The Sprite Perma-Seal Shower Filter
(SR) is an inexpensive, high performance shower filter. This popular model will
effectively filter the shower water for a period of one year. For extra strength
and durability it is ultra-sonically welded to create a permanently sealed unit.
The SR is Sprite's first shower filter to incorporate the patented "full-flow
filter design" utilizing anti-channeling dispersal quadrants to distribute the
water evenly throughout the filtering media.
WHY SHOWER CHLORINE-FREE?
Health and Beauty Begin with a Filtered Shower.
Shower Chlorine-Free.
Chlorine is universally used to disinfect water, killing bacteria and
other microorganisms. But once it arrives in your home, chlorine can
negatively affect you family's long-term health, comfort and even
personal appearance. Shower Filters with patented Chlorgon non-carbon
media - outperform other filters for chlorine removal in hot shower
conditions.
For Softer Hair and Smoother Skin.
Millions own water filters to remove chlorine from drinking water. But
50% of chlorine exposure occurs in the shower. Unfiltered shower water
can double their exposure to chlorine by absorption through the skin
and by inhalation of chlorine vapors. Filters chlorine for softer hair
and smoother skin. Now you can fight brittle hair, dry skin and
dandruff - where health and beauty begin - right in your shower.
Breathe easier.
Chlorine vaporizes in hot shower water and, when inhaled in the lungs,
is transferred into the blood stream. Scientific studies have linked
chlorinated water to potentially harmful by-products that can, over
time, contribute to such health-threatening conditions as cancer of the
bladder, liver, stomach and colon. Heart disease, high blood pressure
and allergies have also been linked with chlorine. Shower Filtration
helps reduce these risks - so you can breathe easier.
For Today's Healthy Home.
Shower filtration is a logical addition for people concerned about home
environmental issues including the quality of water and air in their
homes. Help protect your home's personal environment and entire family
with a filter in every shower.
Chlorine is used almost universally in the
treatment of public drinking water because of its toxic effect on harmful
bacteria and other waterborne, disease-causing organisms. But there is a
growing body of scientific evidence that shows that chlorine in drinking water
may actually pose greater long-term dangers than those for which it was used to
eliminate. These effects
of chlorine may result from either ingestion or absorption through skin.
Scientific studies have linked chlorine and chlorination by-products to cancer
of the bladder, liver, stomach, rectum, and colon, as well heart disease and
arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), anemia, high blood pressure, and
allergic reactions. There
is also evidence that shows that chlorine can destroy protein in our body and
cause adverse effects on skin and hair. The presence of chlorine in
water may also contribute to the formation of chloramines in the water, which
can cause taste and odor problems. Since chlorine is required by public health
regulations to be present in all public drinking water supplies, it is up to
the individual to remove it at the point-of-use in the home. The best available method of
chlorine removal, for the individual consumer is found in the Shower Master
Shower Filter Unit. The Shower Master Shower Filter Unit is of great value to
those who are concerned about the adverse health effects of exposure to
chlorine due to absorption through the skin or by inhalation. The Shower Master
Shower Filter will provide superior protection from chlorine, when used in
accordance with the Manufacturers recommended operating procedures.
KEMYSTS LABORATORY - Dr.
Riddle Ph.D.
In June 1988 the US National Cancer
Institute released the results of an intensive 10,000 person study, which
showed that people who drink chlorinated water for long periods of time have
twice the incidence of bladder cancer as those who don't drink chlorinated
water. A new American invention, the Shower-Master (by Sprite),
filters out chlorine by-products.
ON THE WATER FRONT: MAKING
YOUR WATER SAFE TO DRINK
Conservative calculations indicate that taking a shower exposes you to
the equivalent of consuming an additional two liters of chlorinated water each
day. Inhalation and skin absorption of
chloroform and chlorine by-products is greatest in the shower, where
these gases are vaporized.
THE WATER YOU DRINK: HOW SAFE
IS IT?
While the purity of our drinking water is
of primary importance, contaminants and chlorine byproducts also enter our bodies through the
skin via the water in which we bathe. Also, our lungs absorb toxic fumes from the gaseous chlorine
byproducts that are released in a steamy shower. Chlorine in shower water can strip protein from our hair and skin
causing dry, irritated eyes, itchy skin, and dandruff.
WATER: THE ULTIMATE CURE
The total inhalation exposure (summation of the three
scenarios; shower, pre- and post-cooking activities and cooking) was found to be comparable with
that for direct ingestion, indicating that inhalation is an important
pathway for THM exposure from drinking water.
SCI TOTAL
ENVIRON-Jan 31, 2000
The use of chlorine for water treatment to reduce the
risk of infectious disease may account for a substantial portion of the cancer risk associated with
drinking water.
ENVIRON HEALTH
PERSPECT- Nov. 1995
