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Easy to install, almost no maintenance, simple, and effective. The filter cartridge has a simple backwash feature to flush contaminants and debris and is the only maintenance required.
Comes packed in a beautiful eco-friendly bamboo box. In fact, all the Wellness Shower Filter packaging materials are eco-friendly and are either organic, recyclable, or biodegradable.
Requires regular backwashing in areas with medium to high sediment in the water supply.
The showerhead provides good water pressure and has multiple adjustable spray patterns. However, we'd like to see future showerheads create a slightly wider spray pattern.
Very important if your tap water is chlorinated. Will minimize chlorine absorption through the skin and more importantly the lungs.
The 1 most helpful comment on Wellness Shower Filter: Deborah on 2/22/2008, said: This filter is really effective. I've had it about 6 months or so, and it's a powerhouse. I live in an area that has lots of junk in the water system, and this filter produces by far the cleanest water. You need to clear the filter from time to... more
Description from Wellness Enterprises The Wellness Shower® filter is a revolutionary purification and water enhancement system that utilizes state-of-the-art filtering technology, a patented magnetic treatment stage and layers of rare Japanese volcanic minerals. This unique method of advanced water treatment delivers the highest standard of water for optimal health and wellness, and is used in spas, hospitals and homes worldwide.
The Wellness Shower effectively reduces up to 99% of Chlorine for up to 24 months and literally transforms your shower into an exquisite spa quality that is energized in such a way as to be noticeably more therapeutic.
The patented magnetic treatment stage generates reduced ions that protect the skin from free radical attack and aids the body in repairing damaged skin and hair. It also increases the water’s ability to penetrate skin and hair cells thus increasing hydration. The rare volcanic minerals stage uses the Taicho stone, which gives water natural bacteria-static and fungi-static properties, which help the body resist undesirable bacteria and fungus, and promotes a healthier, sanitized shower. Bakuhan stone is also used, which is the only mineral certified by the Japanese Ministry of Health to have natural medicinal properties, such as accelerating the healing of damaged skin (sun and burns), reducing inflammation and hydrating skin and hair.
Benefits:
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The Wellness Shower is the only anti-aging shower system. It works by increasing
moisture in the skin and hair, soothing the skin with rare Japanese minerals and by
reducing free radical attack caused by contaminants such as chlorine and its byproducts.
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The magnetic treatment stage increases hydration by 115% over tap water and the stone
layers impart natural antioxidants and unique minerals, moisturizing hair and skin
without the residue of lotions.
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The Wellness Shower retains beneficial, acid buffering minerals, including magnesium,
calcium and potassium, and supports the body’s ability to resist undesirable bacteria and
fungus.
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The antioxidant and hydrating effects of the Wellness Shower support the body’s
resistance to rashes, irritations and infections, while helping the body to repair damaged
skin.
Features:
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Effectively reduces up to 99% of chlorine for 24 months
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Increases hydration of skin and hair by 115%
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Antioxidant effect assists body in repairing damaged skin and hair
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Supports the body’s ability to resist undesirable bacteria & fungus
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Helps promote a healthier, sanitized shower
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Endorsed by the #1 alternative health spa in the world, the Hippocrates Health Institute
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Patented backwashing system to purge contaminants and extend product life
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Certified by NSF (formerly the National Sanitation Foundation) to reduce chlorine for 27,000 gallons (three times longer than the average shower filter)
While many people have become enlightened to concerns with drinking water quality in the US and abroad, most are still unaware of the potential exposure they have to contaminants and pollutants in the privacy of their shower and/or bath. In most developed countries, chlorine is used to disinfect the domestic drinking water. This is usually mandated by law. Chlorine is a powerful oxidizer and not only kills microorganisms it also oxidizes and attacks the DNA in all living matter. This can cause damage that will eventually result in permanent cellular alteration (e.g., premature aging and cancer). In addition, chlorine reacts with organic material in our water to produce a family of compounds known as chlorination byproducts and trihalomethanes. These compounds have been directly linked to the long-term development of cancer even at very low concentrations. Provided below are a number of quotes taken from a variety of reports and articles, which bring particular focus to this issue and the need to filter the water we use for showering and bathing. At the end of the quotes a bibliography is provided if the reader wishes to read the complete references.
"Taking long hot showers is a health risk, according to research presented last week in Anaheim, California, at a meeting of the American Chemical Society. Showers - and to a lesser extent baths - lead to a greater exposure to toxic chemicals contained in water supplies than does drinking the water. The chemicals evaporate out of the water and are inhaled. They can also spread through the house and be inhaled by others. House holders can receive 6 to 100 times more of the chemical by breathing the air around showers and bath than they would by drinking the water." NEW SCIENTIST 18 September 1986 Ian Anderson
"Studies indicate the suspect chemicals can also be inhaled and absorbed through the skin during showering and bathing." "Ironically, even the Chlorine widely used to disinfect water produces Carcinogenic traces." "Though 7 out of 10 Americans drink chlorinated water, its safety over the long term is uncertain." "Drinking chlorinated water may as much as double the risk of the Bladder Cancer, which strikes 40,000 people a year." U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT - July 29 1991 Is Your Water Safe - The Dangerous State of Your Water
"A long, hot shower can be dangerous. The toxic chemicals are inhaled in high concentrations." BOTTOM LINE/August 87 Dr. John Andelman, Ph.D.
"On one hand, chlorination has freed civilization from the constant dangers of waterborne epidemics. On the other hand in the mid - 70s scientists discovered that chlorination could create carcinogens in water." "80% of the population drinks chlorinated water." "There was a higher incidence of cancer of the esophagus, rectum, breast, and larynx and of Hodgkin's Disease among those drinking chlorinated surface waters." "Volatile organics can evaporate from water in a shower or bath." "Conservative calculations indicate that inhalation exposures can be as significant as exposure from drinking the water, that is, one an be exposed to just as much by inhalation during a shower as by drinking 2 liters of water a day." "People who shower frequently could be exposed through ingestion, inhalation and/or dermal absorption." IS YOUR WATER SAFE TO DRINK? Consumer Reports Books
"Skin absorption of contaminant has been underestimated and ingestion may not constitute the sole or even primary route of exposure." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Dr. Halina Brown
"Chlorine is the greatest crippler and killer of modern times. While it prevented epidemics of one disease, it was creating another. Two decades ago, after the start of chlorinating our drinking water in 1904, the present epidemic of heart trouble, cancer and senility began." SAGINAW HOSPITAL Dr. J.M. Price, MD.
"Showering is suspected as the primary cause of elevated levels of chloroform in nearly every home because of the chlorine in the water." ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Dr. Lance Wallace
"A professor of Water Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh claims that exposure to vaporized chemicals in the water supplies through showering, bathing, and inhalation is 100 times greater than through drinking the water." "As chlorine is added to kill pathogenic microorganisms, the highly reactive chlorine combines with fatty acids and carbon fragments to form a variety of toxic compounds, which comprise about 30% of the chlorination by-products." "During the mid-1970s, monitoring efforts began to identify widespread toxic contamination of the nation's drinking water supplies, epidemiological studies began to suggest a link between ingestion of toxic chemicals in the water and elevated cancer mortality risks. Since those studies were completed a variety of additional studies have strengthened the statistical connection between consumption of toxins in water and elevated cancer risks. Moreover, this basic concern has been heightened by other research discoveries." THE NADER REPORT - TROUBLED WATERS ON TAP Center For Study of Responsive Law
"The National Academy of Sciences estimate that 200 - 1000 people die in the United States each year from cancers caused by ingesting the contaminants in water. The major health threat posed by these pollutants is far more likely to be from their inhalation as air pollutants. The reason that emissions are high is that because water droplets dispersed by the shower head have a larger surface-to-value ratio than water streaming into the bath." SCIENCE NEWS, VOL. 130 Janet Raloff
Bibliography:
- "SHOWERS POSE A RISK TO HEALTH", Ian Anderson, New Scientist, 09/18/86.
- "NON-INGESTION EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS IN POTABLE WATER" Julian Andelman. Working Paper 84-03, University of Pittsburgh, 1984.
- "THE ROLE OF SKIN ABSORPTION AS A ROUTE OF EXPOSURE FOR VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS) IN DRINKING WATER", Halina Brown. American Journal of Public Health, Vol 74, 5/84.
- "TOXIC SHOWERS AND BATHS", Janet Raloff. Science News, Vol 130, Page 190.
- "Water", John F. Ashton and Ronald S. Laura. Nature & Health, 1988.
- "HUMAN EXPOSURE TO VOLOTILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN HOUSEHOLD TAP WATER: THE INHALATION PATHWAY", T.E. McKone Environ. SCI, Technology, Vol. 21, No 12, 1987, PP. 1194-1201.
- "THE NADER REPORT � TROUBLED WATERS ON TAP", Duff Conacher and Assc. Center for Study of Responsive Law, January 1988.
- "DID YOU KNOW THAT...A LONG HOT SHOWER", Bottom Line/Personal, Aug. 15, 1987.
- "MADEMOISELLE", Prior to August 15, 1987.
- "CORANARIES/CHOLESTEROL/CHLORINE", Joseph M. Price, Jove Book, Alta Enterprises, 1969.
- "WATER CAN UNDERMINE YOUR HEALTH", N.W. Walker D.S., Norwalk Press, 1974.
- "WATER-SAFE TO DRINK? Safe To Bathe In?", Kurt W. Donsbach D.C., PH., 1974.
- "PROTEINS IN NATURAL WATERS AND THER RELATION TO THE FORMATION OF CHLORINATED ORGANICS DURING WATER DISINFECTION", Scully. Environ, SCI. Technol., Vol. 22, No. 5, 1988.537-542.
- "ORGANIC CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS IN DRINKING WATER AND CANCER", AM. J. Epidemiology, Vol. 110, 1979, P. 420.
- "CANCER INCIDENCE AND TRIHALOMETHANE CONCENTRATIONS IN A PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SYSTEM", George L. Carlo. American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 74, No. 5, 1984, PP. 479-484.
- "STUDIES OF DIFFUSION OF WATER THROUGH DEAD HUMAN SKIN: THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL STATES AND OF CHEMICAL ALTERATION OF THE EPIDERMIS", G.S. Berenson and G.E. Burch. AM. Of Tropical Medicine, 1951, No. 31 PP. 842-853.
- "REGIONAL VARIATION IN PERCUTANEOUS PENETRATION IN MAN: PESTICIDES", H.J. Maiback. Arch. Environ. Health, Vol. 23, Sep. 1971, p. 209.
- "STUDIES OF EPIDERMAL WATER BARRIER, PART 2: INVESTIGATION OF THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF THE WATER BARRIER", A. Mololtsy. J. of Invest. Derm, 1968, No. 50. PP. 19-20.
- "TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN TRIHALOMETHANE CONTENT OF DRINKING WATER", V.L. Smith. Environ. SCI. & Technol., Vol. 14 No 2, 1987, PP. 190-196.
- "THMS IN DRINKING WATER", J.A. Cotruvo. Environ. SCI & Technol., Vol. 15, No. 3, 1981, PP. 268-274.
- "VOLATILE SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS (VOCS)", K.V. Dyke. Water Technol. Vol. 13, No. 4, Apr. 1990, P. 38.
- "IS YOUR WATER SAFE?" Carpenter, Hedges, Crabbe, Reilly and Bounds. U.S. News & World Report, July 29, 1991, PP. 48-55.
- "IS YOUR WATER SAFE TO DRINK?", Raymond Gabler. Consumer Reports Book, 1987.
Specifications:
Height: 12"
Recommended Ceiling Clearance: 7"
Diameter: 3.5"
Maximum Flow: 2gpm @ 40psi
Water Pressure: 20-100 psi
Water Temperature (Hot/Cold): 40-110� Fahrenheit
Construction: ABS black plastic housing
Weight (dry): 3lbs
Media:
KDF 55
Magnetic Stage: Ceramic Magnets, Tenko-Seki, Magnetite
Bakuhan Stone
Taicho Stone
Quartz
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