Mineral Reset · Bengaluru 2026

The weekly reset for hard water hair.

Mineral Reset is a 10-minute pre-wash serum-gel built for Bengaluru's mineral-heavy water. It targets the calcium-magnesium film that makes hair feel rough, dull, frizzy, and weirdly resistant to conditioner.

FormatClear serum-gel · pre-wash
Use10 minutes · once a week
Batch 01200 ml · founding price ₹690
The response · In development

What shampoo
can't reach.

Your shampoo was never built to fight minerals. Mineral Reset is a weekly 10-minute pre-wash treatment — it gets to the film before your routine even starts.

Exhibit B Mineral Reset · Chelation mechanism
SPEC · CHELATION PHASES pH 3.8–4.5 · WET HAIR 0 — 2 MIN GEL CONTACTS MINERAL FILM 3 — 7 MIN CHELANTS BIND Ca²⁺ Mg²⁺ IONS 8 — 10 MIN FILM LIFTED CUTICLE RESETS 0:00 3:00 8:00 10:00 CHELANT Ca²⁺ / Mg²⁺ BOUND COMPLEX WHY TEN MINUTES — NOT THIRTY SECONDS
1
Apply
Saturate wet hair, root to tip.

A clear, water-weight gel that clings to the strand instead of sliding off. Goes where the mineral film sits — stays there.

2
Wait · 10 min
The part your shampoo skips.

Chelants latch onto calcium and magnesium and pull them off the cuticle. pH-buffered at 3.8–4.5.

3
Rinse · weekly
Now your products can actually work.

Rinse, then shampoo and condition as usual. One step added once a week. Everything after it performs the way it was designed to.

Self-check · Is this for you

Mineral Reset
is built for.

A weekly chelation step isn't for everyone. Here's the split — so you don't waitlist something that wasn't made for your hair.

Your hair changed after moving to Bengaluru
Coloured, curly, or heat-styled — less margin for buildup
You're on borewell-led supply (most of east & south)
Conditioner stopped working — or it never really did
You shower with a good water softener already
Looking for a daily shampoo — this is once a week
From the founders

Why we're
building this.

Three things we want you to know before you decide.

  • 01

    We started with the water. Every D2C brand starts with a formula. We started with a TDS meter and 16 areas — mapped the problem before designing anything to fix it.

  • 02

    Bengaluru first, not nationally. Mineral Reset is formulated against this city's specific water profile. Solving one city well beats selling everywhere and hoping for the best.

  • 03

    Not another shampoo. A pre-wash chelation step — ten minutes, once a week. Removes the thing that makes every other product in your routine underperform.

Frequently asked

Before you
sign up.

No. Clarifying shampoos use surfactants to strip oil and grime. They don't touch minerals bonded to the cuticle — that needs chelation, a chemistry surfactants can't do.

Mineral Reset is a pre-wash step. You apply it before your usual routine, once a week. Your shampoo does what it was built for. This does what it can't.

Every city has a different water profile. Bengaluru's mix of Cauvery and borewell creates a specific calcium-magnesium load — and it's the city we know best, so we're starting where we can solve it properly.

Other cities are next. Each one gets its own water mapping and formula tuning before we launch there — not a one-size-fits-all SKU.

Yes — coloured hair often benefits the most. Mineral buildup is part of why colour looks dull and fades faster. The chelants are selective for calcium and magnesium, not for the dye in your hair.

pH-buffered at 3.8–4.5 to keep the cuticle closed during the contact step.

Nothing. No payment, no auto-charge, no card on file. You'll get one message when we're ready to ship in your area, with founding pricing and the option to buy. That's the whole deal.

Bengaluru · In development · 2026

Tell us
where you are.

When Mineral Reset is ready to ship in your area, we'll send one message. That's it. No drip campaigns. No "you left something in your cart." Just the thing you signed up for.

Priority access by area

We ship to the hardest water areas first. Your position is locked the moment you sign up.

One message, no spam

We won't drip-market you. One note when it opens in your area. That's it.

Made for Bengaluru's water

Formulated against the city's specific TDS profile — not a generic national SKU.

in line · across 16 areas
Batch 01 · Founding price 200 ml bottle. 8–10 week supply at weekly use.
₹690
Batch 01 · founding list Opening soon
01

Why Bengaluru first. We kept hearing the same thing from people who'd moved here: "My hair changed." Same products, same routine — different water.

02

About the TDS numbers. Area-level ranges, not lab tests. Your actual reading depends on supply mix, season, and your building's tank.

03

Where we are. Formulation is being finalised. We ship by area, starting with the hardest water pockets.

We ship by water hardness first, signup order second. Referrals move you up. You'll get your share link the moment you sign up.
Your batch position across Bengaluru

Zero spam. One message when it ships in your area.

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Mineral Reset · Bengaluru



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StatusIn development · 2026

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If someone you know is fighting Bengaluru hair — this is probably why. Send them the water check.

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