Here's some news that could make your next shower a little less relaxing: A 2018 study found that shower heads are rife with bacteria-filled slime that could make us sick.
Showering may cleanse our bodies of sweat and dirt, but over time our shower heads develop scum — also known as biofilm — due to the warm, wet conditions. Curious to know what was living in this biofilm, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder collected samples from 656 households across the United States and Europe.
It turns out, shower heads are crawling with bacteria. Many aren't harmful, but the team did find traces of nontuberculous mycobacteria, or NTM, in shower heads across the United States. NTM is particularly prevalent in parts of Southern California, Florida and New York — all areas with higher reported incidences of NTM lung disease, the study authors note. They believe shower heads may transmit the disease.
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Can't we soak the head in a tub of vinegar and baking soda combo ??...or perhaps another concoction ???....
ReplyDeleteSoak your head first😃😃😃
ReplyDeleteHard water thru OC pipes leaves lots of mineral deposits. Every six months CLR works with shower heads as well as regular cleaning.
ReplyDeleteJust spray ANY cleaner on it. DONE
ReplyDeleteI let the clean water spray on me from the shower head, i don't lick it.
ReplyDeleteDumb, de dumb dumb
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