Vitamin C Filter Inline Shower Assembly by Sonaki - Use your current showerhead - Remove Up to 99.9% of Chlorine and Chloramines

I was experiencing some eczema on my lower legs, and finally discovered it could be caused from the chlorine and chloramine in the tap water. Once I learned that ascorbic acid neutralizes chlorine and chloramine, I decided to try this one, since it features a metal construction and I felt reasonably assured it wouldn't break on me. On day one, the itching reduced significantly. By day two the itching stopped! Within several days the rash was noticeably diminishing! Within another week the rash was completely gone, and has stayed gone since! The refills last approximately 2 months for me, but I do live alone. Even once the powder is visibly gone it still works for at least a week! I'm actually putting in the 3rd refill today since I've owned it, which is just shy of 4 months now. No more eczema rash and itchiness! There's no change in water pressure or flow, the only change is there's a slight delay before a change in temperature is felt, but I already experienced that with a long hose for the shower head. I can't recommend one of these enough! Chlorine and chloramine are not our friends! I feel especially good when bathing my dog, knowing I'm not subjecting her to the two most harmful substances in tap water. The only improvement I could recommend is buying their 2 stage shower filter to remove even more toxins. I regret not buying it but I could only afford this one at the time.

Within a few months of moving into our house we noticed a problem with chloramine when my husband started to get itchy skin and contact dermatitis. Additionally I could smell the chemical when boiling water, which prompted us to get a Big Berkey for the kitchen. After researching we decided this was our best option for the bathroom until we can afford a whole-house filtration system. Even the price of this was a little out of our reach when we first moved, so we lived with the chloramine for nearly 8 months before getting it. What prompted us to finally buy it was a late-term pregnancy rash I developed called PUPPP (PEP in the UK) that left me covered in itchy blisters (shows up in 1 in 200 pregnancies). I tried every remedy short of steroids for the rash and nothing helped. I finally begged my husband to get this to try and help the rash, and also because once I deliver I don't want to bathe the baby in chloramine. Now, please note the rash hasn't gone away, but it is also a deeply hormonal issue with no cure but delivering the baby. What the Sonaki filter DID do for me is it allowed my skin to heal where the rash was no longer active. I had huge gaping wounds from scratching in my sleep and for over a month they WOULD NOT heal. They continued to remain open and bloody even though the active part of the rash had moved to other parts of my body. The wounds showed no signs of healing, but within two days of installing this shower filter they had closed up and now, a week and two days after installing this, I only have maybe three scabs left. As far as how my skin likes it otherwise, I will try to remember to update this review once I have delivered the baby and the PUPPP is gone, because my skin is still itchy as eff but that is not the filter's fault. Aside from my skin being able to heal itself, a benefit I LOVE about this filter is that my bathroom no longer smells of chloramine. Some days it would smell the entire day after showering and I would keep the door tightly closed with the bathroom window all the way open just so the smell wouldn't travel into the house. We haven't tested the water, but I know this system is filtering out that crap because the bathroom doesn't smell at all, even when the steam is hanging heavy in the air. Remember, this is coming from a pregnant lady; I don't need to test the water because if the chloramine were still there, I would smell it. :) Thank you, Sonaki! NOW, I know for some people who reviewed this product it simply didn't work at all and I am truly sorry for you! Each municipal water system is different, so it is a bummer if this doesn't work for you. But my next thought is to those for whom it DID work but are complaining about the rate and cost of replacing the filter cartridge. At the rate at which we are using this, with me showering up to 4 times a day (because of the rash) and my husband showering once a day, it looks like we will get 3 weeks out of our filter before having to replace it. That sucks, but once I am a normal human again and showering only once a day we will get at least a month out of it. I know this 3-4 week replacement period is really irritating some people, but look at it this way: The cost of a 5-pack of filter refills is $35. Let's say you get one month out of a cartridge, so 5 months worth of filtration: $35 / 5 = $7 So that's $7 a month for chloramine-free water. How often in a month do you go to Starbucks? Taco Bell? The movies? Is it worth giving up ONE trip to Starbucks a month for the sake of filtering out your chloramine? These types of shower heads and filtration systems are what is called CONSUMABLES - like toilet paper and shampoo. They have to be replenished on a regular basis. They are not INSTALLMENTS like microwaves and toasters that last for years. You can kind of compare the difference between an installment and a consumable to a computer; my computer warranty replaced my hard drive when it crashed but wouldn't replace my battery, which it considered a consumable. This is part of life; part of adulthood. I had a hard time learning this lesson when my computer battery died, but that situation gave me perspective on the difference between a consumable and an installment. So until you can afford a whole-house filtration system (more of an installment), if this is working for you then $7/month is not an unreasonable price to pay for getting rid of chloramine. And a quick note for those finding their chamber won't drain: if you have a combination shower/tub then you have to switch it back to tub mode when you turn the shower off. This drains the water pressure from the shower head (you still have to turn the chamber upside down, too). For those of you who have just a shower, I'm sorry. Hope this review helps at least one person; like I said, will try to remember to update it once my skin is normal again. And thank you, Sonaki, for this useful product!

Worked good until the cheap plastic housing cracked and started leaking.

It makes a noticeable difference in the cleanliness and softness of your hair and skin. Shampoos, soaps and body washes are more effective so you can use less. If you have sensitive or dry skin, rashes, irritation and redness are reduced or eliminated. It's easy to install--fits in between the shower head and your water supply. You may want to have white pipe tape on hand because there's none included in the box and it's necessary for a water-tight fit. The support from the seller is amazing. I received several follow-up emails with usage tips and asking if I had any problems with the product. A++ support. Anyone who is connected to a municipal water supply would benefit from this shower head. Vitamin C filters are really the only reliable way to remove chloramines from shower water. Carbon filters remove chlorine but not chloramine. About 1/4 to 1/3 of municipal water supplies now use chloramine as a disinfectant. There is a growing body of research that Chloramines can be harmful to your health (despite what the EPA says). I've had it for about 3 weeks and I'm still on the first filter so the manufacturer's statement of 2500 gallons per filter seems about right. Highly recommended.

Nothing I didn't like about this product. So easy to install. Definitely smell and taste a difference when I'm showering. Chlorine smell used to be very obvious. Skin, hair and scalp definitely not as dry as before. Highly recommend this product. Also, doesn't appear to be using up filter too quickly. Only 2 of us though.

Easy to install.

The Vitamin C filter was easy to install, and doesn't leak. It is small and doesn't add too much bulk to shower set up. It seems to help with some of the skin issues we have been having, but it's hard to say for certain, as the test strips do not show a difference in chlorine, chloramine or pH values.

Wife loves it.