Where to Find a Charcoal Filter for your Shower Head

Ever since I heard Dr. Oz on Oprah talking about how important it was to use a charcoal filter in your shower head, I have been trying to find one. I have found quite a few shower heads that have the charcoal filter built in, but I really like the shower head I have right now and didn’t want to have to spend money to buy a new one just so I could take advantage of the benefits of having a charcoal filter.

Dr. Oz said that you could find a charcoal filter anywhere, but he didn’t mention any stores by name. If you are trying to find a charcoal filter for your shower head, or a new shower head with a charcoal filter built in, I would suggest checking HomeDepot.com and Amazon.com; both sites have a number of styles available.

I also found a really nice resource that compares shower filters and shower heads at AllergyBuyersClub.com. They have a comparison chart that gives the pluses and minuses for a number of different shower heads and filters. Here is the link for their website: Compare Shower Filters and Showerheads

Here are a few options that I found at Amazon.com:

Charcoal Filter for your Shower Head
I just found this charcoal filter on Amazon that you can attach to your own shower head:

Culligan ISH-100 Inline Shower Filter, 10,000 Gallon Capacity
According to Amazon.com, this Culligan in-line shower filter fits standard 1/2″ thread shower heads.

• White inline shower filter
• Reduces chlorine taste and odor up to 97%
• Reduces Sulfur odor
• Reduces Scale
• Culligan ISH-100 Shower Filter prevents drying of skin and hair

Shower Head with a Charcoal Filter
If you have the money and need (or want) to buy a new shower head, here are two I found that have a charcoal filter built in:

Culligan WHS-C125 Wall-Mount 10,000 Gallon Capacity Filtered Showerhead, Chrome Finish
According to Amazon.com, this Culligan filtered shower head with massage provides a cleaner, fresher shower with this patented filter that reduces 99% of chlorine, while also reducing sulfur odors and scale. Easy to install- no tools required. Replacement Filter is Culligan WHR-140 Replacement Shower Filter Cartridge

• Reduce Chlorine and sulphur Odor
• 5 Spray Settings
• Filter Life - 10,000 Gallons or 6 Months

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Sprite Massaging Handheld Chlorine Shower Filter with Replaceable Filter (Hand Held) HHM
According to Amazon.com, Sprite Shower Filters have a patented Chlorgon non-carbon media filter which removes chlorine in hot water shower conditions. The Hand-held shower filter (HH) combines the ease and convenience of showering with a Hand-Held Showerhead and the peace of mind from showering in filtered water. The attractively designed shower handle has a 3-way adjustable massaging spray and a reversible filter cartridge.

• Hand-Held/Massage Head Filter, White with chrome finished accents
• 3 Spray Settings-including Pulse Massage with Stationary and Hand-Held positions
• Increases headroom - ships with cartridge pre-installed
• Reinforced nylon hose & holding bracket with metal fittings
• Cartridge typically lasts 3 months

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