Something Snappy: Aquasana Shower Filter Giveaway!

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Aquasana Shower Filter Giveaway!

By now, my regular readers know that I'm always on the lookout for environmentally friendly products that also help to save money and I have found a true winner at Aquasana.

I installed the Aquasana Shower Filter in minutes and was instantly impressed by the shower pressure - most filters or low flow shower heads usually decrease water pressure quite a bit but not the Aquasana Shower Filter! The superior upflow design prevents any loss of shower pressure which means you rinse clean and get a full hot shower everytime!

Why a shower filter? Anyone who has ever swam in a chlorinated pool knows how chlorine robs moisture from skin and hair. What most people don't realize is that there is typically as much, or more, chlorine in your tap water as in most pools. The Aquasana Shower Filter uses an innovative dual-filter process. Stage 1 reduces chlorine and enhances pH balance with a natural copper/zinc mineral media called KDF-55D. Stage 2 uses a carbonized coconut shell media for the reduction of synthetic chemicals and VOCs. Your shower water will feel better, and be better for you. Aquasana promises great benefits for asthma and allergy sufferers due to the reduction of harmful chlorine vapors.

By reducing chlorine and other chemicals found in tap water, you eliminate health risks related to inhalation and skin absorption of these chemicals. Such inhalation and/or skin absorption is known to be a significant source of exposure to harmful VOCs and a leading cause of asthma and other respiratory problems.

I've been using the Aquasana Shower Filter for about 3 weeks now and my hair and skin are so much softer than before! I feel like I'm showering in natural spring water and am using less conditioner and lotion than before! Also I got my water bill yesterday and it has decreased considerably!!! What an amazing product!

And now thanks to the wonderful folks at Aquasana you too can win your very own Aquasana Shower Filter (an $84.99 Value)!!

Da Rules:

To enter first go to AquasanaStore.com and leave me a comment telling me a Water Fact that you weren't aware of before.

To get a 2nd entry you can blog about my giveaway on your site and leave me the link here.

To get a THIRD entry you can add my button to your blog and leave me a link here so I can see it.

Anyone can join, however, you MUST have an email address available so that I can contact you after the giveaway is over. Also I will NOT accept any anonymous entries!

Winner will be randomly picked from Random.org on August 13, 2008 at 7pm MST. Contest is open to US residents only

239 comments:

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Blessings Abound said...: Here's to your first comment! One fact I didn't know before is that cancer risk among people drinking chlorinated water is 93% higher than among those whose water does not contain chlorine. That's scary to think about because my in laws water is chlorinated and she's been suffering from some unknown things for awhile. I wish they could get a different water supply so they could increase their health benefits. Thanks Dianne!; August 4, 2008 12:31 PM
Gina said...: I didn't know you could get lead poisoning from water contamination.; August 5, 2008 8:39 AM
Gina said...: Blogged Ya HERE; August 5, 2008 8:39 AM
Gina said...: Button is on my blog.; August 5, 2008 8:40 AM
Blessings Abound said...: Your button is on my blog now towards the bottom.:); August 5, 2008 10:15 AM
nanja said...: I did not realize that traces of prescription and over the counter meds are being found in our drinking water This is not good
A real health risk for people with allergies to meds and in the long run cannot be good for our bodies! If home filtration will eliminate these products then thats the way to go; August 6, 2008 6:34 AM
Alyce said...: I didn't know about the links between chlorine and breast cancer.; August 6, 2008 9:30 AM
Alyce said...: I blogged about it at:

http://flutemom.blogspot.com/2008/08/eco-friendly-giveaways.html; August 6, 2008 11:05 AM
Reiza said...: I'm surprised that so many contaminants get through the Brita filters. That's what we've always used. Maybe it's time to reconsider.; August 6, 2008 7:36 PM
CanCan said...: Chlorine causes cancer?? Oh no!
Sign me up to win a cancer-free shower!

onlycancan at hotmail dot com

Thanks for this great giveaway!; August 6, 2008 9:08 PM
spitfyr323 said...: I didn't know that exposure to chloring can cause damage to the lung tissue similar to that of a heavy smoker's. That's very scary, as I was on the swim team at my pool as a youngster. UGH!; August 7, 2008 6:35 AM
EJW said...: I had no idea that city water testing was so limited.

Thanks!; August 7, 2008 6:47 AM
Betsy said...: Yuck! Only 86 of the 75,000 toxic chemicals used in our society are required to be tested for. Scary!; August 7, 2008 6:49 AM
Cataroo said...: I did not realize that about 10% of the water we drink has been drunk before! YUCK!!

Here in Florida, we have TERRIBLE water. You can actually smell the chlorine in it! No wonder my skin and hair are so DRY! This Aquasana Shower Filter would be perfect for our home!!

Thanks for a GREAT giveaway!!; August 7, 2008 7:28 AM
Jennae @ Green Your Decor said...: I was happy to learn about the American Water Works Association's website, where we can go to learn about what contaminants are known to be in local water supplies. I'm almost afraid to find out what's been detected in my area. Email: jennae@greenyourdecor.com; August 7, 2008 7:33 AM
Melissa said...: I've unfortunately known more about water than I've ever wanted to thanks to environmental engineering courses, but a new fact to me was that "U.S. drinking water contains more than 2100 toxic chemicals that can cause cancer." I wasn't aware there were that many that caused cancer! jeepcutie82 at msn dot com; August 7, 2008 7:36 AM
Jenn S. said...: I didn't realize the cancer risk before treatment was so high "In the early 1900s‚ before chlorine‚ pesticides‚ herbicides and the tens of thousands of other chemicals we are exposed to every day were in existence‚ the average American possessed a 1 in 50 chance of getting cancer; today 1 in 3 Americans can expect to get cancer during their lifetime‚ including 1 in every 2 males. "; August 7, 2008 7:46 AM
kagey10 said...: It is not a very pleasant thought, but, on average, about 10% of the water we drink has been drunk before.

EWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GROSS! the man at the BMV drank my water before me? BLACH!; August 7, 2008 7:52 AM
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whala a la a new button!; August 7, 2008 7:54 AM
faith said...: I wasn't aware that our public water treatment plants are not designed to remove drugs and other synthetic chemicals from our water. Disgusting!; August 7, 2008 8:09 AM
Ames said...: I knew that the more I shower/bathe the drier my skin is - I didn't realize that was the chlorine, not the water!; August 7, 2008 8:16 AM
kygirl said...: I didn't know Chlorine is a strong oxidant that causes damage to skin and hair even at very low levels; August 7, 2008 8:18 AM
Lori said...: While I thought that only 86 of the 75,000 toxic chemicals are actually tested was awful, it was even worse to read that caffeine, antibiotics, anti-depressants, and birth control drugs have been found in our water. I use that to make my son's bottles!

lkziegler (at) gmail (dot) com; August 7, 2008 8:19 AM
cdziuba said...: Thanks for the giveaway. It's the first time I ever read about a cancer link between breast cancer and chlorine.; August 7, 2008 8:31 AM
catherine said...: I was not aware of the links between clorine and Breast cancer and I am a breast cancer survivor; August 7, 2008 8:35 AM
lrbodine said...: The cancer risk definitely freaks me out - especially since that disease runs in my family and I try to do things to avoid it! Scary.; August 7, 2008 8:38 AM
Bebemiqui said...: I didn't know that chlorine had a link to breast cancer.; August 7, 2008 8:39 AM
Cassie said...: I am astonished about the prescription drugs in water. That's crazy!; August 7, 2008 8:53 AM
jellosheriff said...: I didn't know about the links between chlorine and breast cancer. That was news to me.; August 7, 2008 8:53 AM
Buki Family said...: wow. wow. wow. i never knew there was such a high link of chlorine to cancer. scary!!!; August 7, 2008 8:57 AM
cmartin0055 said...: I had no idea that lead was in tap water.

cmartin0055(at)aol(dot)com; August 7, 2008 9:05 AM
anny32 said...: if you have acidic well water and copper pipes it will turn your hair GREEN!!; August 7, 2008 9:08 AM
gkstratos said...: I did not know you can contact the American Water Works Assoc. for information re: your city's water.
gkstratos@yahoo.com; August 7, 2008 9:08 AM
Allie said...: A shower filter makes so much sense!

I had no clue that the chlorine fumes in water could damage lungs as bad a smoking!; August 7, 2008 9:11 AM
louiseb130 said...: What a great idea...very good for young children!; August 7, 2008 9:13 AM
Panjo Kids said...: I didn't know that showering and bathing in chlorinated tap water robs skin and hair of their natural protective oils, causing scaling and itching.; August 7, 2008 9:20 AM
Stacy said...: The amount of prescription drug and OTC in my water is really scary.
hetz-junk(at)hotmail(dot)com; August 7, 2008 9:26 AM
M's Mommy said...: I had no idea that caffeine and drugs are in our water systems. That is REALLY scary.

crt4book[at]yahoo[dot]com; August 7, 2008 10:03 AM
Xenia S said...: I also didn't know that there is a link between chlorine and breast cancer, that's really sad.

xpsundell(at)gmail(dot)com; August 7, 2008 10:16 AM
hb_carebear_07 said...: I have never heard this one before "Cancer risk among people drinking chlorinated water is 93% higher". i am amazed at that one!; August 7, 2008 10:19 AM
royaldixie said...: I didn't know that about 10% of the water we drink has been drunk before! That is astounding! Thanks for opening my eyes!!

newmommyin08@yahoo.com; August 7, 2008 10:26 AM
Tuesday Girl said...: I didn't know your risk of cancer was higher if you had chlorinated water! Scary!

tuesdayef (at)aol.com; August 7, 2008 10:27 AM
monky said...: Ack!!! Caffeine, antibiotics, anti-depressants, and birth control drugs have all been found in our water.

I don't think I'll ever shower again unless I win this. :) :) :)

Thank you for the great giveaway!

themonkinme(at)gmail(dot)com; August 7, 2008 10:27 AM
Casey said...: I didn't know about the links between chlorine and breast cancer.; August 7, 2008 11:04 AM
bv said...: I did not know that chlorine in the water could cause breast cancer. The website was a scary eyeopener. I have a 7 year old and am due with our second one in 2 weeks and I am determined to do something about this.
Would love to win the filter of course!
Thank you!

Bhav
bvbabybv at gmail.com; August 7, 2008 11:20 AM
PS said...: I thought the link between chlorine and asthma was interesting. "chloramines and Trihalomethanes (THMs) have long been known to be agitators of asthma and its symptoms, studies have now proven that these harmful chemicals may actually cause asthma in previously healthy individuals".
Thanks!; August 7, 2008 11:27 AM
jffryclough said...: breast cancer and chlorine? who knew?!; August 7, 2008 11:29 AM
Maja said...: I had no idea city testing for water is so limited.

angelina115@hotmail.com; August 7, 2008 12:03 PM
Sage Cambria said...: "we now find that caffeine and many prescription drugs are being detected in our public and private water systems. "

This is terrifying & disgusting!!!!

Thank you for the giveaway & for passing along the info on this producT!; August 7, 2008 12:06 PM
Ann said...: "in these 29 cities‚ 45‚000 infants drank formula mixed with tap water containing weed killers and that "over half of these infants were swallowing 4 to 9 chemicals in every bottle!"

That is just frightening.; August 7, 2008 12:20 PM
itwasn'tme said...: didn't know about the lead either in the water eww; August 7, 2008 12:27 PM
Lisa C. said...: WOW!! I had no idea all the damage chlorine could do... Thanks for offering this give away..; August 7, 2008 12:47 PM
Lisa C. said...: Also Blogged ya

http://mommyingonthefly.blogspot.com/; August 7, 2008 12:47 PM
Lisa C. said...: and your button has a spot on me blog 2

http://mommyingonthefly.blogspot.com/; August 7, 2008 12:48 PM
bar said...: I did not know that our water treatment plants don't treat for drugs and synthetic chemicals in our water!makes you wonder big time about drinking water!; August 7, 2008 12:57 PM
Danielle said...: I had no idea that lead is the number one environmental health threat to kids! That's really scary!
Danielle
ddevizia@gmail.com; August 7, 2008 12:58 PM
A C said...: I didn't know that (as their site claims, anyway) even though the carcinogen levels in water are low, they're enough to cause cancer.

Actually, that's something I'm going to read up on right now.

email: ilikewinningstuff@yahoo.com; August 7, 2008 1:18 PM
Peter Schott said...: Interesting note about the link between Chlorine and Asthma. I guess I got out pretty well because I was on the swim team throughout High School and pretty much swam all over the place as a kid. Those pools definitely had Chlorine.

Thanks for the opportunity to win.; August 7, 2008 1:50 PM
intime said...: meds i water-yuck-who knows what we are doing to ourselves; August 7, 2008 1:56 PM
jepnet said...: I am bothered to learn that caffeine and many prescription drugs are being detected in our public and private water systems. That is frightening.; August 7, 2008 2:05 PM
JennyG said...: I am shocked to hear that there is just as much chlorine in our water as in the pool. That's crazy. I have excema and I always joke about being allergic to water because if I don't dry off I break out a little. This explains a lot.

jfg06001[at]yahoo.com; August 7, 2008 2:39 PM
mverno said...: drugs in water; August 7, 2008 3:08 PM
deedleweedle said...: I didn't know that traces of prescription and over the counter medicines are being found in our drinking water. That is amazing!; August 7, 2008 3:11 PM
ky2here said...: Filtration doesn't remove everything - prescription medication residue can be there. In our city, it's all river water and there are allowable amounts of fecal matter in our water.

Uh....yeah!; August 7, 2008 3:32 PM
susan1215 said...: I read about a cancer link between breast cancer and chlorine.; August 7, 2008 3:48 PM
andeeram said...: I didn't know that there was a connection between chlorine & asthma.; August 7, 2008 3:52 PM
agordon10 said...: Didn't realize my Brita filter wasn't doing such a hot job.; August 7, 2008 4:15 PM
Minute said...: I didn't know that showering and bathing in chlorinated tap water robs skin and hair of their natural protective oils, causing scaling and itching. minute11@gmail.com; August 7, 2008 4:38 PM
Hil'Lesha said...: Showering and bathing in chlorinated tap water robs skin and hair of their natural protective oils, causing scaling and itching. Chlorine is a strong oxidant that causes damage to skin and hair even at very low levels. Most tap water maintains a residual chlorine level greater than is recommended for swimming pools, 1.5 ppm.; August 7, 2008 4:46 PM
megankortepeter said...: I didn't know about the cancer chlorine link. Makes me worrry about 18 years as a swimmer.; August 7, 2008 5:04 PM
chromiumman said...: didn't know that traces of prescription and over the counter medicines are being found in our drinking water; August 7, 2008 5:24 PM
Michw37 said...: That our tap water actually has a healthy supply of fluoride which is good for those teeth; August 7, 2008 5:36 PM
Erica C. said...: I didn't know that the amount of chlorine in the water robbed my hair of moisture! damn the water!; August 7, 2008 6:25 PM
Lorry Hill said...: I didnt know the chlorine in the water took moisture from my hair.

wizzythang16@sbcglobal.net; August 7, 2008 6:41 PM
kathy55439 said...: I did not know about links between chlorine and breast cancer... Scary; August 7, 2008 6:46 PM
Cynthia said...: i had no idea chlorinated water put you at a higher risk of cancer. Eek!; August 7, 2008 8:12 PM
sewingmema said...: I was totally unaware of the dangers of chlorinated water - especially links to cancer.; August 7, 2008 8:17 PM
angela said...: I didn't realize there was a cancer risk with chlorine. I was just about to buy one of these for my son because he has eczema and I was hoping the filter would help. I hope I win this instead!; August 7, 2008 8:23 PM
alice said...: I wasn't aware of all the drugs that are in our drinking water. I remember it being all over the news a little while ago, but I didn't know the extent of it!; August 7, 2008 8:53 PM
Brenda said...: I didn't know that there is as much chlorine in drinking water as in a pool.; August 7, 2008 9:02 PM
coriwestphal said...: I didn't realize that chlorine in regular tap water can cause skin disorders like chronic dryness. I have the dryest skin ever and I never thought about the correlation to the water I shower in! Thanks for the great contest!; August 7, 2008 9:21 PM
oneinamil23 said...: I didn't know that 10% of the water that we drink has been drunk before -- kinda nasty!!

autumn398 (at) yahoo.com; August 7, 2008 9:58 PM
Joseph said...: There was an article about how most tap water in the US has traces of heart drugs. We use to be told to dump our left over drugs into the toilet. Very scary!; August 7, 2008 10:21 PM
Linda said...: I didn't realiz that "Most tap water maintains a residual chlorine level greater than is recommended for swimming pools, 1.5 ppm."; August 7, 2008 10:26 PM
Final tear for a dead dream said...: cancer risk increases from water? yikes.; August 7, 2008 10:27 PM
Abigail said...: There's a link between Chlorine and Asthma! I am so shocked.; August 7, 2008 11:38 PM
janetfaye said...: I did not know that Chlorine also kills much of the beneficial bacteria on the surface of the skin that offer a natural defense against skin disorders.

Thank you!

janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com; August 8, 2008 2:19 AM
clc408 said...: I wasn't aware that chlorine vapors could cause asthma problems. Thanks for the chance to win.; August 8, 2008 3:30 AM
Kimberly L said...: I didn't realize all of the Health Effects and concerns we should have regarding our water. The fact that the use of man-made chemicals has become so extreme that we can now find traces of these low level SOCs (synthetic organic chemicals) in virtually every public water supply around the world. In every water supply that is alarming.

brn2lisn {at} gmail {dot} com; August 8, 2008 4:06 AM
toughturtles said...: 45‚000 infants drank formula mixed with tap water containing weed killers and that "over half of these infants were swallowing 4 to 9 chemicals in every bottle
scary

thanks for the contest; August 8, 2008 4:27 AM
Carica said...: Yikes...I didn't know chlorine was linked to cancer and heart disease. Scary stuff.

sanna1999 at verizon . net; August 8, 2008 4:45 AM
idahomom said...: I lost my mom to breast cancer when she was 38. I have read a lot about breast cancer and I have never heard that chlorine has been linked.; August 8, 2008 5:09 AM
trishden said...: I didn't know that there is typically as much, or more, chlorine in your tap water as in most pools. Great giveaway, Thanks!; August 8, 2008 5:19 AM
Cathy said...: Thank you for the information...; August 8, 2008 5:28 AM
jennem said...: That my daughter's eczema could be aggravated by the content of our water.
Jennifer, jennem22 at yahoo dot com; August 8, 2008 5:47 AM
grndbaygal said...: i did not know of the link between chlorine and asthma, my son is asthmatic and that is scary.; August 8, 2008 5:48 AM
- Marybeth I. said...: "Cancer risk among people drinking chlorinated water is 93% higher than among those whose water does not contain chlorine."; August 8, 2008 5:58 AM
Kathrine w said...: CHlorine can cause many health problem! we have been using this filter for a couple years now and LOVE IT! THanks!

thewehrungs@yahoo.com

Kathrine W.; August 8, 2008 6:08 AM
Rachel C. said...: I did not know that "Chlorine also kills much of the beneficial bacteria on the surface of the skin that offer a natural defense against skin disorders". Thanks for the giveaway - I'd LOVE to win! :)

myshadow28(at)aol(dot)com; August 8, 2008 6:20 AM
mom2boys said...: I didn't know that my filter isn't doing the job.; August 8, 2008 6:34 AM
Amy said...: I did not know that chlorine in the water was so bad for eczama, it makes sense, it is just not something I have ever thought about. Eczama is a bad problem in our family, my cousin is dealing with her infant that has this very bad, I will have to let her know what I found out. Thank you for the awareness!; August 8, 2008 6:41 AM
Bonnie in FL said...: Heres a fact that I had no idea on --Showering and bathing in chlorinated tap water robs skin and hair of their natural protective oils, causing scaling and itching

Boy do I need this filter because I have dry itchy skin and its probably because of our water; August 8, 2008 6:46 AM
Smooshy said...: Whoa, there are way too many chemicals in our water!; August 8, 2008 7:34 AM
Anonymous said...: Geez, no wonder my husband was diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (Leukemia) a few years back! I knew tap water wasn't good to drink, so we drink bottled water only, but I never thought about what could be happening in my shower! I learned thta US drinking water contains more than 2100 toxic chemicals that can cause cancer (I knew that chlorine is a strong oxident that causes damage to hair and skin) but I never knew it has been linked to breast cancer! OMG! Thanks for all the wonderful, useful information. I NEED this water filtration system!!

maggie@mannwieler.com; August 8, 2008 7:35 AM
DOODLEGIRL said...: Reduces chlorine and harmful VOCs and enhances pH balance. Aquasana promises great benefits for asthma and allergy sufferers due to the reduction of harmful chlorine vapors.; August 8, 2008 7:40 AM
imjasonc said...: I did not know about how you can get lead poisoning from water contamination.; August 8, 2008 8:06 AM
vboackle said...: i was surprised about the lead poisoning.; August 8, 2008 8:38 AM
tatertot374 said...: I didnt realize that there was so much cholrine in shower water. more than in a pool is shocking. Thank you for having this.; August 8, 2008 8:40 AM
Deborah said...: I didn't know that chlorine vapors were an asthma trigger.; August 8, 2008 9:01 AM
Sunnyvale said...: I didn't know skin disorders were affected by the water contents. Plus, I am dissatisfied with our current low flow shower head.; August 8, 2008 9:28 AM
dawns41 said...: I didnt know that meds where being found in the drinking water. I did know that the chlorine content was too high because you can taste it and smell it.
dawns_horizen@yahoo.com; August 8, 2008 9:42 AM
taysmommy said...: chlorine can cause cancer?!!; August 8, 2008 10:04 AM
taysmommy said...: buttons on my side bar!; August 8, 2008 10:04 AM
yyeres said...: i really had no idea that caffeine and many prescription drugs are found in our water. scary! i really need to win this! thanks for the chance!; August 8, 2008 10:16 AM
Steffani said...: Low levels of antibiotics in our drinking water, because our public water treatment plants are not designed to remove drugs and other synthetic chemicals from our water.
All I can say is WOW..Just WOW!!!!
If I don't win this shower filter, I think I will defiantly be buying one. Thanks for this contest and opening my eyes to whats all in our water supply!; August 8, 2008 10:27 AM
Aisling said...: I certainly didn't know that having a chlorinated water system can lead to asthma. Apparently the water leads to formation of
chloroform gas "from showering, washing dishes, washing clothes, and flushing toilets with chlorinated water." Wow!; August 8, 2008 12:12 PM
krystal said...: something i didnt know about water that I now know is that there is typically as much, or more, chlorine in your tap water as in most pools.

krystal82107@hotmail.com; August 8, 2008 1:05 PM
Nikki said...: I never knew that all the chlorine in water could cause cancer!; August 8, 2008 1:36 PM
bfox74 said...: As a breast cancer survivor, I found that "U.S. drinking water contains more than 2100 toxic chemicals that can cause cancer" to be quite unsettling.; August 8, 2008 3:02 PM
Shelly said...: I was shocked to read that many contaminants get through the Brita filters.; August 8, 2008 4:46 PM
micaela6955 said...: Reading this under water facts was really an eye opener: Simply stated chlorine is a pesticide, as defined by the U.S. EPA, whose sole purpose is to kill living organisms.

I wonder why on Earth do we use something, drink something that can KILL us? I have city water and refuse to drink tap water, it just tastes and smells nasty. Hubby has been complaining of hair loss for awhile, basically since he came to the US from Guatemala (where water is NOT chlorinated) and since he's been bathing in city water, his hair has been steadily falling out. Now some of it may be genetics and all, but he's been telling me this a long time now and after reading this, I believe him.

micaela6955 at msn dot com; August 8, 2008 9:05 PM
Sonya said...: Chlorine also kills much of the beneficial bacteria on the surface of the skin that offer a natural defense against skin disorders.

I understand the idea behind it but never thought about it!; August 8, 2008 11:21 PM
Shel said...: I didn't know that chlorine also kills much of the beneficial bacteria on the surface of the skin that offer a natural defense against skin disorders.; August 8, 2008 11:48 PM
Alice said...: Chlorine causes cancer, that's all news to me. I'm glad wer're using well water.; August 9, 2008 4:56 AM
Jennifer P. said...: I was surprised to learn that

"Chlorine, when combined with organic substances (such as skin particles, hair follicles, water-borne bacteria, and even sweat and urine), forms THMs."

I thought asthma was only externally caused by airborne allergens other preexisting conditions. I never would have thought that it was the chlorine that was causing the Olympic swimmers to develop asthma.; August 9, 2008 6:17 AM
LINDALSHOT said...: Didn't know about prescription drugs; August 9, 2008 6:47 AM
Sharon said...: Hi...link between chlorine and breast cancer...did not know this...thanks for info and great contest.
Also...your button is on my blog at
http://middle-aged-mama.blogspot.com/
thanks for extra entry!; August 9, 2008 6:53 AM
Annie said...: I have known that chlorine was in our water for our dental health....but I'm SHOCKED at what it has the abilility to do to people!

I had NO idea re the rates of cancer in people who drink chlorinated water. I think I'm in a bit of shock actually.

Also shocking, but not unexpected honestly, is the findings of prescription meds in water.

We've been being told to drink tap water because the bottles from bottled water last forever in the land fill.......now I'm really torn.

Something definitely needs to change! I feel kind of ill now.

but, I would love to win this product so at least myself and my family could shower in much healthier water.

Thanks

nancyrobster@gmail.com; August 9, 2008 7:48 AM
Huguette said...: I didn't know there was a link chlorine water and cancer!; August 9, 2008 7:51 AM
madangle said...: I didn't realize the water you showered in made a difference, guess I thought if you weren't drinking it, it was ok; August 9, 2008 8:44 AM
llinda29 said...: I didn't know about the links between chlorine and breast cancer; August 9, 2008 9:35 AM
Mary said...: I didn't know that there is chlorine in my drinking water nor that it can cause cancer!; August 9, 2008 10:12 AM
silverbele said...: I didn't know it was important to clean the shower water; August 9, 2008 10:59 AM
seaburd said...: Chlorine is basically a pesticide.. we use it because it is the cheapest..; August 9, 2008 11:30 AM
miriama said...: Most tap water maintains a residual chlorine level greater than is recommended for swimming pools, 1.5 ppm.; August 9, 2008 2:59 PM
Will said...: How bad chlorine is for you; August 9, 2008 5:27 PM
hues262 said...: I didn't know that chlorine robs so much moisture from skin and hair.; August 9, 2008 6:36 PM
Tobye said...: I actually had no idea that there was more chlorine in my shower water than in a swimming pool. It totally doesn't feel that way, but no wonder my hair is always a wreck.; August 9, 2008 6:41 PM
Sarah Z said...: This is scary "caffeine and many prescription drugs are being detected in our public and private water systems."

Thanks!
believedreamcourage (at) gmail.com; August 9, 2008 7:08 PM
jsc123 said...: I did not realize that the accumulation of chlorine compounds in breast tissue contributed to breast cancer.
I have extremely sensitive skin and have been advised by several dermatologist to buy a filter such as this for my skin. But have just not been able to as yet.
So I could desperately use this product.
Thank you so much for offering this wonderful giveaway.
I would LOVE to win !!; August 9, 2008 9:17 PM
Erin said...: I didn't know that lead is the most common contaminant found in tap water after chlorine. Yikes! Thanks for the useful giveaway.

emhagedon at gmail; August 9, 2008 9:41 PM
mogrill said...: The links between chlorine and breast cancer are startling!; August 9, 2008 11:32 PM
MoonMaiden said...: I didn't know that caffeine and prescription drugs could be found in our drinking water. *Thanks* for the giveaway!

ols[dot]moonmaiden[at]gmail[dot]com; August 10, 2008 6:27 AM
MoonMaiden said...: I blogged about the giveaway for an extra entry:

http://cherylfree.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/something-snappy/

ols[dot]moonmaiden[at]gmail[dot]com; August 10, 2008 6:35 AM
MoonMaiden said...: I added your button to my sidebar for an extra entry:

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ols[dot]moonmaiden[at]gmail[dot]com; August 10, 2008 6:35 AM
ecky said...: wow...how scary. i didnt even think about the fact that up to 2/3 of our harmful exposure to chlorine is due to inhalation of steam and skin absorption while showering. it makes so much sense! ugh. i would love to win this!!!
elkesten at yahoo dot com; August 10, 2008 7:53 AM
Ginny said...: I never knew there is an association between chlorine in our water & cancer. How scary!; August 10, 2008 11:44 AM
Mar said...: I didnt know that water plants were not affectual in removing drugs from the water supply.; August 10, 2008 12:44 PM
Elizabeth P said...: Thank you for linking to such an informative site. I was not aware of the link between asthma and waters. I can certainly see the benefit of a filter, even more now. I am queenesperfect at yahoo.com; August 10, 2008 5:38 PM
bison61 said...: Our public water treatment plants are not designed to remove drugs

tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com; August 10, 2008 6:55 PM
Doreen said...: I read that there are traces of drugs, meds that are found in our drinking water!! This is crazy!!; August 10, 2008 7:17 PM
Doreen said...: I have your button on my bloggy!; August 10, 2008 7:21 PM
Doreen said...: Blogged ya too: http://doreens-scrap-wonderland.blogspot.com/2008/08/aquasana-shower-filter-giveaway.html ;); August 10, 2008 7:32 PM
susanhales said...: Chlorine fumes just from city water can injure your lungs? ICCK! I need a filter.; August 10, 2008 7:44 PM
Tina12312 said...: There were a lot of things about water that I didn't know but this one "U.S. drinking water contains more than 2100 toxic chemicals that can cause cancer" is really scary to me. Would love to win one of these filters. Thank you for the information and the contest!; August 11, 2008 6:06 AM
misty said...: I did not know about the correlation between chlorine and breast cancer. Thanks so much for the opportunity.

planetmisty at gmail dot com; August 11, 2008 7:38 AM
M.A. said...: Reduces sulfur ordor!!
Yippppeeeeeeeeee!!!!!; August 11, 2008 8:06 AM
Amanda said...: I basically didn't know any of those water facts before reading that website, but I didn't know that chlorine-related cancer existed, much less that you were 93% more likely to get it from drinking chlorine water than if you didn't.

mizu_kitsune@hotmail.com; August 11, 2008 12:18 PM
missreneer said...: The basic cause of atherosclerosis and resulting entities such as heart attacks and stroke, is chlorine. The fact that chlorine is in our drinking water is frightening. I had no idea it caused all these problems.; August 11, 2008 2:17 PM
DePro said...: I didn't know there were so many hazardous chemicals in our drinking water.; August 11, 2008 2:17 PM
Jessica Wipfler said...: Medications in my water, WHAT?; August 11, 2008 4:39 PM
June said...: I never knew that water testing in the cities were that limited! SCARY!

jballard[at]mail.usf.edu; August 11, 2008 5:20 PM
sk8fancat said...: I didn't know there was caffeine or drugs in our water. How scary!; August 11, 2008 8:20 PM
Joy said...: Chlorine robs moisture from skin and hair.; August 11, 2008 8:46 PM
debswild said...: I had no idea medicine, chlorine was in my water. I thought it smelled string sometimes but my hubby said I just have to sensitive a nose. Now I know why my skin is always dry.; August 11, 2008 9:39 PM
jlafount said...: Never heard about the connection between chlorine and asthma; August 11, 2008 9:47 PM
donnav said...: Caffeine and prescription drugs are in our drinking water. Wow how naive I am. I thought it was all filtered out and clean by the time we got it.
How fitting that my word verification is "opduh".; August 11, 2008 10:24 PM
windycindy said...: "Wow!" Our shower needs this Shower Filter. I read that showering and bathing in chlorinated water robs skin and hair of their natural oils. This causes scaling and itching. Please enter me in your drawing. Many thanks, Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com; August 11, 2008 11:28 PM
sherri419 said...: "Researchers from the U.S. EPA and the National Geological Survey have now found traces of antibiotics, birth control drugs, anti-depressants, and even caffeine in many water samples taken across the country"...Do what????? If I wanted those things, I would take them myself!!!!

sherri419 at gmail dot com; August 12, 2008 12:57 AM
yadgirl said...: Showering and bathing in chlorinated tap water robs skin and hair of their natural protective oils, causing scaling and itching.; August 12, 2008 5:50 AM
Brooke said...: I didn't realize that Brita filters were so inefficient!; August 12, 2008 6:00 AM
Erma said...: I'm surprised that so many contaminants get through the Brita filters. Wow; August 12, 2008 7:01 AM
tia82 said...: According to the U.S. Council Of Environmental Quality, "Cancer risk among people drinking chlorinated water is 93% higher than among those whose water does not contain chlorine." WOW! I didn't know that!; August 12, 2008 7:32 AM
dddiva said...: Okay it totally grosses me out that some of the water we drink has been drank before. Umm ewww. Some things I think I am better off not knowing.; August 12, 2008 7:33 AM
MCJunkie said...: That city water testing is so limited and i drink it alot.; August 12, 2008 7:44 AM
Jaime C. said...: I didn't know that about 10% of the water we drink has been drunk before!; August 12, 2008 7:58 AM
jodene said...: I didn't know that there is as much chlorine in drinking water as in a pool.; August 12, 2008 8:28 AM
imaclutz89 said...: I did not know the chlorine vapors could make allergies worse. This would explain why my allergies act up in the shower! We live about 2 miles from Lake Ontario and our water is very chlorinated.; August 12, 2008 8:42 AM
Jodi said...: Wow, my son has ashtma, and I have bad allergies, and reading the water facts related to those areas is just down right scary.

Also I learnt that only 86 of the 75,000 toxic chemicals used in our society are required to be tested for during water testing through our cities.

purehrt555(AT)yahoo(DOT)com; August 12, 2008 9:53 AM
samf36 said...: The lead from showering is a scary thing!1; August 12, 2008 10:43 AM
Teresa said...: There are low levels of antibiotics in our drinking water!Scientists believe that this could lead to super bugs!!!I can't believe this is not widely known!; August 12, 2008 11:01 AM
vmkids said...: traces of prescription in our drinking water YUCK; August 12, 2008 11:53 AM
Sue Farrell said...: 10 percent of the water we drink has been drunk before----you know what that means---ick!
farrell@crosslake.net; August 12, 2008 11:58 AM
joannaonthelake said...: I did not know that "Researchers from the U.S. EPA and the National Geological Survey have now found traces of antibiotics, birth control drugs, anti-depressants, and even caffeine in many water samples taken across the country." This is horrifying! My husband and son have very serious allergies to many medications and to think they could drink something that could trigger an allergic reaction is very scary. I realize that the possibility is very small, but just the thought sends chills down my spine!
joannaonthelake[at]gmail.com; August 12, 2008 12:25 PM
dvice said...: I didn't know that we mostly use chlorine because it is the cheapest additive; August 12, 2008 1:10 PM
Brittany said...: Wow, I had no idea that drugs were in our water! That site is so interesting, there's a lot of facts that I didn't know before reading it.; August 12, 2008 2:14 PM
Lori said...: I didn't know that you could make allergies and/or asthma worse from chlorine vapors.; August 12, 2008 2:22 PM
smitchathome said...: I was not aware that 10% of our drinking water had been drunk before.; August 12, 2008 2:25 PM
dhunt said...: I'm surprised that so many contaminants get through the Brita filters.; August 12, 2008 2:49 PM
evildoersmuffs@hotmail.com said...: I did not realize that about 10% of the water we drink has been drunk before! EW! That one is pretty gross.; August 12, 2008 3:08 PM
pierce said...: I had no idea about any link between chlorine and cancer, that really is shocking....; August 12, 2008 3:17 PM
Karrie said...: I never knew that showering and bathing in chlorinated tap water robs skin and hair of their natural protective oils, causing scaling and itching.; August 12, 2008 4:27 PM
judybrittle said...: Wow I learned a lot and most of it quite scary. I didn't know Chlorine is a strong oxidant that causes damage to skin and hair even at very low levels. I thought only swimming in chlorine pools caused damage.; August 12, 2008 5:08 PM
judybrittle said...: Chlorine is a strong oxidant that causes damage to skin and hair even at very low levels. I thought you had to be exposed to high levels for damage to be caused. I really learned a lot and most of it scary. Thank you so much!; August 12, 2008 5:11 PM
supermax said...: chlorine, that is why I use active carbon filter; August 12, 2008 5:29 PM
Charlotte said...: I had no idea that there was a link between chlorine and asthma!

charlotte(dot)evard(at)comcast(dot)net; August 12, 2008 7:17 PM
guysrose said...: I din't know how harmful chlorinated water is and that in many cases, shower filtration can help prevent and cure skin disorders.
guysrose at aol dot com; August 12, 2008 7:21 PM
ms-texas said...: I didn't know that there was a connection between chlorine and ashma or that there was as much
chlorine in tap water as a swimming pool -- who knew??; August 12, 2008 7:41 PM
Jinxy and Me said...: I didn't know about the link between chlorine and breast cancer. That's scary!; August 12, 2008 8:40 PM
Chicago said...: The drugs in the water, yuck!; August 12, 2008 8:40 PM