Can a water softener help to reduce skin rashes?

Can a water softener help to reduce skin rashes? A question we’re often asked. We have many customers whose skin rashes have either disappeared or, at the very least, been significantly reduced thanks to the water softener. A water softener is not a medicine, but it does prevent the unpleasant side effects of the the presence of limescale in your tap water.

Skin rashes can have various causes. They can be caused by both personal predisposition and environmental factors. Of course, you can’t change your personal disposition, but you can change the environmental factors!

Depending on where you live, the tap water that enters your home contains varying amounts of limescale. If this water comes into contact with your skin, these limescale particles strip away your body’s natural protective oils. This leads to dry skin in people without skin problems and exacerbates symptoms in people who do have skin problems. Skin problems are therefore primarily caused by a person having a greater or lesser predisposition to them, but are almost always exacerbated by the limescale.

A water softener prevents skin rashes

With a Mooiwater water softener you remove the limescale particles from the water. These can no longer have their abrasive effect, and your skin remains noticeably softer and therefore in better condition. Almost all our customers with skin problems, such as eczema and psoriasis, experienced significant relief from their symptoms within a few weeks.

Hard water and your hair

Washing your hair regularly with hard water makes it drier and harder to comb. That’s why it’s better for your hair to use soft, limescale-free water. After washing, your hair will be softer, cleaner and shinier. You won’t need to use conditioner.

The dermatologist Menno Gaastra, mentioned above, says in the same interview in the Volkskrant: ‘With soft water, less limescale builds up on your hair, which often results in softer hair. You also need less shampoo and shower gel.’

Hard water dries out the skin and causes irritation

The Water hardness is determined by the number of calcium particles per litre of water. In some areas, the water is hard (above 8dH), whilst in others it is considerably softer (below 8dH). Hard water is known to dry out the skin. This is, firstly, due to the abrasive effect of the limescale particles; your skin’s protective oils are, as it were, scrubbed away by the limescale. Secondly, hard water requires more soap to achieve the same effect as in soft water. As a result, excess soap residue remains on the skin and in washed items of clothing. Soap is known to irritate the skin of people with skin conditions.

Eczema is a very distressing skin condition. If you suffer from eczema, you know just how unpleasant the symptoms can be. Unfortunately, many people are still searching for a treatment to relieve their eczema symptoms. According to a article by Nu.nl It appears that English researchers at the University of Portsmouth have investigated the link between the use of a water softener and eczema. What did they find? A water softener caused the eczema in their test subjects to disappear completely within a few weeks.

Dermatologist Menno Gaastra also notes that using a water softener can often lead to a reduction in skin problems for people with eczema. In a interview with the Volkskrant He explains this as follows: ‘The longer and hotter the shower, the more the skin dries out. But also: the harder the water, the worse it is.’.

Water softeners from Mooiwater

A water softener removes limescale from the water, helping to look after your body and your hair. Interested? You can request a no-obligation quote below.