Advantages of Soft Water for You and Your Children…
- No more soap build-up on your skin. Skin stays softer and healthier when its natural oils are allowed to remain and aren’t covered by a mineral build-up.
- Gentler soap can be used to cleanse the skin. This is especially important with women and young children. Their skin is usually more delicate and sensitive to the irritants that are found in many soaps and cleaning products. Remember, with soft water, a little soap or shampoo goes a very long way. Your skin will be softer after a bath, leaving your skin with a truly clean feeling!
- Hair is softer and easier to manage when there isn’t a build-up of minerals coating it. This means it’s easier to brush and de-tangle.
- If you color your hair, it will keep its radiance longer if it is washed in softened water.
- Diminished razor burn: Soft water causes the razor to glide more easily across the face. This, in turn, causes your razor blades to last longer.
Advantages of Soft Water around your home…
- Your clothes last longer and remain brighter longer if they are washed in soft water. Your washing machine will last longer too, because it won’t have buildup of minerals and deposits. The reason is that normal water leaves mineral particles in the weave of most fabrics. This causes them to look dull and dingy.
- Rings and stains won’t darken your bathroom fixtures.
- Glasses and dishes won’t streak.
- Your plumbing will last longer. Hard water can cause a buildup of scale from mineral deposits. Over time, pipes can clog, water flow can diminish, and water pressure can be reduced. This doesn’t happen with soft water. Soft water is low in mineral content and therefore doesn’t leave deposits in the pipes.
- Your hot water heater will last longer. Scale and lime build-up created by minerals will not take place if your water is soft. This adds life to your hot water heater. Also, if you don’t have deposits in your hot water heater, it will cost less to heat the water that your family does use.
- Water-using appliances will last longer. Whether it’s your dishwasher, coffee pot, humidifier, or your hot tub; soft water inhibits a build-up of minerals and adds life to these products.
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