How It Will Improve Your Hair, Skin And Much More

EVEN WITH WORLD'S #4 cleanest water in singapore.

https://www.tripsavvy.com/the-worlds-cleanest-tap-water-4159592

Unfiltered shower water can contain an array of chemicals like chlorine (which we try to avoid whenever possible) as well as bacteria and fungus from the shower head.

The skin is much more than just a covering for the body. It is the largest organ and is responsible for important functions like vitamin d creation and synthesis. It also has the ability to absorb much of what it comes in contact with and we are learning that it has its own unique and important microbiome!

It is also why a shower filter is so vital:

Chlorine is effective at killing pathogens in the water, but the properties that make it able to do this may affect the skin microbiome and the delicate balance of bacteria on the skin.

These are some of the biggest risks associated with the chemicals in shower water (and the reasons I use a shower filter):

1. We May Absorb More Chlorine Through Showering than Through Drinking Water

It may seem counterintuitive, but showering in chlorinated water can lead to more chlorine absorption than drinking chlorinated water. This is because we typically shower at warm temperatures, which makes absorption easier and because this water is coming in contact with such a large area of the body. In fact, research shows that the chlorine in shower (or bath) water can easily enter the bloodstream as it has a low molecular weight and can easily pass into the body.

Warm air and water also open lungs, making inhalation of these chemicals easier as well. In fact, a study found a higher than normal concentration of chloroform in the lungs of study participants after a warm shower.

Chemicals absorbed through the skin can enter the blood stream quickly and have a tremendous impact on the body. This is great when it comes to things like topical magnesium that we want to enter the body quickly and in large enough amounts, but not so good when it comes to harmful disinfectant byproducts. A greater lifetime risk of cancer and other problems from bathing or showering in chlorinated water than from drinking it.

2. Chemicals in Shower Water may Cause Harm to the Skin Microbiome & Irritate Skin

As the microbiome isn’t limited to the gut. While the importance of beneficial bacteria in the gut is becoming much more well known, there are lesser known “biomes” on the body, including the mouth and skin.

Logically, showering in a disinfecting agent like chlorine that is chemically tested to reduce bacteria in the water  may have a tremendous impact on the skin biome. Many of the effects to the beneficial bacteria are not visible and many people don’t seem to have any noticeable affects, though some experience dry skin, eczema or irritation.

3. Help you takes good care of your hair

Unfiltered water can be bad for your locks. Hard water means it contains minerals and oxidisers which can leave hair feeling unclean even when you have rinsed and repeated. These residues block out moisture leaving your hair dry and your scalp flaky. No bueno. Dry, frizzy hair breaks easily so if you’ve tried every expensive hair treatment with no lasting success, a water filter may be the answer to all your hair prayers.

4. Chloramines May be Even more Harmful than Chlorine

Another chemical often used in the water supply is chloramine, a mixture of chlorine and ammonia. As you may imagine, it has its risks as well and may be even more irritating to the skin and lungs that just chlorine.

Unfortunately, many filters that remove chlorine do not easily remove chloramines, so it is important to research options and address both chemicals when considering shower filters.

As certain types of Vitamin C can remove chloramines and can be added to a bath to remove chlorine and chloramines in the water, though this is certainly more difficult to add to a shower.

• Vitamin C Filters: Are one of the option for removing both chlorine and chloramines. Vitamin C creates a chemical reaction that completely changes chlorine and chloramines, rendering them harmless. These types of filters remove both chlorine and chloramines almost completely and can also benefit the skin. In fact, many people report skin and hair improvements after using these filters. The refresh milk shower filter with great results and the only downside is that it does require replacement cartridges every few months.
  

  5. Poor Indoor Air Quality

  If you're like most people, you like your shower water to be hot. But that presents two problems.

  First, the warmth makes your pores open up, and that makes it easy​ for your skin to absorb contaminants in the water.

  Second, heat turns the water to steam, and guess what? Chemicals are in that unfiltered water vapor, and you breathe it in. Every time you inhale, those chemicals go into your lungs where they're absorbed straight into your bloodstream.​

  And not only do you breathe it in while you're in the shower, but those contaminants make their way into the air of the rest of your home.

  You could avoid some of the problem by only taking cold showers, but who wants to do that?
  
  
  

  6. Helps Prevent Cancer?

  Chemicals present in shower water are linked to cancer and other health problems. Several studies have found that communities using chlorinated or chloraminated drinking water have an increased risk of bladder, kidney, and rectal cancers. A recent study found that women with breast cancer have 50% – 60% higher levels of chlorination by products in their breast tissue than women without breast cancer.

  
  
  Check it out what does our world's #4 Cleanest water contain:
  
  https://www.pub.gov.sg/Documents/Singapore_Drinking_Water_Quality.PDF