Thanks for this thread.
I've read that rinsing your hair with bottled water as the final rinse is helpful. I haven't tried this yet, even though I bought a couple gallon-sized containers strictly for this purpose.
I was also considering buying the Johnathan Beauty Water Shower Purification System™, but the $95 cost was out of my budget at the time. Plus I had just purchased an Oxygenics Body Spa handheld shower head that I love for the invigorating massage to my scalp. (I love it so much that I've even pictured it in my album as part of my hair care routine.)
Well, thanks to this thread, I just checked online and found the following website (
http://www.showerfilterstore.com/) which offers shower filter cartridges that fit many existing shower heads. The website explains the filters this way:
- Shower filter replacement cartridges contain approximately 85% KDF™ (copper-zinc) and 15% Chlorgon™ (mineral salts) or quartz crystals that will effectively remove nearly 100% of chlorine and reduce unpleasant odors like those caused by hydrogen sulfide (sulfur smell). In addition, they will reduce iron oxides (rust water) and traces of heavy metals. The filtration media also helps to pH balance the water. The "Rainshow'r®" Filter replacement cartridge contains KDF™ and quartz crystals.
- The bath filter replacement media pouch contains KDF™ filament 73 and American-mined virgin quartz crystals. Besides removing the above contaminants, this filtration pouch will also remove chloramines (chlorine combined with ammonia). Quartz crystal filtration also reduces the surface tension of the water to form smaller clusters of water molecules that enhance soap lathering.
- KDF™ is the best chlorine-removal media for hot water. It is a non-carbon-based bacteriostatic media and is inhospitable for the growth of bacteria such as E. Coli and pseudomonas. Moreover, unlike carbon, KDF™ does not deteriorate in the presence of hot water or output trapped contaminants.
You can buy the filters alone or buy the whole unit (filtering shower head). I found the one for my Oxygenics Body Spa. So I will be ordering a pack of 4 filter cartridges for $50 soon!