Are you sacrificing your health and beauty in the shower?
If you are on the city water without a filter at your main line or shower, then the answer is "yes."
We are lucky to have water treatment facilities in the United States that protect us from harmful pathogens and bacteria, and high levels of toxic compounds. However, our cities use chlorine or chloramines (chlorine/ammonia compound) to disinfect the water, and trace amounts of other chemicals (pesticides, arsenic, chromium 6, trace amounts of prescription drugs, etc.) make it through our treatment plants and into your home. All those chemicals stay in our water unless you filter it out in your own home.
If you want to sacrifice your health and appearance by exposing yourself to carcinogens (cancer-causing chemicals) and chemicals that exacerbate asthma and allergy symptoms, and dry out your skin and hair, then take a 10 minute shower in unfiltered city tap water.
How does a shower effect you like that? The answer is: Absorption. Chlorine absorbs straight into your skin and effects your health and appearance in many ways. Check out this amazing demonstration of how fast chlorine absorbs into your body.
