Bath Ball Water Filters: A Natural Route To Chlorine Free Baths?

Bath & Shower Water Filters 22 Comments

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As well as water filters for showers, more people are seeking ways to reduce the chlorine and chloramines in their bath water.

This is actually remarkably simple to do through the use of a bath ball water filter or everyday Vitamin C Powder .

Bath Ball & Dechlorination Tablets At A Glance:

Research suggests that up to 60% of the chlorine that people absorb on a daily basis can come from showering and bathing, since most municipal water supplies today contain artificially added chlorine or chloramine.

Exposure to chlorine and chloramines can damage hair and skin, which are both highly absorbent. Reducing your everyday contact with these contaminants has been known to lead to improvements in hair and skin condition, as well as conditions such as:

  • itchy or dry skin
  • exzema
  • psoriasis
  • breathing conditions such as asthma.

Why Use a Bath Ball Water Filter?

Traditional types of filters, such as activated carbon block filters (like the ones used in drinking water filters ) will reduce chlorine, but they are generally limited in their effectiveness on bath and shower water, due to the fact they were designed to be used with cold water.

They are also not effective on chloramines or ‘total chlorine’, which is the type of chlorine in most water supplies (see water filters for showers for more information on ‘free’ and ‘total’ chlorine’).

A bath ball water filter or Vitamin C Powder, however, are both good options for treating your bath water, as they are effective in reducing both chlorine and chloramines in your bath water.

The Rainshow’r Crystal Bath Ball Water Filter/Dechlorinator

For a bath ball water filter that works as a dechlorinator, plus reduces chloramines, try the Rainshow’r Crystal Bath Ball water filter.

It works for approximately 200 baths and contains virgin crystalline quartz, which also claims to ‘energise’ the water. In addition, the bath ball softens the water, making it easier to lather with soap or shampoo.

To use the bath ball you simply need to swirl the ball in the water for between 5 to 8 minutes, or as per the manufacturer’s instructions.

The key benefits of the bath ball are:
  • Removes 90% or more of total chlorine
  • Reduces chloramines 
  • Easy to use
  • Works for approximately 200 baths
  • Uses replaceable media pouches
  • Improves lathering with Crystalline quartz.
View Price For The Rainshow’r Crystal Bath Ball Water Filter

Using Vitamin C as a Bath Water ‘Filter’

An alternative, cost effective, option to a bath ball water filter is to use Vitamin C powder or crystals to neutralise the chlorine in your bath water.

The key benefits of using Vitamin C are:
  • cost effective
  • will neutralise 99% of both free chlorine and chloramines
  • simple to use
  • no plastic ball in bath, as there is with a bath ball
  • 100% food safe.

To use this option on your bath water, simply add a teaspoon of Vitamin C to your bath water and give it a few minutes to take effect.

To avoid any confusion when buying vitamin C, there are two forms of Vitamin C that will work effectively on chlorine and chloramine. These are:

  • Ascorbic Vitamin C
  • Sodium Ascorbate Vitamin C
Ascorbate Vitamin C can affect the pH balance of the water, making it slightly more acidic, but either form will work just fine.

Vitamin C is 100% food safe and if you’re interested in research on using Vitamin C to dechlorinate water, you can read some here.

Vitabath Vita-C-Bath Effervescent Vitamin C Dechlorination Tablets

The Vitabath chlorination tablets are another alternative to using vitamin C powder. Comprised of ascorbic acid, citric acid and sodium bicarbonate, the formula is designed to neutralize chlorine and chloramines in bath tubs. As Vitabath dissolves, the vitamin C becomes effervescent and begins to fizz.

Simply use the tablets in your bath tub as per the instructions and the tablets begin to work instantly.

The key benefits of using Vitabath Dechlorination tablets are:

  • 100% Pharmaceutical Grade Vitamin C
  • Totally removes chlorine and chloramines from your bath, hot tub or spa
  • Meets the DE chlorination requirements of the US EPAs Clean Water Act
  • 100% organic
  • Environmentally safe.
View Price For The Vitabath Vitamin C Dechlorination Tablets

Bath Ball Water Filters – Bottom Line

For a dedicated bath ball water filter that works on chlorine and chloramines, your best option is the Rainshow’r  Crystal Bath Ball water filter.

For another simple, cost effective option, simply add Vitamin C tablets or Vitamin C Powder to your bath water or try the Vitabath Dechlorination Tablets.

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22 Comments

  1. Cedric July 26, 2015

    awesome post on bath water filters. this is one part of my life i totally neglect, i do not really pay attention to the water or try to filter anything. after reading this post i discovered it is very healthy to actually filter you bath water. nice post and good looking website too.

    Reply
  • Sarah July 26, 2015

    Thanks Cedric. Happy bathing 🙂

    Reply
  • Steve July 31, 2015

    ah yes… another thing we use every day that is slowly killing us… our municipal water supply !

    ‘Tis an area i neglect as well (water filtration)… Ultimately, i’d like to go back to my organic vegan diet, wear hemp clothing and GET A WATER FILTER!

    Reply
    • Sarah August 1, 2015

      Ha, yes Steve, I know what you mean, it can be a full time job keeping ourselves healthy 😉 Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  • Young July 31, 2015

    This is very helpful information. Chlorine is definitely a problem in my area. I debated about getting a full scale water purifying system for my house but it is so expensive! I have used the vitamin C powder before but the crystal bath ball water filter seems like a great alternative for when I want to take my baths as well! I’ll definitely check it out!

    Reply
    • Sarah August 1, 2015

      Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. Yes, full house systems can get more pricey. Vitamin C is definitely a cost effective option for the bath! Hope you like the bath ball if you try one. Cheers.

      Reply
  • Debra July 31, 2015

    Interesting filter. I had never heard about a bath filter, but it sounds rather amazing. I always figured that whatever the city water pumped out and through the pipes to me shower was safe. After reading your article it’s apparent that they add things (probably to clean out or sanitize) that aren’t good for our bodies.

    I know there are times than I smell chlorine in the water so I will use bottled water for drinking, but I never thought about the effects of using it on inside my body.

    Nice article.

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    • Sarah August 1, 2015

      Thank you for your comments. I can also smell chlorine sometimes in my water supply and I’ve just started using Vitamin C in my bath water to help neutralise it. It’s not always the most obvious to think about I know 🙂 Cheers.

      Reply
  • lorraine August 1, 2015

    Hello mrschippy
    Great post you have and the crystal ball bath dechlorinator would love one. But they don’t deliver here 🙁 🙁 🙁
    A i did not n=know that Vitamin C was a good bath neutralise so i will try this and let you know how it went thanks again for this information lorraine

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    • Sarah August 1, 2015

      Thanks for the comment Lorraine. Sorry they do not deliver the bath ball to your area, how annoying, but personally I use Vitamin C powder myself, so think this is just as good an alternative option. Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  • roamy September 26, 2015

    Hello

    Again wonderful post with brilliant tips.Water filters are so useful and yet so inexpensive but that being said,not everyone can afford to buy water filter.
    l bought ball water filter last year when l went on vacation and must admit, well worth the money.
    l have not yet tried the rainshows 3000 Chrystal bath bell but will give it a try later this year.
    Im lucky that the water we have in my country is very good,but l do need water filters whenever l go away.
    Wonderful post with very useful tips.Thanks so much

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    • Sarah Baker September 26, 2015

      pleasure glad it was of use. Thanks for stopping by and leaving your thoughts. I use vitamin c in my bath and can no longer smell chlorine which my water supply often has a faint hint off.

      Reply
  • Lynne November 26, 2015

    Oh wow, thank you for this article.
    I am now wondering if perhaps the chlorine in water is affecting my sons skin. He gets these red blotchy and sore areas on his leg behind his knees. He is not even 2 years old and I have not been able to figure out what causes this eczema.
    It always seems worse straight after this bath! Which product listed here do you think would suit best for my needs. Oh I hope this is the answer! My boy little boy!
    We’ve been using all sorts of creams and nothing helps.

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    • Sarah Baker November 29, 2015

      Hi Lynne, thanks for your comments. Sorry to hear about your son, this is quite a common problem I think. I’m not a doctor so I cant advise from a medical pov, but chlorine has definitely been linked to skin conditions and although it may not be the underlying cause, is quite likely to irritate your son’s eczema. I’d try a bit of quality vitamin c powder in the bath water to be honest as he’s so little. This will effectively neutralise the chlorine. If you are concerned about proper research behind this, have a look at http://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/html/05231301/05231301.html. Another link you might find helpful if this one – http://wellnessmama.com/13181/reduce-bath-water-chemicals/ Good luck. Sarah

      Reply
  • Kumar December 7, 2015

    Thank you for this awesome post, I really enjoyed reading it. I will definitely need to get one of these bath water filters. I have exzema and I am taking medications for it. For a while it will become ok but few weeks later it becomes back. I didn’t really know what was the reason but after reading this I got a hunch that it might be because of the high levels of chlorine.

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    • Sarah Baker December 7, 2015

      Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by. I definitely would recommend trying a bath ball filter or high quality vitamin c powder in your bath water to see if it helps the excema. Good luck.

      Reply
  • Victoria December 7, 2015

    We all know that Chlorine in our water supply is abundant and not good for us however we tend to just live with it. I must admit that I had not heard of the Bath Ball Water Filter. This is definately something we will consider as we can get very itchy skin at time and the water can smell strongly of chlorine too.
    Can you please let me know whether the products are available for us here in the UK?
    Thank yu

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    • Sarah Baker December 7, 2015

      Hi there – thanks for your comments. Yes, it is available in the Uk – see Amazon link here. http://amzn.to/1XX1rul

      Hope it helps the itchy skin if you try it. Another alternative is quality vitamin c powder. A few sprinkles in the bath water do wonders in my experience as it neutralises the chlorine. Thanks, Sarah

      Reply
  • Anna September 20, 2016

    What a great and informative article! This is something that I always wondered about because there are so many water filters out there for drinking water, but what about our bath and shower water?

    I had no idea that these products existed until now! I’m so happy to have come across this article! I’m definitely going to be reading your post about water filters for the shower!

    Thank you so much for educating me about this!

    Best wishes, 🙂

    Anna

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    • Sarah Baker September 21, 2016

      No worries at all Anna! So glad you found the information useful.

      Sarah

      Reply
  • Maxx July 10, 2017

    Thanks for your article here and I learned something today.

    I have never heard about Bath Ball Water Filters before at least in my country. But really good to know about this products existed.

    Perhaps Dechlorination Tablets more useful for me and I will place the order from the links you recommended.

    Thanks for letting me know.

    Reply
    • Sarah Baker July 10, 2017

      Glad the info was helpful!

      Reply

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