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Care Dale filter installed on the shower arm downstream of the geyser, the correct point-of-use position

Should a Shower Filter Go Before or After the G...

A tap or shower filter belongs at the outlet, downstream of the geyser, because it is a point-of-use device rather than a plumbed one. That position treats the water actually...

Should a Shower Filter Go Before or After the G...

A tap or shower filter belongs at the outlet, downstream of the geyser, because it is a point-of-use device rather than a plumbed one. That position treats the water actually...

Care Dale filter fitted on a shower arm and a bathroom tap, showing how one unit covers one outlet at a time

How Many Shower Filters Does One Home Need?

A point-of-use filter treats the outlet it is fitted to and nothing else, so the honest answer is one per outlet you actually bathe at. Most households need one or...

How Many Shower Filters Does One Home Need?

A point-of-use filter treats the outlet it is fitted to and nothing else, so the honest answer is one per outlet you actually bathe at. Most households need one or...

Care Dale shower filter above a showerhead, reducing the hard water minerals that dull and tangle hair extensions

How Should You Wash Hair Extensions in Hard Water?

Hair extensions are dead fibre with no oil supply and no ability to repair, so mineral deposits from hard water accumulate on them and stay. That is why extensions dull...

How Should You Wash Hair Extensions in Hard Water?

Hair extensions are dead fibre with no oil supply and no ability to repair, so mineral deposits from hard water accumulate on them and stay. That is why extensions dull...

Care Dale shower filter fitted above a showerhead, reducing the hard water residue linked to scalp odour after washing

Why Does My Scalp Smell Even After Washing?

A scalp that smells within a day of washing is usually not an unwashed scalp. Sebum, yeast and residue left on the skin are what produce the odour, and hard...

Why Does My Scalp Smell Even After Washing?

A scalp that smells within a day of washing is usually not an unwashed scalp. Sebum, yeast and residue left on the skin are what produce the odour, and hard...

Care Dale filter fitted above a showerhead, reducing the hardness that blocks shower nozzles with limescale

How Do You Clean a Blocked Showerhead?

A blocked showerhead is almost always limescale, not a plumbing fault. Soaking it in white vinegar for one to four hours dissolves the calcium carbonate and restores the spray. The...

How Do You Clean a Blocked Showerhead?

A blocked showerhead is almost always limescale, not a plumbing fault. Soaking it in white vinegar for one to four hours dissolves the calcium carbonate and restores the spray. The...

Monsoon rain on a rooftop storage tank above a bathroom tap fitted with a Care Dale hard water filter

Is Rainwater Good for Your Hair?

Rainwater is naturally soft, carrying almost none of the calcium and magnesium that make tap water harsh, which is why hair can feel unusually smooth after getting caught in a...

Is Rainwater Good for Your Hair?

Rainwater is naturally soft, carrying almost none of the calcium and magnesium that make tap water harsh, which is why hair can feel unusually smooth after getting caught in a...