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Many homes across the country have what’s considered to be hard water. Hard water contains minerals like calcium and magnesium that can cause many problems like leaving soap stains on dishes or in sinks. Although it isn’t harmful to your overall health, hard water can have a negative impact on your hair and skin.

Hard water makes it difficult to thoroughly rinse your hair, which can cause a buildup and leave residue behind. This can create a dandruff-like condition. Hard water can make your hair feel filmy and dull and also make your scalp itch and feel dry. It’s also more difficult to style your hair because your hair feels less pliable.

Washing your hair with hard water can also make it difficult to achieve the look you want and produce a dullness or straw-like look. No matter how many times you wash your hair with hard water it will produce the same results. One thing that may help is a pre-shampoo treatment, but you’d be better off solving the cause of the problem in the first place. If you dye your hair, it may wash out faster by using hard water. Hair can also become thinner and break easier.

Hard water can not only negatively impact your hair; it can also cause problems with your skin. The #1 symptom of hard water you’ll likely experience is skin dryness. Hard water makes it difficult to rinse off soap from your skin. If you have conditions like eczema or psoriasis or even sensitive skin, hard water can aggravate them even more. Hard water can even absorb natural oils and moisture from your skin.

Hard water can be easily remedied with a water softening system. Improve the look and feel of your skin and hair and get rid of those bathtubs rings and spots on dishes, silverware, and fixtures once and for all. Contact Schultz Soft Water today at 320-251-4100.

One of the most important things your home can have is clean water. Water is used for drinking, cooking, bathing, and many other important tasks you perform every day. If your health isn’t enough, there are plenty of other reasons why your home needs a water filtration system.

Safer Drinking Water

You may think that drinking water is safe if it comes from a water treatment plant, but the truth is that these plants use chemicals to treat the water. That means even though they remove unhealthy chemicals, they’re adding in other unnatural elements to the water that you drink. Filtered water can get rid of 2,100 known toxins and give you peace of mind knowing that you’re being hydrated without the negative aspects of drinking water.

Doing Your Part

Americans purchase about 50 billion plastic water bottles per year. While some of them are recyclable, the majority end up in landfills where it takes them about 450 years to fully disintegrate. Filtered water eliminates the need to purchase plastic water bottles. You can still take your water on the go with a reusable water bottle.

Saving Money

Not only does buying bottled water pollute the environment, it also costs you money. A family of four who drinks three water bottles per person per day can save at least $700 each year by installing a water filtration system in their home.

Improving Taste

If you’re drinking tap water you’ve probably noticed an unpleasant taste and smell. That’s because that water likely contains elements like chlorine, lead, and bacteria. Even if you’ve gotten used to that bad taste and smell, you’ll surely notice a big improvement when switching to a water filtration system.

Removing Soap Scum

Tap water contains chemicals that leave deposits on clothing. Not only can this cause your clothes to smell, it can also increase rashes and allergic reactions. Unfiltered water can also cause soap scum to build up on your dishes.

Contact Schultz Soft Water today at 320-251-4100 to learn more about having a water filtration system installed in your home.

Many states have problems with their water quality, and unfortunately, Minnesota is no different. Minnesotans have been aware of these issues for quite some time and even passed the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment. There seem to be plenty of state agencies trying to solve our water problems, but it’s hard to tell if things are actually getting any better. More recently, the Clean Water Roadmap was put in place, but that is only supposed to clean up about 8% of Minnesota’s lakes during a 20-year period. Even though we are more than 1,000 miles from the nearest ocean, salty water has become a problem in our state. Not only does that water impact fish and other marine life, it also impacts groundwater used for drinking.

Chloride presents huge problems because just one teaspoon can permanently pollute five gallons of water, and there isn’t an easy way to remove it from the water. During the extremely cold winters in Minnesota, the salt we use on snow and ice ends up getting into our lakes, streams, and groundwater. That’s why there is a recent push to use sand and other alternate products for de-icing purposes.

There are also high levels of mercury in northern Minnesota. This chemical affects neurological development in infants, and in that region, one out of 10 babies are born with unhealthy amounts of mercury. Southern Minnesota also has issues including high nitrate levels which can cause blue baby syndrome and other serious conditions.

With all these problems with Minnesota water, it can be scary thinking about how drinking that water can negatively impact the health of you and your family. Other common water problems include hard water, cloudy water, a chlorine taste or smell, and more. To help solve your home’s water problems, contact Schultz Soft Water at 320-251-4100 or visit our website for more information.