Shower Head Water Filter Review

by Dr Mehmet Oz on the Oprah Winfrey TV Show Misses Something by Gary Vonhart

Appearing on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to discuss the importance of a shower head water filter, Dr. Mehmet Oz gave the audience and millions watching at home a wake up call about the dangers of showering in chlorine. Dr. Oz is a professor of surgery at Columbia University and now regularly shares his wealth of knowledge about health and well-being on "The Dr. Oz Show."

Let's cover the highlights and implications of what he said, then get to one vitally important idea that drives home the necessity of owning a shower head water filter.

One of the his most poignant comments was this:

"Get a charcoal filter and put it on your shower head. And the reason for that is chlorine, when it comes out [of] the water, actually dries you up a lot... and these charcoal filters will pull the chlorine out."

Dr. Oz is a strong proponent of charcoal or carbon shower filtration because it costs only pennies a day and the health benefit are surprisingly important.

He states that showerhead filters are a great defense against dry hair. But he strongly emphasizes the danger posed when you inhale shower vapors or absorb them through the skin, saying "that chlorine actually churns to a chemical." An especially important point when considering that growing children are more susceptible to respiratory diseases, allergies and skin conditions from chlorine.

So now let's look at an incredibly important concept that will make Dr. Oz's overview of a shower head water filter more valuable to you.

Evidence Suggests Filtering Your Shower Water Is More Important Than Drinking Filtered Water

Most people have heard chlorine is dangerous, but they automatically think of drinking filtered water as the first line of defense. In reality, your shower head water filter may be a better weapon against chlorine.

Studies have shown that our body takes in the same level of chemicals during a ten-minute shower than from drinking 2 liters or about half a gallon of the same water.

"Up to two-thirds of the harmful effects of chlorine are due to inhalation and skin absorption while showering."
- The American Journal Of Public Health

Here's 4 easy to understand facts that help explain why a shower head water filter is so important to your long-term health:

1. During a hot shower, the pores of your skin open up and cause the absorption rate of chlorine and other chemicals to accelerate.

2. The steam you inhale can have concentrations of chemicals that are as much as 10 to 20 times higher than unheated tap water.

3. Studies show that when chemicals are inhaled, they go directly into your bloodstream.

4. The adverse health effects of taking in chlorine when showering are magnified compared to drinking unfiltered water. Drinking water has the advantage of being filtered out by your liver and kidneys.

Inhalation and dermal absorption of chlorine and other chemicals when showering has now been linked to bladder cancer, breast cancer, childhood asthma and many other ailments and diseases.

Conclusion
While I agree with Dr Oz's praise for a charcoal filter, a better option is to get a two-stage shower filter that also incorporates the chemical removing power of KDF media. A 2-stage filtration system is much more effective than a shower filter head that only uses a single carbon media.

High quality shower head water filters range anywhere from $68 to $250. But don't worry, the two best performing systems start at under $100. When selecting a shower head water filter, I suggest that you begin your search by focusing on companies that have at least a 60 day guarantee; are NSF certified; and utilize two filter media for ultra-filtration.

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