Can City water be causing an increase in hair loss?

[Evian]

I heard that a majority of the cities around the United States started to put more chemicals in the water to fight off any terrorist attempts to poison it. Could these chemicals be a factor in the increase number of guys lossing their hair? I noticed several months ago that the water in Chicago started to smell more like bleach. The smell is not as strong as before but that could be because I have gotten use to it (Same as when we apply cologne every day and there comes a time when we no longer smell it but we do have it on). If this is a possible cause of hair loss what could we do to the water so we could use it to wash our hair? Would boiling it and then cooling it off eliminate or lessen the effects of what they put in?

 

[Cassin]

Then explain how baldness isn't exclusive to cities. And also with that logic, baldness show only be a very recent modern problem.

 

[s.a.f]

Is every man in Chicago bald then?
There's your answer. :roll:

 

[Evian]

I said a higher increase

I said a higer increase in males and females lossing their hair. I am seeing more and more woman lossing their hair. It could be that they have dry hair not oily which is affected more by the increase level of breach or chlorine found now in our drinking and bathing water.

 

[Cassin]

Re: I said a higher increase

I said a higer increase in males and females lossing their hair. I am seeing more and more woman lossing their hair. It could be that they have dry hair not oily which is affected more by the increase level of breach or chlorine found now in our drinking and bathing water.

More and more as compared to when?

 

[ShedMaster]

I considering purchasing a filter for my shower to remove chlorine and other chemicals from the water.

 

[Guest]

Is every man in Chicago bald then?
There's your answer. :roll:

We don't necessarily know how many men in Chicago use bottled water only, have a reverse osmosis filter, have a faucet carbon based filter even, drink faucet water moderately, or who are heavy drinkers of faucet water. So you probably couldn't make that simple generalization that it doesn't have any effect. Then you have the overall health of the individual where these chemicals might effect some more than others (kinda like our meds).

I personally try to avoid faucet water. I should get me one of those filter attachments at least though since I will still cook with faucet water since I figure the cysts and whatnot will at least be killed but that won't do anything for the chemicals.

 

[docj077]

No. There is no proven link. Many of the shampoos that people use to cleanse their hair are far more potent and irritating than anything you'll find in your city water.

 

[Guest]

No. There is no proven link. Many of the shampoos that people use to cleanse their hair are far more potent and irritating than anything you'll find in your city water.

what are they? the ones that contain SLS or is that a myth?

 

[Polish]

I wash my head in mineral water and hair is much thicker.In my country is very popular among male pattern baldness suffer wash scalp in yolks.

 

[docj077]

No. There is no proven link. Many of the shampoos that people use to cleanse their hair are far more potent and irritating than anything you'll find in your city water.

what are they? the ones that contain SLS or is that a myth?

SLS, SLES, DEA, Propylene Glycol. There's a reason why the FDA forces manufactuers to put warnings on their labels to prevent long term exposure when they put these chemicals in bubble baths.

"Caution - Use only as directed. Excessive use or prolonged ex-posure may cause irritation to skin and urinary tract. Discontinue use if rash, redness, or itching occur. Consult your physician if irritation persists. Keep out of reach of children."

That's what they used to put on the bottles anyway. I don't know if they have to do that anymore.

To be fair, it's a good bet that any chemical you put on your skin or ingest is going to be harmful (including water), but I guess it's important that a person at least realize what they're putting on their body. It is a myth that those chemicals are anything more than mildly harmful.

As far as I know, the only major worry I'd have with some of the ingredients is that they can cause eye irritation and potentially diarrhea if ingested (that's why you don't swallow your toothpaste).