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Shower filters provide many benefits, number one of which is chlorine removal. Water filtration facilities in USA add chlorine to water in order to prevent bacteria growth. No wonder your skin feels itchy and irritated!

Pretty much any shower filter will considerably reduce or remove chlorine from water. They also do a soap skum reduction, prevention of dry skin and hair, and removal of unpleasant odors.

Reasons to Use Shower Filters

Chlorine is a number one reason. Chlorine bonds to skin and hair, destroying natural balance. It will also lead to skin dryness, itching, flaking, and premature skin aging.

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How Shower Filters Work?

A typical shower filter uses one of 2 types of media to perform water filtration:

Granular Activated Carbon

KDF - a mix of copper and zync

Carbon, also known as charcoal, has been an excellent water filtration material for thousands of years. It is a porous material that will absorb contaminants such as chlorine from water.

Carbon's downside is that it starts loosing its effectiveness in hot water. So new materials are being developed to assist in shower water filtration. KDF - mix of copper and zync, is one of these technologies. Other materials are also being accepted into the mix, for instance a Rainshower shower filter usese quartz crystals.

There are many misconceptions with shower filters - that it can produce drinkable water. Unfortunately, due to severe limitations such as small filter size, a large water flow, and requirement to filter hot water, it is currently impossible to make a shower filter that will filter "everything". Any company that claims otherwise is misrepresenting their product.

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