Reddit mentions of Culligan HSH-C135 Hand-Held Filtered Massage Showerhead, 10,000 Gallon, Chrome

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This one. 😊

Hi, thank you for your very informative input!

I'll look for that certification as suggested. Unfortunately, I'm more likely to find quality and certified products on Amazon than in my local stores where I'm not sure where they import stuff or if they are counterfeit.

For the filtered showerheads, I considered some but I'm not sure if they would perform better than a stand alone filter. What do you think?

I agree on the "point of use" filtration for the reason you mentioned and because I change my apartment frequently. As such, I need a mobile solution such as those small filters.

For my balding, I'm working into multiple solutions to slow it down, the cleanness of my bathing water is one of them.

I also live in Southern California and getting a shower head with a filter (this one in particular, although they have one without the hose that's $30) really helped with the hard water and skin dryness. I use micellar water (Simple brand is good) to clean my face so no sink tap water. Humidifiers make a huge difference for your skin in the winter, too.

Good to know about the hair mask. I'll do some research.

I've considered a shower filter, and was actually going to make a post here about what to look for in a a shower filter. I need to find a handheld showerhead filter like so, but I don't know what qualities to look for in terms of the filter itself.

My hair wouldn't be quite long enough to do a french braid, I don't think. My topmost layer of hair only hangs naturally just below my ear. Pulled straight, it's about chin length. For now, I just put it up in a folded-over bun/tail when I want to get it up and out of my way, and/or combined with a cap.

AS fro the pillowcases, I have a couple of satin-y pillow cases that I change out regularily. I don't know that they're technically satin, as they're polyester, but I am on the hunt for a whole new set of bed sheets, and with the warmer weather, I'm looking for silk/satin.

Going natural is definitely a lot more work, I agree. I remember when I had short hair, I could wake up, shower, and be done with it. Now, with longer hair, it takes a lot more time. Going one step above that and going for natural hair care, I spend more time on my hair these days than my s/o does!

FYI, I was going to wash my hair today, but instead I gave it a good BBB and applied some cornstarch. That stuff really does work wonders. I guess my other concern with it is if it will cause too much oil to be washed out of my hair when it comes time to wash it. When I wash my hair with W.O., there is obviously still a light coating of oil remaining on my hair afterwords. If the oil is being soaked up by a product, will my hair be dry after washing it out?

I bought the Culligan one for my shower. To be honest, I haven't noticed any difference. We even got a water softener installed for the whole house and I still have not noticed any difference in either my skin or hair. I mainly got the filter for my hair because I was hoping it would reduce the frizz, but it hasn't done that either.

The only thing noticeable is how it feels to wash my hands. It feels soft, almost like you're not getting the soap all the way off.