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The dictionary defines chlorine as a "gaseous greenish-yellow element used as a bleaching and disinfecting agent." As a disinfectant it kills bacteria. As a bleaching agent it makes contaminants colourless. In your shower water it is just another vaporised chemical that may increase your risk of illness and make you feel like you are showering in swimming pool water.

"The skin, the body's largest organ, can easily absorb contaminants found in water which pass through it into the bloodstream." The experts are just beginning to understand the potential health hazards from skin absorption of water contaminants.

Health & Longevity August 1994

Chlorine is universally used to chemically disinfect water. It kills germs, bacteria and other microorganisms. Chlorine readily passes through cell walls, and attaches to fatty acids in the cell, disrupting life-sustaining functions. The human body is composed of billions of similar cells, which also absorb chlorine. It may be necessary to disinfect our tap water with chlorine, but with today's technology, we do not have to be exposed to it. The quality of our drinking water can be improved, by filtering chlorine from the tap water or drinking bottled water. However, only part of the problem has been addressed.

One half of our daily chlorine exposure is from showering. Not only is chlorine absorbed through the skin, but also vaporizes in the shower, inhaled into the lungs and transferred directly into the blood system. In fact, chlorine exposure form one shower is equal to an entire day's amount of drinking the same water. Also, when chlorine turns to steam in your shower, it forms chloroform, which anaesthetizes you, hence the drowsy feeling when showering! Therefore, drinking filtered or bottled water addresses only half the problem. Shower Filters offer the answer for the complete solution.

Chlorine in Shower Water

U.S. News & World Report - July 29, 1991
"Is Your Water Safe - The Dangerous State of Your Water"

• Chlorine:
  Added to most municipal water supplies, this disinfectant hardens arteries, destroys proteins in the body, irritates skin and sinus conditions, and aggravates asthma, allergies, and respiratory problems.
  
  
• Chloroform:
  This powerful by-product of chlorination causes excessive free- radical formation (accelerated ageing!), normal cells to mutate, and cholesterol to oxidize. It's a known carcinogen!
  
  
• DCA (Dichloro acedic acid):
  This chlorine by-product alters cholesterol metabolism and has been shown to cause liver cancer in lab animals.
  
  
• MX (another chlorinated acid):
  Another by-product of chlorination, MX is known to cause genetic mutations that can lead to cancer growth and has been found in all chlorinated water for which it was tested.
  
  
• Possible cause of bladder and rectal cancer:
  Research has proven that chlorinated water is the direct cause of 9% of all bladder cancers and 15% of all rectal cancers in the US.

You absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8 glasses of the same water!

Tests show that your body can absorb more chlorine as a result of a 10 minute shower than if you drank 8 glasses of the same water. How can that be? A warm shower opens up your pores, causing your skin to act like a sponge. As a result, you not only inhale the chlorine vapours, you also absorb them through the skin.

The chlorine in your shower is a powerful toxin, deadly to bacteria and fungi, AND poison for your body.