Research indicates an increased risk for bladder and rectal cancer from drinking chlorinated water. And even though you’re not drinking water in the shower, you can absorb many times more chlorine in a shower than you do by drinking the same water! Tests show that your body can absorb more chlorine as a result of a 10-minute shower than if you drank eight glasses of the same water.

How can that be? A warm shower opens up your pores, causing your skin to act like a sponge. As a result, you not only inhale the chlorine vapors, you also absorb them through your skin, directly into your bloodstream-at a rate that’s up to six times higher than drinking.

Short term risks include skin, eye or sinus irritation in some people. Long term risks include oxidation (cell and tissue aging), hardened arteries, dry skin, increased risk of cancer, and hardened arteries. In addition, if you suffer from asthma or any other skin or respiratory problem, chlorinated water can make your condition worse:

The good news is that showering in chlorine-treated water is a risk you can erase immediately, through the use of a proper shower filter.

• Shower tap water contains at least or more chlorine than a swimming pool 
• Chlorine enters the body more through inhalation and the bodies pores than drinking tap water 
• Showering in tap water has harsh effects on the body like dry skin and hair, also irritating skin and getting rashes 
• More contaminates are released in the home in the shower than any other source 
• Chlorine is a suspected cause of breast cancer. Women suffering from breast cancer are all found to have 50-60 percent more chlorine in their breast tissue than healthy women 
• Chemicals in showering water vaporize at a much faster rate than the actual water.

Use water filters with all water, including your showers. You will be glad you did.

• You’re able to breathe easier because Shower Filtration reduces harsh chlorine vapors, which are caused from the hot water and inhaled in the lungs and transferred into the blood stream. 
• Reduction of allergy symptoms. 
• Luster and natural shine returning to your hair, leaving it silky and smooth. Great for color-treated hair.
• Softer skin that does dry out after showering

All of these benefits can be achieved immediately after installing a shower filter. Don’t put it off any longer buy a shower filter and reap the benefits as soon as you take the first shower with filtered water!

• Free Chlorine (Cl^-)
• Combined Chlorine (Sodium Hypochlorite)
• Hydrogen Sulfide (rotten egg smell)

• Iron oxide (rust water)

• Dirt, sediment
• Odors
• Plus, its pH balanced

It is important to filter out combined chlorines and most traditional KDF and Carbon shower filters do not filter these chemical combinations out. You can get a shower filter that will do all this for about $50 so don’t put it off any longer! So don’t shower in chemicals any longer do you body a favor get a shower filter as soon as possible!

So these are just more reasons for you to protect yourself, your family, your friends, and even your pets by filtering your water.

There are many filter products on the market today that will allow you drink safe water no matter where are what water source you have available. At home you should have a Point of Use filtering system and a shower filter. When you leave your house, you should be using a portable water filter like a filtered water bottle that allows you to fill up and filter anywhere. If you have any animals you owe it to them to filter their water. The contaminants that have harmful effects on you also effect your animals so use pet water filters. 

Don’t let yourself get discouraged thinking that all of these filters will be expensive. When compared to the amount of money you spend on bottled water or on the future medical bills of you and even your pets, you will be saving a fortune.

There are many different tests you can run on your water. It all depends on how extensive and how expensive you want the test to be.

The easiest and cheapest would be a simple chlorine test. All it requires is a sample of the water a few drops of orthotolidine (OTO) and the water will turn yellow indicating the level of chlorine. The test kit should come with a color bar and if you water is too yellow the color bar will indicate that it is unsafe to swim in. So think about this if the water your drinking is not safe enough for you to swim in then it obviously wouldn’t be safe enough for you to drink or even to bathe in. Get a tester and test your own chlorine levels. Keep in mind, you will only get an idea of the chlorine level, not an exact number. For a more scientific test, consult a water expert.

Another major contaminant is lead. It is said that one out of every nine children has unacceptable high lead levels in their blood. These children don’t go around ingesting lead paint so according to the EPA, it is coming from the water they are drinking and the water they are showering and bathing in. Lead is also known to cause nerve, kidney, and other disorders in adults.

Imagine in a 10 minute shower your body will absorb the same amount of chlorine found in 2 gallons of tap water. So you do the math and you will see that tap water isn’t clean and you need to protect yourself from contaminants at all times. This means you need to get a shower filter, a home water filter for sinks, and a portable water filter to insure that your water is clean and safe at all times!