| The idea of filtering shower water seems strange to | | | | Warm shower water opens your skin's pores so your |
| most people that first hear about shower filters. | | | | skin readily absorbs whatever is in theshower water. |
| Most first time shower filter users are amazed at the | | | | Chemicals like chlorine evaporate quickly in a hot |
| immediate benefits of showering in soft water that's | | | | shower and enter your lungs asyou breathe the |
| chlorine-free. | | | | shower steam. |
| Read on to compare shower filter benefits with your | | | | Your home's indoor air quality will be improved by a |
| needs and desires. | | | | shower filter. |
| The first benefit of a shower filter is relief from dry | | | | The chlorine that evaporates from your shower |
| itchy skin. | | | | water is often combines with other chemicals inthe |
| Chlorine is added to water systems to kill disease | | | | air of your home. |
| causing micro-organisms. Unfortunately,chlorine also | | | | Modern homes are "tight" so they retain heated or |
| binds with proteins in your skin and kills skin cells. | | | | cooled air for energy efficiency. This meansall the |
| This leads to dry, itchy skin and aggravates existing | | | | chemicals released inside your home are also retained |
| skin conditions such as eczema. | | | | in the indoor air. |
| Hard water leaves behind mineral deposits when it | | | | Thus everyone in your home can be affected by |
| evaporates and combines with soap to formsoap | | | | breathing the chlorine derivatives found in thetypical |
| scum. | | | | modern home. |
| These residues form on your skin and dry out the | | | | Shower filtration also eliminates a trigger for asthma |
| natural oils. They also flake offas your skin moves, | | | | attacks. |
| but damage the skin in the process. | | | | If someone in your home suffers from asthma or |
| Filtered shower water also give you silky hair that's | | | | other breathing problems, eliminating every sourceof |
| easy to manage. | | | | irritation to the lungs can help avoid an asthma |
| Chlorine and hard water also damage your hair. Hard | | | | attack. |
| water and soap scum deposits are evenworse for | | | | It's certainly worth a try to eliminate a major source |
| fine hair. | | | | of indoor air pollution, especially whenthe shower is |
| Your hair becomes stiff and dry from these deposits. | | | | typically near a bedroom, where we spend many |
| Also, your hair is damaged when the hard water | | | | hours sleeping (and breathing). |
| deposits flake off. | | | | Filtration of shower water protects your children's |
| Chlorine-free showers make your hair color or | | | | health. |
| highlights last longer. | | | | All the above benefits apply to adults and children, |
| Chlorine is the active ingredient in household bleach. | | | | however because children have immature |
| Just like bleach can turn a pair of bluejeans white, | | | | immunesystems they are most susceptible to many |
| chlorine in shower water fades your hair color. | | | | of these problems. |
| The chlorine in your shower is a lower concentration, | | | | Children can be impacted by chlorine in shower water |
| so you don't notice it right away, butchlorine does | | | | even if they don't take a shower themselves. |
| remove hair color. | | | | So how many of those benefits align with a problem |
| Shower filters also reduce your exposure to | | | | you or someone in your home experiences on adaily |
| chemicals. | | | | basis? |
| Your body absorbs many times more chemicals in | | | | Any one of these benefits can easily lead to an |
| the shower that it ever could by drinking the | | | | improvement that would make the small investmentin |
| samewater. | | | | a shower filter seem insignificant. |