Reports reveal that chlorinated tap water may cause acne and other serious skin disorders
By all account, water is an ideal drink to maintain good health. But drinking tap water is no longer safe. Scientific study discovered that chlorinated tap water is a skin irritant and culprit of many skin disorders including acne, eczema and various kinds of rashes. Minus, an essential vitamin —vitamin E — for healthy skin is lost by chlorinated water.
To disinfect water, chlorine is used by water supplying authority. This technique — relatively inexpensive and easy to use — has been in use for many decades to make water suitable for drinking.
For decades, researchers have studied the long-term effects of using chlorinated tap water and most have found a link between chlorinated water and an increased risk of cancer, particularly cancer of the bladder. Scientists found that chlorinated water destroys vitamin E and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Loss of these fatty acids results in acne breakouts and skin rash. It destroys intestinal flora, the useful bacteria for digestion and preparation of vitamin K in the alimentary canal and generates free radicals. Free radicals increase toxicity and clog hair follicles.
Chlorine is a halogen that damages enzymes. Recent research has suggested that Trihalomethanes— a chemical compound found in chlorinated water — reacts with naturally-found organic compounds in water to form organochlorides. Organochlorides directly affect your immune system and store within your body in fatty tissues such as breast, mother’s milk, semen and blood. Weak immune system also stimulates sebaceous glands to produce more sebum that in turn results in acne.
To eliminate chlorine and other deadly elements, people are recommended to use water filters. Water filters have the ability to eliminate chlorine from water as well as other health risks related to inhalation and skin absorption of these chemicals.