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Recognizing a need for filtered water

In 1999, Aquasana products were designed on the premise of making healthy drinking and bathing water easily accessible. Founder Charles Strand’s inspiration and vision came when he realized his infant son had a respiratory sensitivity to undetected chlorine in the family’s tap water. After testing multiple products, he discovered his son’s ailments only subsided after using a homemade filter that was fit to a shower head during bath time; thus the first Aquasana water filter was conceived. More than a decade later, with hundreds of thousands of shower filters sold and multiple patents held for water filter technology, Aquasana offers a full line of water filter products for the home, including countertop and under counter drinking water filters, shower filters and whole house filtration systems.

Making healthy and delicious water available in every home

Aquasana’s mission is to make whole-body ‘water health’ as easy, accessible and economical as possible. Aquasana drinking water filters strip out more than 99% of the chlorine, lead, herbicides, pesticides, industrial solvents and cysts found in tap water while preserving its healthiest elements, which include calcium, magnesium and clean water potassium. Aquasana shower filters remove nearly double the amount of chlorine required for certification without sacrificing shower height or water pressure. Aquasana whole house filters remove 99% of chlorine from a household water supply and can also be customized to tackle customers’ specific water challenges. The filters produce the healthiest and best-tasting water available. Health-conscious consumers know that it is critical to filter tap water before they drink it, cook with it or bathe in it because it is loaded with harmful chemicals. Only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, yet more than 60,000 chemicals are used within the U.S. Pollutants in unfiltered tap water differ based on location and water utility company. Drinking filtered tap water is the safest option because 60% to 70% of all bottled water is exempt from the FDA’s bottled water standards and often presents the same health concerns as unfiltered tap water. Bathing in filtered water is also very important, as studies show that we absorb more chlorine in a ten-minute shower than from drinking a glass of the same water.

Removing the bad, leaving in the good

After devoting 18 months to redesigning and reformulating the company’s filter cartridges, Aquasana has created its most powerful and best-performing filtration systems to-date. Unique in both design and functionality, Aquasana’s latest generation of filter cartridges feature three distinct filter technologies including activated carbon, ion exchange and sub-micron filtration. Together, this unique combination forces water under pressure over more than two million square feet of surface area of contaminant-grabbing filtration material – the equivalent of almost 35 football fields or roughly seven blocks in New York City. In addition to reducing a comprehensive list of chemicals and contaminants, Aquasana’s patent-pending selective filtration technology also reduces odor and improves the taste of tap water while also preserving its healthiest minerals such as calcium, potassium and magnesium for optimum hydration – which are vital for growth, development and overall health and wellness. Key features of Aquasana’s advanced filtration technology include:• Superior contaminant reduction from the unique triple-process filter technology include:

Great taste from the healthy minerals that stay in your water
• Long-lasting cartridges that provide 500 gallons or 6 months of
crisp, clear, healthy water
• Unmatched value with Aquasana filtered water costing as little as
10 cents a gallon

Aquasana drinking water filters have been named a “Best Buy” by Consumers Digest for six consecutive years and “one of the seven healthiest new products for your home” by Health magazine (June 2010).

Protecting the planet and your wallet

The costs and energy expended yearly to create and maintain an at-home drinking water filter are miniscule compared to those of a year’s supply of bottled water. Aquasana drinking water filters cost less to use per gallon of water than other filters on the market (or bottled water) because the replacement cartridges only have to be changed twice a year. The majority — 90% to be exact — of the cost of bottled water comes from producing and shipping the plastic bottle. In addition, drinking bottled water contributes to the largest pollution issue facing our country. People in the U.S. throw away more than 2 million plastic bottles per hour, and 80% of those bottles end up in landfills and our oceans, where it takes more than 700 years for them to begin decomposing. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York alone, sells nearly 2.5 billion bottles of water a year. Stacked up end to end, they would reach the moon. Aquasana drinking water filters eliminate the need for buying bottled water.

Aquasana Shower Filters The Choice is Clear, For Your Skin and Hair

Beautiful Hair and Skin Begin with Clean Water

Anyone who has been in a chlorinated pool knows that chlorine robs your skin and hair of moisture. This is because chlorine strips skin and hair of its natural protective oils. What most people do not realize is that chlorine — and a lot of it — can also be found in the tap water we use to shower with every day. The chlorine added to our tap water causes dry, dull hair, split ends and color that fades and turns brassy. Even the best conditioners, serums and balms are less effective when hair’s natural protective oils are consistently stripped away with each shower. By removing more than 90% of the chlorine from shower water, Aquasana shower filters help promote both immediate and long-lasting beauty benefits like softer skin and healthier hair. Consider what celebrity stylist River Lloyd of the John Frieda Salon in New York (whose clients include Kate Hudson, Tory Burch, Rosario Dawson, L’Wren Scott, etc.) has to say:

“One of the most important things you can do for hair shower filter
is to wash it with filtered, chlorine-free water. Your hair
will be noticeably softer and shinier, your scalp will be
healthier and your color will stay true and last longer.
Shampooing with filtered water will also reduce your
need for damaging, heat-based styling tools like flat
irons because your hair will be much cleaner and more
manageable out of the shower.”

Detox Your Shower For Better Health

The health risks associated with inhalation and skin absorption of vaporized chlorine in shower steam can also lead to health annoyances and even serious problems. Fortunately, there are easy options to help detox your daily shower. Dr. Maoshing Ni (Dr. Mao), renowned longevity expert and bestselling author of Secrets of Longevity: Dr Mao’s 8-Week Program, offers three easy and affordable tips to detox:

Get a copy of your water quality report: You should receive a
yearly consumer confidence report (or a drinking water quality
report) from your water supplier that identifies where your water
comes from and what’s in it. Contact your water company or visit
the EPA website at www.EPA.gov if you haven’t received your
report. It’s required by law to be accessible, and it’s free.
• Install a shower filter: Dr. Mao recommends installing an
Aquasana shower filter, which reduces nearly double the amount
of chlorine required for NSF certification. This is especially
important for young children, who are more susceptible to
breathing disorders and dry skin conditions like asthma and
eczema, which can be exacerbated by the chlorine in bath water.
• Use non-toxic bathroom cleaners: Choose non-toxic, moldand-
mildew cleaners, like those from Seventh Generation and
Biokleen, since toxins in cleaning supplies combine with the
contaminants in tap water to make a potent chemical cocktail that
you will inhale once it vaporizes in the shower.

Aquasana is a leading maker of water filtration systems for the home. Highly regarded for its selective approach to water filtration, Aquasana offers a diverse set of
award-winning products certified and proven to produce a pure and healthy water supply throughout the home, promoting ‘whole body’ water wellness.

DRINKING WATER FILTERS

The human body is made of more than 70% water, and clean, healthy, great-tasting water has never been more important for health and beauty than it is today. Traditional filtration products, like pitchers, aren’t cutting it. These products are bulky, expensive and only filter out basic contaminants from water. Aquasana’s award-winning drinking water filtration technology offers performance, convenience and value that are unmatched in the industry.

Performance. Aquasana’s unique multi-step filtration process
removes over three times more contaminants than the leading
pitcher brands.
• Convenience. Aquasana water is readily available with the
convenience of a tap. And you only have to change the filter
twice a year.
• Value. Aquasana is the best value, with water costing as little as
ten cents a gallon — about half that of pitcher filter water.

SHOWER FILTERS

The Aquasana Shower Filter uses a two-stage process to bring both beauty and health benefits to your daily shower regimen. The process reduces 91% of chlorine in your shower water — nearly double the required reduction for NSF certification. Aquasana shower filters protect against dry hair and skin absorption of chlorine, as well as inhalation of chlorine vapors and disinfectant by-products such as chloroform, which get trapped indoors and circulate throughout your home.

• Chlorine reduction makes for softer skin and healthier, shinier hair
• Handheld option ideal for young children, who are more susceptible
to chlorine’s effects on the skin and lungs, such as eczema
and asthma
• Easy to install with long-lasting filters; cartridges only need to be
replaced every six months or 10,000 gallons

WHOLE HOUSE WATER SYSTEMS

Get the benefits of cleaner, healthier, better tasting drinking water and shower water from every tap in your home. Did you know that only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, yet more than 60,000 chemicals are used in U.S. today? Pollutants in water differ based on location and water supply. Aquasana offers optimized whole house water filtration solutions for city and well water. The Aquasana water filtration experts can test someone’s water and build customized products to meet specific water challenges. Using a patented media, their whole house systems also reduce scale buildup in home pipes and appliances — prolonging their effacacy and saving money. This product helps families enjoy clean water for drinking, cooking, bathing, showering, laundry and even gardening.

Extends the life of your appliances because the filter reduces
scale, chlorine and sediment
• Supplies “better than bottled” water throughout the entire home
for less than 50 cents a day — including water for drinking, cooking
and bathing
• Easy, no-mess replacement filters, which last three to five years or
300,000 gallons

WATER BOTTLES AND TOTES

Aquasana offers a variety of of refillable glass bottles to store delicious, fresh and healthy Aquasana-filtered water.

Available in convenient 18 oz. & 27 oz.
• Food-grade, cadmium- and lead-free
glass keeps filtered water pure, free of
contaminants and great-tasting
• Provides healthy, portable water from a known and trusted source
that’s perfect for on-the-go

Exclusive BPA-free plastic bottles just for Aquasana!

These bottles incorporate beautiful design and high performance hydration. No matter which design you choose, you’ll get an on-the-go vessel with a confident personality and groundbreaking new features. The versatile Delta features an easy-to-open, push button cap with ergonomic handle, KOR’s Perfect Spout™, and a new safety latch for worry-free closure. The cap and vessel separate with a simple twist for easy cleaning.

Aquasana Frequently Asked Questions

Why is it important to filter my family’s drinking water?

Studies show that even the best tap water has toxins in it that give water a chemical aftertaste and present short- and long-term health risks. Unfortunately only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, even though more than 60,000 chemicals can be found in our public water supply today – including chlorine, lead, herbicides, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, industrial waste and cysts. This is why the most recent report from the President’s Cancer Panel recommends installing both drinking water and shower water filters in your home as one of the most important things you can do to protect yourself from developing cancer.

I currently use a pitcher (i.e. Brita) to filter my water. Is this good enough?

While any filter is better than no filter at all, pitcher filters are designed to filter small amounts of water slowly because they are small, single cartridge systems that use gravity to force tap water through the filter. This results in them being less effective, less convenient and more costly on a price-per-gallon basis than filters that are designed to be installed under your countertop or hooked up directly to your faucet and placed on your counter.

Why not just drink bottled water then?

Bottled water is not a good option for many reasons. Not only are plastic bottles one of the largest pollution issues facing our planet today, but you also cannot guarantee the quality of the drinking water they contain. In fact, 60 to 70 percent of all bottled water is exempt from the FDA’s bottled water standards, which means you really have no idea of where from the water comes from, or what’s in it. Bottled water is also very expensive — 90 percent of the cost is in the plastic bottle, making it economically impractical for most American families.

Why is it important to filter your shower / bath water?

Hot, steamy showers are relaxing, but the heating up of chlorinated water produces toxic vapors including chloroform, a known carcinogen, which get trapped and circulate throughout the home, aggravating asthma and other respiratory issues. The heat of the shower also opens your pores, meaning your skin absorbs more chlorine with each lather. In addition to exacerbating sensitive or dry skin — including eczema — this also wreaks havoc on any beauty routine. From a cosmetic standpoint, filtering your shower water gives you softer skin and healthier hair, including longer-lasting color, less breakage and a reduced need for damaging heat-based styling products.

How can I find out what’s in my family’s tap water?

It is required by law that a drinking water quality report, stating where your water comes from and what’s in it, be available to you upon request and free of charge. The reports are usually mailed out by your water supplier each year in July. If you didn’t receive a copy, contact your water or visit the EPA web site at www.EPA.gov and ask for a copy. If you’d prefer a more personalized analysis, Aquasana also offers a service called myWater, in which the company’s water specialists facilitate a test of your water with National Testing Labs and recommend a solution based on your unique and specific needs.

Why choose Aquasana?

Aquasana drinking water filters remove more than 99% of the chlorine, lead, herbicides, pesticides, industrial solvents and cysts found in tap water while preserving its healthiest elements, which include calcium, magnesium and potassium. This means that Aquasana drinking water filters take the bad out of tap water without sacrificing the important minerals that are vital for your good health and well-being. In addition, Aquasana’s shower filters use a unique upflow design to remove nearly double the amount of chlorine required for NSF certification. This is why Aquasana’s filters are highly recommended by numerous consumer rating organizations, including being named a Consumers Digest “Best Buy” for six consecutive years, among others.

How much do Aquasana’s filters cost?

Aquasana’s shower filters start at $84.99, the drinking water filters start at $124.99 and the whole-house filters start at $999.99.

How often do you have to replace the filter cartridges? Doesn’t that get expensive?

Aquasana’s drinking water filter cartridges last six months or 500 gallons, meaning that you’re getting the cleanest, healthiest and best-tasting water for approximately $0.02 per bottle — a huge savings compare to the cost of bottled water or pitcher filters. In addition, the shower filter cartridges only need to be replaced every six months or 10,000 gallons. To ensure the best price, Aquasana also offers a convenient auto-ship program — Water For Life — which includes automatic delivery of fresh cartridges to your door every six months, exclusive member benefits and rewards, a product warrantee for the life of your program membership, and guaranteed best product pricing, including 20% off and free shipping. This way, you never have to remember when to change your filter cartridges, you never have to go to the store to get them and you get the best pricing in the market on your replacement cartridge

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