In Search Of The Best Shower Filter

One of the main reasons to get a filter for your shower is chlorine. Shower filters are great for reducing the amount of chlorine in your shower water. What's the big deal with chlorine you ask?

Chlorine contributes to dry hair and skin by disrupting the delicate balance of natural oils.

Also, Chlorine gas and chlorine by-products such as Trihalomethanes (THM's), chloroform and other chemicals can vaporize in hot water and create a steam bath of toxic gases. Inhaling these gases on a daily basis may indeed pose long term health risks.

Since the skin is more permeable when it's warm and wet, it's actually possible to absorb more chlorine while taking a shower in unfiltered water then by drinking unfiltered tap water.

Something to think about isn't it?

I recently saw somewhere that shower filters can use Vitamin C to clean the water. I love that idea! I'll be learning more about the Vitamin C filtration method and when I do, I'll post more here.

I Need To Find the Best Shower Filter!

But the bad thing about it is that it only has two settings - "spray" or "pulse".

The spray setting is actually painful unless you have the water on at only half power. It literally feels like you're being pierced with water needles! Not a pleasant shower experience.

The pulse setting is just annoying. It's not strong enough to actually feel like a massage, so it just sort of sputters and spits. Again, not so pleasant.

Well, at least we didn't spend any money on it :)

And since I'm only running the shower on half power to avoid the painful needle spray, we're actually saving water with every shower, so it is good for conservation...

Do you have an opinion on the best shower filter? Have you tried a few and found your favorite? Please let me know your experiences and I'll gladly post your thoughts here to help others make a good decision.