How to Tell If Your Shower Water Is Ruining Your Skin and Hair

How to Tell If Your Shower Water Is Ruining Your Skin and Hair

You’ve switched shampoos.
You’ve upgraded your skincare.
You’re doing everything right — but your skin still feels off, and your hair won’t behave.

Before you blame the products again, ask yourself:

Could it be your water?

Signs Your Water Might Be the Problem

If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth paying attention:

  • Skin feels dry or tight immediately after showering

  • Scalp is itchy or flaky, even with treatments

  • Hair feels brittle or won’t hold moisture

  • You use more moisturiser than usual — and still feel dry

  • Your products don’t seem to “absorb” properly

These are classic signs that your water contains chlorine, hard minerals, or metals that disrupt your skin and scalp barrier.

Why It Happens (and Why It’s Common in Australia)

Many Aussie cities — especially Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, and parts of NSW — have water that’s:

  • Hard (high in calcium and magnesium)

  • Chlorinated

  • Travelling through old infrastructure with metals and sediment

That means your daily shower could be undoing all your skincare and haircare efforts before you even leave the bathroom.

Quick Self-Test: Does This Sound Like You?

  • You’ve used the same cleanser for months, and suddenly it feels too harsh

  • You’re experiencing new breakouts, patches, or itchiness without product changes

  • You need to wash your hair more frequently to feel “clean”

  • Your conditioner seems to sit on your hair, not soak in

If yes — it might not be your routine.
It might be what’s in your water.

What You Can Do About It

You don’t need a full home filtration system.
You just need a smart fix at the point where it matters most: your showerhead.

That’s where Flowy comes in:

✅ Filters chlorine, sediment, and heavy metals
✅ Softens hard water
✅ Helps restore healthy skin and hair from the very first rinse
✅ No plumbing — just a quick switch

Still Not Sure?

Take our quick, no-pressure quiz to see what your water might be doing — based on your symptoms and location.

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