Hard water is easily identifiable by scale buildup, and its high mineral content can cause a difficult-to-remove crust to form around faucets and inside your pipes. However, hard water doesn’t only affect your plumbing. It can also harm your skin, making a water softener an essential investment if you want to look and feel your best.

How Does Hard Water Affect Skin?

The dissolved minerals found in hard water can make it hard for soap to lather properly. Because of this, soap scum residue gets left behind after you bathe instead of getting washed away like it should. This can clog your pores and make your skin feel dry and itchy. Clogged pores can also cause zits.

These factors, as well as the presence of free-radical forming impurities in the water itself, can cause your skin to age faster. As free radicals break down the collagen in your skin cells, wrinkles and face lines appear as your skin loses its firmness.

How Can a Water Softener Help?

A water softener will protect your skin from hard water by removing calcium and magnesium ions, as well as other contaminants that can contribute to skin damage. Water softeners use salt to provide the ion exchange and remove the hard mineral contaminants.

For best results, a water softener should be hooked directly to your household water supply. This way, the water going to each faucet or shower head in the house will have been properly treated. With soft water, you will have healthier, softer skin so you can look and feel great.

Whether you need a water softener or a water filtration device, you can count on Affordable Water Treatment to provide quality equipment and service. Serving western Washington for over 50 years, this family-owned and -operated company provides both commercial and residential water treatment solutions to help you enjoy clean, pure water. To learn more about their services, visit them online or call (253) 858-7644.