Features of the Vitamin C Hand Shower
 
  • De-chlorinating agent is 100% pharmaceutical grade Vitamin C.
  • Totally neutralizes chlorine and chloramine.
  • Improves condition of skin and texture of hair.
  • Attaches easily to any shower fixture without lowering the height.
  • Replaceable cartridge filter life of up to 10,000 liters.
  • Meets the de-chlorinating requirements of the EPA’s Clean Water Act.
  • Environmentally safe.
  • Contains a nutrient which is essential for better health.
  • 100% organic.
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    The newest and most superior technology ever to enter the shower filter market is more
    environmentally conscious than traditional activated carbon, KDF or sulfur-based chemicals
    such as calcium (or sodium) sulfite or sulfate. Vitamin is not toxic to humans and is known
    to boost the immune system and improve skin and hair. This proprietary Vitamin shower filter
    let you enjoy chlorine-free, odorless, clean and nutrient-rich showers year around.
     
    The kinds of Chlorine removal filter
     
     
    The kinds of Filter Carbon

    Calcium Sulfate
    (CaSo3)

    KDF Vitamin C
    Basic function Chlorine removal Chlorine removal Chlorine removal Chlorine removal
    Reduce Ratio(%) <50% <50% <80% 100%
    Method of removal Absorption Absorption Absorption Absorption
    Reaction rate Slow Slow Fast Instant
    Effiency in hot water Bad Not bad Good Excellent
    pH - - - Weak acid
    Water pressure Drop Drop Drop No change
     
    Advantages of Vitamin over Traditional Technologies
     
     
    Vitamin C dechlorination has a lengthy history.  It has been used in EPA and APHA
    methods for the dechlorination of lab samples.  In the medical industry, it is the standard
    for critical applications such as dialysis, where the introduction of chlorinated water or toxic
    chemical would be catatrophic.   Breeders of rare fish also choose this method of
    dechlorination.   Very recently, Vitamin dechlorination is being used in the treatment of  water. 
    It fully neutralizes both chlorine and chloramines. There are several powerful arguments
    for using Vitamin instead of KDF, activated carbon or sulfur-based compounds as
    dechlorination agents. Vitamin utilizes ascorbic acid chemistry for dechlorination. It is
    made with an essential vitamin for humans and many animals, which is known to boost the
    immune system, improve skin and hair of humans. It is also the safest and least toxic of
    dechlorination agents. The research by US EPA found that L-Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
    reacts rapidly and stoichiometrically with active chlorine and has limited interactions with
    disinfection byproducts. They found no interference from L-ascorbic acid or its oxidation
    product (dehydroascorbic acid) in mutagenicity assays of chlorinated NOM using
    Salmonella typhimurium TA100, with or without metabolic activation.
     
    *Urbansky ET, Freeman DM, Rubio FJ, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL
    MONITORING 2 (3): 253-256 2000, United States Environmental Protection Agency(US EPA),
    Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory,
    Water Supply and Water Resources Division, 26 W Martin Luther King Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45268
     
    Traditional Shower Filter Technologies
     
    Activated carbon filtration (AC) is effective in reducing certain organic chemicals and chlorine in
    cold water. Chlorine is attracted to and held (absorbed) into the surface of the carbon particles.
    However, the efficiency of absorption is quickly nullified when the water becomes warm. The
    lifetime of an activated carbon shower filter is very short. An activated carbon shower filter gets
    clogged very quickly by the dirt it is meant to stop. As soon as that happens, it immediately
    starts to supply dirty water.
    KDF, another widely used dechlorination media, is comprised of copper and zinc. It removes
    free chlorine by reversing the electrochemical process that originally separated the chlorine
    from sodium in a brine solution. It can't, however, remove chloramines and, it's efficiency
    depends on water temperature, it doesn't work well in cold water.
    There are several other limitations using KDF as a de-chlorinating agent. KDF shower filters
    are also affected by water pressure. When the water pressure is not high enough, water
    simply can't pass through the KDF powders. The major problem of KDF shower filters is
    that the lifetime of the filter depends on the quality of the water passing through it. This is
    truly a cath-22. When the quality of the water is bad, that's when we need a shower filter
    the most. The dirt a KDF filter removes from the water quickly covers the surface of the KDF
    that in turn makes the filter ineffective very quickly. When the quality of the water is clean,
    we don't need a shower filter and KDF shower filters works great and will last a lot longer.
    Other shower filter manufacturers use sulfur-based compounds such as calcium sulfite or
    sodium sulfite (or sulfate) as de-chlorinating agents. These sulfur-based compounds can
    be toxic to humans. The addition of excess sulfite and sulfate chemicals to our water
    supplies has always been a concern.
     
     
    Reasons why general water purifying system cannot be used as shower water purifying
    system.
    *Tab water purifier uses carbon filter that eliminates chlorine from the tab water only
    under 15?. As water temperature increases, carbon filter loses its function of chlorine
    elimination in between 15C~32C, and when water is hotter than 32C, carbon filter
    cannot perform its function at all.

    * Water pressure becomes low, hence economically not efficient.
    Difference between Water Softener and Vitamin-C Shower Head
    * Water softener softens hard water into soft water, whereas, it does not eliminate
    chlorine from the tab water.
     
     The difference of shower
     
     
    The kinds of Filter
    Purifier
    Softner
    General
    Showerhead
    Vitamin C
    Hand shower
    Usage
    For drink
    For shower
    For shower
    For shower
    Basic function
    Removal gem,contaminated water
    Softening(change the soft water)
    Only shower
    Chlorine removal
    Water saving
    Anion radiation
    Skin moisture
    Chlorine removal
    O
    X
    X
    O
    Effiency in hot water
    Bad
    Not bad
    Good
    Excellent
    Water pressure
    Drop
    Drop
    No change
    No change