Is a shower filter beneficial or is it all hype?

Posted on September 26th, 2008 by admin
Posted on September 26th, 2008 by admin

I noticed that a fair amount of people uses filter for their shower head, and a friend of mine told me that it removes chlorine from water which can dry your skin out. I'm wondering if the difference is negligible and if it really benefits your health in the long run.

Municipal water systems are not perfect.At times the chlorine levels are high enough to taste and smell,but chlorine alone is not the biggest problem.The filters also remove chlorinated hydrocarbons.The majority of pesticides fall into this category.They get into the water system through rainwater and can be absorbed through the skin.The amounts are small but build up over long periods of continued exposure to cause problems primarily in the nervous system.Water systems do their best to insure clean water,but most depend on scheduled water tests to detect chemical and bacterial contaminants .Any problems arising between testing is already in the water on the way to your house.Water pipes crack and burst from time to time and contaminants can leach in.It is better to be safe in my opinion and filter what you drink,shower or bathe in.

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