Since chlorination is a long established public health practice necessary for the disinfection of drinking water, consumers are aware of the health benefit drinking filtered water can provide. However, it?s surprising for some people to learn that 50% of their daily exposure is in the shower. The other 50% comes from their drinking water. Therefore, filtering shower water is equally as important, as filtering drinking water.
Most people in this universe considers a hot shower or bath as one of life?s little pleasures. However, what many people don?t realize is the danger of presence of chlorine in the water. Although chlorine is universally used to disinfect water but it is not safe for drinking, showering or bathing.
?Chlorine is so dangerous? according to biologist/chemist Dr. Herbert Schwartz,? that it should be banned. Putting chlorine in the water is like starting a time bomb. Cancer, heart trouble, premature senility, both mental and physical, are conditions attributable to chlorine-treated water supplies. It is making us grow old before our time by producing symptoms of aging such as hardening of the arteries.?
Documented scientific studies conclude that taking long hot showers is a health risk. In the enclosed shower stall, chlorine vaporizes where it is inhaled. To a lesser degree, dermal absorption also occurs. As chlorine is added to kill pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, the highly reactive chlorine combines with fatty acids and carbon fragments to form a variety of toxic compounds. Medical studies suggest a link between absorption and inhalation of chlorine in the shower environment, with elevated risks for diseases and serious illnesses. Showering in chlorinated water may also cause pre-existing conditions, such as asthma and eczema, to become exacerbated.
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In addition to health benefits of filtering water, there are cosmetic benefits. Symptoms of chlorine exposure are dry and/or flaking skin, dry brittle hair and red irritated eyes. Filtering the shower water reduces these symptoms. Skin and hair feel softer and eyes become less red and irritated.
In the shower environment, chlorine can either be in liquid or gas state. At higher water temperatures in the enclosed shower stall, free-chlorine moves from the liquid to the gas state, where it vaporizes and subsequently, inhaled. The United States regulates all showerhead flow at 2.5 gallons per minute. Thus, the science behind shower filtration must take into account the unique situation in the shower, including temperature, flow rate and volume.
Sprite shower filters work on a similar principle to a Catalytic Converter in an automobile. In shower filtration free-chlorine is converted into a harmless chloride. The scientific name for this chemical reaction is known as ?Reduction-Oxidation?, commonly referred to as Redox.
?One out of every two clients coming into the salon has chlorine damage to their hair,? says Vancouver?s top hairdresser Derek London. ?It?s almost the same as oxidation from peroxide burning, except chlorine adds density to the hair. You see a lot of breakage and splitting. Hair tangles when it?s shampooed and becomes difficult to comb.?
Chlorine-removing shower filter and bath filters purify your water and:
Rejuvenate your skin
Restore your hair?s natural shine and luster
Invigorate your lungs
Ultimate, removing the chlorine from your shower is a straight forward low effort way to make a big improvement to your health, skin, lungs, and reducing your exposure to toxic chemicals. It?s a no brainer? for the most effective and proven shower filter technology take a look at Sprite shower filters.
Source: http://www.hastingsrefrigeratorcompany.com/shower-filter-technology
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