of going to the corner store every other day for that DW refill is justified …