The quality of our bath and shower water greatly effects our health and wellbeing. It is important to consider the presence of pathogens, contaminants and other chemicals that may cause you and your family harm. Chlorine is a chemical commonly used as a disinfectant in public water supplies as a way to reduce the level of pathogenic bacteria in our drinking water. Research shows Chlorine and other chemical disinfectants may have a negative impact on our health, bodies and beneficial bacteria as well.
When chlorine is used as a water treatment, it combines organic matter to form compounds called trihalomethanes (THMs). Chloroform and chloramine are common THMs. These compounds are toxic when consumed, inhaled, or applied to the skin. Though our bodies can filter out much of the chlorine in our drinking water, we inhale THMs during showers and baths which is much more harmful, since chlorine gas enters directly into our blood stream. Thus, even if you use a filter for your drinking water, the amount of toxins you are exposed to from your daily shower or bath, through inhalation and skin absorption, may be cause of greater concern. Research has shown cancer risks linked to chlorinated water may actually be due to showering and bathing, rather than drinking the chlorinated water. The chloroform dose from a single, ten 10 minute shower is equal to, and possibly greater than, that from the average two liters of unfiltered water ingested on a daily basis.
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