Water Filters-Warning!

> softeners would be an improvement over any hard> water. And anyone telling you that you should not use> a softening system that uses salt is probably bieng> extremely nit pickyI was only trying to help alert anyone that if they experience the same kind of results I did, it MAY BE due to the softening system..maybe they are not all the same. I'm glad you had good luck..mine was a Sears, I don't know how well they stack up against other systems, but I didn't have good luck with that particular model..even after turning it so that it didn't regenerate as often,and turning down the level of the salt content. I think, however, that you're snippiness is out of line here, by saying I'm "extemely nit-picky"..you sound like you're a little ticked..why? Do you sell these products or someone in your family does? It doesn't make sense when all I was clearly trying to do was help someone, and I'm sure Karen would say it was not acting in the helpful, friendly way that this sight is noted for. I was honest in saying I didn't know the particulars as to why my hair responded the way it did, and there is a hairdresser that warns others to avoid salt systems if possible. If you have a gripe with me, write to my e-mail address personally-hollydp@hotmail.com The only reason I didn't write you personally is that you made this comment for everyone to see, so I had to respond. Hopefully others understood I was only trying to help-isn't that what this sight is for? Or is it going to turn into cat fights, now?

> We have a water softener system that uses salt and it hasn't harmed my hair at all. Actually our conditoning system and filter system has helped to restore my hair. Maybe you had the conditioner set to rinse too often creating too much salt in your water. Ours rinses 3 times a week and our water conditioner salesman said not to set it any higher because it would then create too much salt in the house water. We have been told the amount of salt we take into our bodies is equivalent to one slice of bread. I have never heard of salt turning someone's hair green.. that definitely sounds like chlorine. I'll have to ask him the next time about that one.. best regards.. Cher~O.K., to be honest, I don't really know why except> that I have read on the Louise Marie Longhair sight> that she recommends NOT using this type of filter(I'm> not sure if she lists reasons why or not) and when I> read that I saw I wasn't the only one who doesn't like> them..it made my hair very dry, and maybe this was my> imagination, but my hair (which is blonde) turned> slightly green-there was no chlorine in the water> where I had this and no chlorine used in the filter> system-but I think it really did discolor it-it didn't> look as nice, either. Maybe it was just my hair's> reaction to it, but a hairdresser is saying it too so> I thought that I should tell everyone my experience.> Hope this helps.

O.K., to be honest, I don't really know why except that I have read on the Louise Marie Longhair sight that she recommends NOT using this type of filter(I'm not sure if she lists reasons why or not) and when I read that I saw I wasn't the only one who doesn't like them..it made my hair very dry, and maybe this was my imagination, but my hair (which is blonde) turned slightly green-there was no chlorine in the water where I had this and no chlorine used in the filter system-but I think it really did discolor it-it didn't look as nice, either. Maybe it was just my hair's reaction to it, but a hairdresser is saying it too so I thought that I should tell everyone my experience.Hope this helps.

I justt thought I should tell all of you who are interested in getting a water filter to be careful on what kind you select;I think the one's for shower heads won't have this danger, but I once had a water filter (that was a filter for the whole water system) from Sears that used salt and I had more headaches with my hair than I care to remember-these types with salt are not good for your hair. Check and be certain that salt is in no way used for these filters.Holly