Filtered drinking water has been a popular choice for some time due to its refreshing taste—in fact, 77% of Americans use filtered water in their homes1. But filtration does more than make it more enjoyable to stay hydrated; it also helps improve the look of your skin. Filtered showerheads are also becoming a desirable addition to bathrooms, so it’s time to think about the rest of your personal care routine. Here’s a look at the skin concerns filtered water can solve and why filtration should be a vital step in your skincare regimen.
What Happens When You Don’t Use Filtered Water?
Hard water and chlorine are two common contaminants found in tap water. While all water has some mineral content, and chlorine can be an important additive for sanitation purposes, excess amounts can make the water unpleasant to drink and clean with.
Hard Water
Hard water contains a high concentration of magnesium and calcium. Magnesium plays a role in keeping your heart healthy and aids in recovery after a workout. And calcium helps new skin cells grow so your skin can retain its healthy appearance.
Unfortunately, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Higher concentrations of dissolved calcium and magnesium in drinking water can leave behind an earthy aftertaste.
Attending to your morning or evening routine at the bathroom sink exposes your skin to hard water. Minerals end up in the water supply from the source to your sink.
Hard water has a mineral content of 120 to 180 parts per million. Anything exceeding 180 parts per million points to a serious hard water problem.
Many of us wash our face in the sink as part of our morning and evening skincare routine. Splashing your face with hard water can leave it feeling stripped afterward. Hard minerals remove your skin’s lubricating natural oils. The deposits also compromise the skin’s moisture barrier, leading to dryness. Washing your face in hot water can add to the drying effect.
Chlorine
Like hard water minerals, chlorine has a drying effect on your skin. Take a whiff of water contaminated with chlorine, and you might think of a swimming pool. That’s because chlorine is a common disinfectant used in pool water.
Chlorine is added to the public water supply so it’s clean and safe for consumption, but again, there can be too much of a good thing. Washing your face with overly chlorinated water can leave it dry and flaky.
Even if you don’t detect a smell, there are other telltale signs that your water has excess chlorine. There might be a yellow or brown tint that discolors your sink, and your nails might become brittle from washing your hands.
Reasons to Switch to Filtered Water
If you drink filtered water for hydration and in the shower for washing, why not use it to improve the rest of your skincare routine, too? Filtered water for facial skincare will help you look and feel your best. A water filter for skin installed at the bathroom sink helps remove drying pollutants to keep your skin’s moisture barrier strong.
Your skincare products will also lather better in softer water, giving you a more thorough and effective cleanse. Your sink will also remain cleaner longer without hard minerals creating scale and attracting soap scum. Removing excess chlorine also prevents sink stains from forming.
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Sources:
- (17 August 2022). More Americans Are Choosing to Filter Their Drinking Water at Home, According to Survey. ASPE Pipeline. Retrieved February 6, 2025, from https://aspe.org/pipeline/more-americans-are-choosing-to-filter-their-drinking-water-at-home-according-to-survey/
