To lower our bills and go easier on their environment, many of us have switched to low flow shower heads. It’s a smart, easy way to get green and save money. But while we’ve been paying more attention to how much water we’re using, we’re not always aware of what all is in it. A lot of concern is now being raised over the effects of chlorine on our health and most of it is tied to the chlorine we get through our tap water (where there is sometimes more chlorine found than is deemed safe for a swimming pool). Chlorine has been in our water, openly, for years with little complaint, as it keeps diseases from transporting through our water systems, but think about this: When you shower, your pores are opened in the warmth and your skin begins to act like a giant sponge, absorbing water directly into blood stream–and with it, chlorine. Coupled with the inhalation of chlorine in you water when you shower, you can absorb more chlorine in a shower than by drinking several glasses of water that contained the same amount of chlorine. Click here to read more

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