Tap water often contains hardness minerals and disinfectants (chlorine/chloramine) that can strip away your skin’s and scalp’s natural oils and leave a residue behind. Warm showers increase contact and inhalation exposure, which can make skin feel tight or itchy and leave hair dull, frizzy, or harder to manage. Over time, that dryness can accentuate fine lines and fade color-treated hair—one reason many people feel and look better when they improve their water quality and stay well hydrated.
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Tap Water -The Enemy To Your Skin and Hair?
Tap Water -The Enemy To Your Skin and Hair?
Filtered Water is the Solution
Back in the 1990s, there was a craze with celebrities and models to bathe and wash their hair with Evian bottled water. The extravagant method was put in practice to avoid showering and bathing in water that contained chlorine and other chemicals. These chemicals have been proven to dry out skin and hair. While bathing in bottled water is time consuming and expensive, what we can take away from the trend is that tap water is ruining our skin and hair.
Shea McLaughlin 
Quick Answer: Why tap water can bother skin & hair
Our skin is our largest body organ. It contains over 64% of water and needs water to stay hydrated. Did you know that we actually absorb 100 times more chlorine and chemicals in our hot showers than from drinking the same unfiltered tap water? Not only does it affect our skin from the outside, but it affects what is inside our bodies as well.
We spend so much money on products for beautification, yet we usually don’t think about how the water we bathe in might be affecting our skin and hair. Tap water contains chemicals such as chlorine and chloramine, which are used to disinfect water from harmful bacteria. These toxins are harmful to the hair and skin. They can strip out the oils that your body naturally produces, and cause premature aging. The chemicals also break down the collagen in our skin which causes wrinkles, skin irritation, and scaly skin. Our hair and skin need water and natural oils to stay moisturized. It’s no wonder that proper hydration makes our skin and hair happy and radiant.
Protect Your Hair From Chlorine and Hardness—Whole-Home Solutions
Contaminates found in water strip the protective oils from our hair, which makes it dry, limp and dull. Dandruff and a scaly, irritated scalp can also be a result of irritants and chemicals in the water. Another consideration is color treated hair. Men and women spend thousands of dollars a year on hair color treatments, only to have the color stripped away the tap water they shower in. Money is literally being washed down the drain.
Chlorine, which is used to disinfect tap water, is used throughout the U.S. Chlorine prevents many of our anti-aging products, color treatments, and de-frizz conditioners from working. Water softeners only add salt to chlorinated water; they don’t remove anything except healthy nutrients like calcium and magnesium. Reverse osmosis systems do remove chlorine, but they are only used for drinking water at your kitchen sink. What’s the solution for removing chlorine from your shower water? A whole house water system!
Bring salon results home
For example, the LifeSource Whole House Water System removes chlorine and retains healthy nutrients. Salons and spas have even invested in filtered water systems such as LifeSource because filtered water has been proven to protect hair color. When we use chlorinated water on color treated hair, it can strip the color and turn it a brassy hue. Salons that use filtered water ensure you are getting the best color treatment possible, and prolongs the longevity of the color treatment.
When you remove the toxins from the water, skin issues improve. Water filtration systems have been said to help serious skin issues such as eczema, psoriasis and even acne. If you’re concerned about aging, breakouts, and healthy hair, a whole house water filter is the way to go. Save yourself the headache of itchy skin and dry hair, and help your body feel and look great.
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FAQs
Does hard water cause dry skin or frizzy hair?
Minerals can leave residue that disrupts cleansers/conditioners, leading to buildup, dryness, and dullness. Reducing hardness effects with salt?free conditioning helps minimize residue while keeping healthy minerals.
Can chlorine or chloramine irritate skin or fade hair color?
Disinfectants can be drying and may fade dyes over time. Whole?house carbon helps reduce chlorine/chloramine so water feels and smells better.
Will a shower filter fix the problem?
A quality shower filter can reduce chlorine at one fixture, but whole?house filtration improves water at every tap. For scale on glass/fixtures and 'feel,' add salt?free conditioning.
Do I need a traditional water softener to improve my hair/skin?
Not necessarily. Salt?free conditioning reduces scale adhesion without adding sodium or brine discharge. Some households choose softeners for specific use cases, but many prefer salt?free plus whole?house carbon.
