Did we get your attention with that title? We hope so because the news we have for you about the potential for human suffering your shower head can cause will… most likely have no effect on your life.

The latest panic-inducing study, conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder and released today, looked at 45 showerheads from across the United States. The researchers found that each showerhead was home to, on average, several billion microbes per square centimeter—pretty gross considering that tap water usually contains 90 percent less bacteria per liter. ( source )

So let’s get right down to figuring out whether or not you ought to panic over the recent bacteria in shower heads study. In a word, “NO.”

If you’re otherwise healthy, chances are that a grody showerhead won’t be your downfall. In fact, very few people have probably ever died of—or gotten sick from—showerhead microbes. ( source )

Sounds pretty scary hearing that your shower head may harbor all sorts of nasty bacteria. Thankfully the results of this study will mean as much to the average person as the results of the bacteria on flip-flops and bacteria on keyboards studies.

The dangers presented by bacteria in a person’s shower head really ought not cause a person to run out and replace their shower head — unless they have contaminated source water to begin with.

How does a person know if they have contaminated source water?

Simple: Test the source water for bacteria and other contaminants such as heavy metals such as lead and copper, chlorine levels, hardness, etc. A person can either contract out w/ a certified water laboratory for such analysis of they can use a home drinking water test kit to find out if they need to invest in a Shower Head Water Filter, Countertop Water Filtration Unit, or Whole House Water Filtration System.


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  • “OK, so I got my test results and now I want a shower filter… Now what?”

    With water test results in hand you can now begin the search for the appropriate shower filter for your source water. Below you will find links to several different options offered by Filter Water:

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