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Softer Skin & Shinier Hair with the Aquasana Shower Filter Giveaway

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Have you ever wondered what comes through your faucets at home? It’s not something that I have put a lot of thought into, but I can see how we may not all have the cleanest water. I can definitely say that I hate drinking water from my bathroom faucets. I don’t know why or what it is about the water, but I think it has a funny taste.

As I have done a little reading, I have learned some facts about tap water, that may be disconcerting to some. According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), there are 316 contaminants found in nation’s tap water, and more than half have no safety standards. I’m sure that many of these contaminants really aren’t detrimental to our health, but surely some of them could have a role into how we look and feel. I honestly just don’t like the fact that our tap water could be polluted with “unregulated” contaminants.

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Beyond drinking water, I wanted to dig a little deeper and see if showering with filtered water would make a difference. The BPA-free Aquasana AQ-4100 Shower Filter brags that it removes harmful synthetic chemicals and chlorine in your water, leaving you with softer skin and shinier hair. Who can say no to that? This particular Shower Filter is made up of a two-stage filter system that uses a combination of copper-zinc oxidation media and coconut shell carbon to reduce 91% of the chlorine in your water, and also reduces synthetic chemicals and enhances pH balance. Aside from the softer and shinier hair, some people have discovered reduced asthma symptoms, just by using this filtering system.

Aquasana Shower Filter

I had my husband take off our old shower head in my son’s/guest bathroom, and attach the Aquasana Shower Filter.  The installation process went fairly quickly, which is always a bonus. My son did ask what the funny looking thing hanging from the shower was, but hey, it pays to look and FEEL beautiful! My son has been using showering with filterered water for a couple of weeks now, and while he doesn’t notice a difference (he’s 9), I do! He had mildly rough skin on his low back – GONE, and I honestly think his hair looks more vibrant, and curlier when he gets out of the shower. He has always had some curls, so I’m happy to see that they’re not gone completely. Now I’m wanting to use his shower to test it out!

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One Clever Housewife reader will get to try the Aquasana AQ-4100 Shower Filter for themselves! This giveaway will end at 11:59pm PT on 9/13. GIveaway is open to the US only, and prize fulfillment will be taken care of within 14 days. To enter, fill out the form below:

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  3. Tabatha McFadden says

    My hair is frizzy and “attacks” me at times so it would help with that. Also my sister has curly unruly hair that could use help.I am also always looking for better healthier ways to live life

  4. Bridget says

    I hope to have healthier skin and body since your skin absorbs whatever you put on it, including the nasty stuff in your water.

  11. Paula Gillespie says

    Definitely would love softer skin and to filter out chemicals and chlorine would be great.

  14. Jeanette Oglesby says

    I love everything that this shower filter will do, but my favorite thing would be to help my asthma. Now that would be awesome. I would love for it to make my hair softer and shinier. I would really like it to make my skin look healthier.

  15. Melissa Marino says

    Our shower really dries out my skin and makes it itchy. I am hoping for softer, non-irritated skin.

  17. Brandi Knox says

    I would love to have soft skin not only for myself but for my 5 year old son! He has ezcema and maybe this would help his skin.

  18. Robyn S. says

    Oh, I would LOVE to have this. I get such dry skin from our hard water, this would be so much helps!

  25. sherry says

    i would love not having chemicals and getting the “”red tint”” color gone from my hair using the filtered shower, and the softer, chemical free skin would be great also!

  30. wanda says

    I could so use this to help my dry skin thank you for the chance hope you have an awesome weekend

  32. Rhiana Wackenhuth says

    Hoping that my hair would not be as dry, and that it would help my sons dandruff

  33. Denise Helton says

    I hope to have hair that feels like it does when I am lucky enough to be able to use city water, well water sucks!

  35. Sandra Smith says

    My hair is highlighted to blend the gray in, the gray is coarse and can be unruly, maybe this filter system would help my hair to be softer, shinier, and less unruly!

  39. Virginia L says

    Our water is so hard! We would save on soap and shampoo as well as have softer skin and hair.

  44. Brenda says

    I have used this same water filter at a friend’s house and loved it. I would love to have my own!

  46. Krystal B says

    I hope it will help with my adult acne. I would also like to be one step closer to reducing the number of chemicals that are entering my families bodies.

  51. Stacey A. says

    We have city water in our rental. I cannot have a water softener, the big kind, so this would perfect as my husband’s back itches alot during the colder months!!!!

  58. Aimee McCloskey says

    I would like to seed of it could help with my son’s skin. It gets real dry sometimes.

  65. marian boll says

    So many things that would be great, softer hair, less dryness on my skin….oh yes, this would be great!!

  68. carolyn says

    I also have filtered water from frig- so much better tasting then from sink, Shower water filtered water should be amazing-clean-soft better than rain water. Would love to win! Read your blog every day!

  70. Amy Brown says

    I would love for my daughter’s to have softer skin. We have an issue with dry skin and that would help.

  72. Lindsey parks says

    Would love to have cleaner water to shower with for my family. Our water we drink is filtered so why shouldn’t it all be??

  75. krystal wethington says

    I have been having problems with black stuff coming from our water so if I win i would hope this would help filter that.

  76. Katie Roch says

    I hope to gain healthier hair and have longer lasting color. Even with using hair products designed for color treated hair it still seems like my highlights fade fairly quickly.

  78. Enizete Lane says

    Wow!!! Must be wonderful to have a really clean feeling after shower……must be good for a healthier skin and hair……

  85. dianne says

    When I’m under the shower or in a bath too long I get terribly itchy palms and soles. I’ve been toying with the idea that I’m sensitive to chlorine, if you’ve ever had any on your skin,it feels like that. I also have terrible allergies, and really life is just so full of chemicals..

  90. Heather says

    I hope to win this because our water is so bad it gives me serious stomach pain. I can only imagine what it’s doing to my skin!

  92. Annmarie W. says

    I think my hubby and I would both love this! I’d love to have softer, smoother skin with no blemishes…and I think would help!

  96. Mia Dentice Carey says

    Our water is SO HARD! It would be nice to at least be able to take a shower without all that lime on my body-not to mention easier to CLEAN the shower/tub!

  97. Leslie G. says

    I would love for this filter to filter out the flouride in our water, since it tends to exacerbate my thyroid issues.

  103. Jackie says

    I love Aquasana- I have their water filter on my sink and I adore it. I would love to have healthier skin from this shower filter.

  105. Jennifer H. says

    I hope for a healthier shower for my family. We have Aquasana on our kitchen sink and love it.

  107. Tania J says

    I’d really like to get some of the added chemicals out of our water…municipal water is horrible here.

  111. Karrie Hockenberry says

    We have the WORST well water in history! It’s disgusting! This water filter system would SOOO help!!!

  115. Shelley Drady Enright says

    When water is filtered it is healthier for your skin AND you don’t need to use as much product (soap, shampoo, etc).

  118. Candice J. says

    I would like to help reduce the toxic burden of my family! We use Ava Anderson Non-Toxic products (www.AvaAndersonNonToxic.com/CandiceJones), eat organic/non-GMO, and stay physically active. We are always looking for more tools to help our family stay healthy.

  121. Jill Myrick says

    I have extremely sensitive skin so much so that water along can break it out in itchy red bumps.
    I have been told by my dermatologist that a shower filter could possibly help this problem.
    So I am hoping to be able to shower without the red bumps or the itch.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

  127. Deb C says

    We have “hard water” here, full of mineral deposits. I would hope that an Aquasana would provide nicer water for showering.

  135. Jennifer Nixon says

    I’m hoping that we’d all have softer skin. Smoother, shinier hair with little to no build up.

  142. Peggy Humbracht says

    Having many minerals in our water, this filter would help give me better skin tone and healthy hair and skin.

  145. Joy W says

    Skin that’s not dry from all the chlorine that’s in our water. My shower smells like a swimming pool

  147. sharon says

    My daughter and I have been trying the no poo method for our hair and this would be a perfect addition

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