[blessedbreasts]

you are 100% right BB-- some places don't filter their water.. like where I live now we have a lot of sulfur in our water.. its gross.. it dries out the skin and hair even though some people claim it's suppose to be good for hair and skin.. I think it might be in doses (like a face mask or something) but not every day in the shower! Brita is very good. In the shower I have a culligan.. but even so, some bad water still got through.. I had a whole filter placed in our water tank.. cost about 300USD-- (I am not messing with my water, I love water and I love showers! LOL) but that's an option too.

Since moving over here, I only drink bottled water now. That is also an option

Sulfur in your water, whoa! It really is good for hair and skin. Sulfur is good for acne, and there are sulfur ointments for the scalp (helps your hair grow faster). But I definitely wouldn't want to be regularly dumping sulfur water on my hair and skin!

We have hard water here, and we have a water softener. But my dad doesn't put salt in it often enough. I tend to shower at the gym more than anywhere else, though, and I doubt they do anything to help the water.

I definitely want to buy a case of bottled water soon. I think I'll do both the bottled water and the pitcher.