I've been filtering my drinking water for some time. But until recently, I had never head of a shower head water filter.

I didn't even know such a thing existed.

Then, while I was researching water filtration, I learned about how your skin can ingest more toxins than you can by drinking a single glass of contaminated water.

Think about it!

You're skin is an organ, just like your lungs, liver, and heart.

You can easily ingest toxins through your skin while showering.

The hot water opens up your pores, which let toxins in--just as they let toxins out when you sweat.

Not only that, but the heat in the water can actually vaporize the chlorine and other toxins in your water--so you actually breathe them in as you shower.

The negative health effects of this can be devastating!

Here's a great article on this subject. It's got a little more detail and might help explain why you need a shower head filter.

3 Three Things You Need to Know About Shower Head Filters.

Whatever you do, you need to start investigating filtering your water. There's a lot to know about it, but there are plenty of resources on the Internet that can help.

Here's a great article on Wikipedia about Water Filters! It's really informative and can get you started toward understanding what you'll need.

I've done a fair amount of research into all aspects of filtering water at home. I would love to hear your comments or questions!