A Filtered Showerhead Is the Best Skincare Product You Can Buy

I pay for my showerhead every five months. This seems like an insane and pointless expense, given that most people simply buy a showerhead and forget about it. But just as you might filter your drinking water with a Brita jug or an under-sink system, companies now sell filtered showerheads that reduce chlorine and unwanted metals while limiting some of the mineral deposits — the gunk — left on your skin and hair. And if you live in a hard-water city like London, the difference for your skin and hair can feel immense.By the end of a day, your skin has accumulated sweat, oil, sunscreen, dead cells, and whatever the city has thrown at it — and if your water is hard and not as pure as it ought to be, then it’s not removing as much as it could, and it leaves behind more than it ought to. Moving from Scotland to London, I was shocked to notice how quickly my hair felt sticky and mucky and how many breakouts appeared on my back and arms. In the year or so since I switched to a filtered head, my back has been completely clear, and my hair has never felt cleaner or healthier.You can buy no end of products to make your skin and hair look or feel better. But if the water you use to wash is working against you, that’s the first thing that needs addressing.Canopy, Jolie, and Kohler sell alternatives, but I bought both my heads — and all my filters — from Hello Klean. It sells two handheld models: the matte Shower Head 2.0, for $140, and the brushed-metal Shower Head+, for $200, which use the same filters. Having tried both, the metal head is pleasant but not particularly worth the $60 upgrade. Beyond the material difference, it has a light that warns you when the water tops 108 degrees Fahrenheit — hot enough, the company says, to stress skin and hair — and that seems nice but isn’t particularly useful if you just have sense. The metal head can also connect to the Hello Klean app, giving you information about your water and showering habits, but it’s slightly clunky and pointless in application.The head doesn’t have a battery in it or any wiring, and instead tracks usage and runs the lights on hydropower. While convenient, it means the app connects slowly and only after the head has generated enough power from running water — meaning you have to stand there with your phone out while the water runs, waiting for the data to synchronize. And the data just tells you how many showers you’ve had — which probably isn’t particularly useful — and when you next need to replace the filter.I cynically thought it would recommend replacing the filter every three months anyway, as the company generically recommends, but no: Mine said I didn’t need to replace it for another two months, saving me a decent amount of money.In time, that could save you enough money to cover the difference. But if more than two people live in your household and take longer showers, it probably won’t, and you should just get the standard model — which still feels nice, and ought to, as it’s $140, with replacement filters costing $40 each, or $36 on subscription.But that’s still not that expensive compared with any number of skincare products — and if you live in a hard-water city, have bad skin, and have been using those products to deal with it, a new showerhead might just be the thing that replaces them.

A Filtered Showerhead Is the Best Skincare Product You Can Buy

A Filtered Showerhead Is the Best Skincare Product You Can Buy

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