Super product

We just moved to a new town and didn't realize how STINKY the water is. Seriously, the entire apartment smelled like rotten eggs after someone took a shower. My hair never quite felt clean and it also stunk after washing it. This shower head definitely reduced the smell. The smell is still there a little bit, but to be fair the product advertises REDUCTION and not complete elimination and for that it does the job. It installed so easily (seriously, like 5 minutes). It does significantly reduce water pressure but for us that was a good thing. However if you want to keep your water pressure, there are reviewers who have removed the mechanism that was slowing it down. We'll see how long it lasts but for the price I'd buy it every few years.

It's sad when I get excited about appliances or gadgets, but when you find one that makes your life easier or improves a problem it's hard not to! I have known we have hard water but it had never been an issue. After putting in a swimming pool my daughter's blonde hair started to suffer. Her shiny healthy hair turned into a dry straw-like tangled mess within 6 weeks and only swimming 2-4 times a week. I was at a loss. We tried the swimmers shampoo, deep conditioners and demineralization treatments to no avail, all of which were not cheap. As I was searching for yet another miracle product I stumbled onto a review for this. What did I have to lose? For the price it was completely reasonable to give it a try considering the amount I had spent on products that didn't help.My daughter had gone swimming yesterday and I shampooed her hair with swimmers shampoo and conditioner. The chlorine smell was still in her hair later that evening at dinner and of course dry and tangled within 20 minutes of brushing. When we arrived home low and behold....this had arrived. I had my husband install it and he was done in 10 minutes. I got her in the shower and once again and used the same products on her hair. She immediately told me the water smelled better. She loved the way it felt on her skin, she didn't want to come out! The shampoo of course lathered much better as well. The comb glided through her long hair and I rarely hit a tangle. I had hope. Just a glimmer, but hope.We also have very low water pressure and there are instructions on how to remove the flow restrictor but there was no need to. The pressure was better than my old shower head.This morning her hair is beautiful! I wish I had taken before and after photos but I had no idea it would turn back her hair into the healthy shiny hair it was before. Especially in one shampoo. I am still in shock actually. Her hair is vibrant, the blonde is glowing again and it feels like silk. I can't wait to try it out on my chemically treated hair! We will be installing these in all our bathrooms. This product has changed our life. I felt so badly for her hair and as a parent helplessness doesn't feel that great.I did test the water with my total hardness test strips and tap water was 400ppm and shower water now 100ppm!This is amazing. Sorry review so long, but I'm pumped!Update: I also purchased the hand held version of this product for a second bathroom (HSH-C135) due to a large golden retriever who likes to find mud puddles. It also has great pressure and works just as well as this one. I would say MAYBE slightly less pressure, but it's too hard to tell without testing side by side. Both are powerful with the flow restrictor still on.09/05/2016 Update: My damaged hair no longer feels like straw. I had no idea that hard water could play such an important role! I attributed the texture and feel to having highlights and color on a regular basis. I have been using the new shower head just shy of a month and unlike my daughter's transforming over night mine has taken longer, and rightfully so. My frizz is under control and continuing to improve. I have also noticed it is starting to look substantially healthier. It no longer feels like straw either. Honestly, I can't even remember my hair being soft due to the texture which has now changed so much it's still surreal. My hair hasn't looked this heathy in 20 years. Reminds me of the hair I had as a child.I was also watching my daughter play volleyball this weekend and sitting in the upper level I noticed her hair shined more than any of the other girls. It has a certain glow that is easy to see and has great body to it. No products being used. All the money I had wasted on products and treatments and it's just a simple shower head. Wow.

Received this product and had some installation issues (below). However, the filter is easy to install and the whole process is pretty straight forward. Additionally, my sensitive and dry skin is definitely feeling better.Pros- Easy installation process (remove old showerhead and all the old plumbers tape in threads then re-tape with the included teflon tape and screw on this new shower head.)- Definitely helps my sensitive and dry skin. Removes most of the Chlorine in the water.- Filter can be easily installed and changed.- Good shower pressure (even with the flow restricter in). If you need higher pressure, take out the white filter inside the threading of the showerhead.- 5 Settings all worked pretty well and no clogged holes so far.Cons- Threads were a little tight on my piping - had to use two pipe wrenches to tighten (one to hold pipe, one to turn showerhead).- Showerhead was drooping straight down upon install (fixable below). *I WOULD CHECK THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION*- Only about 6-8 inches wide of water spray.- To change the spray settings, you have to hold the showerhead and twist the greyish rubber area.Troubleshooting- If water is leaking form the connection of showerhead and pipe, you need to reinstall the teflon tape (should give the threads a good 2-3 rounds of teflon tape). Then screw the showerhead on tighter (may need pipe wrenches). I had to tighten my showerhead so that the metal ring covered ALL exposed pipe threading before it stopped dripping water.-If the showerhead is drooping and wont stay in place, you need to adjust a rubber ring/gasket inside the showerhead. To access this, you need to twist the ring directly behind the large part of the showerhead counterclockwise, it should be about 3 wide (diameter) and it screws off the showerhead. You may need to use a cloth (pretty rough on the hands). Mine took a good amount of strength to remove, but once removed there is a black rubber gasket that you need to pull out and reseat inside the shower head. This should correct your tilting mechanism. This would probably be easier done before the installation onto the existing piping.

Instructions were good, simple standard shower head installation after the filter mechanism was easily inserted. Matched brushed nickel shower perfectly. I think it will be simple to replace the filter, I kept the instructions but they are probably on the replacement filter when you buy it. Affordable fixture and seems reasonably priced to replace the filter about every 6 months.The difference was truly amazing, more than I imagined it would be. Our local municipal water is known for being particularly "hard" water, (powder detergent clumping, poor aquarium quality) so I experimented with rainwater to rinse my hair. There was enough difference in my hair texture from the rainwater that I investigated shower filters. I knew the name Culligan from special water deliveries for very sensitive laboratory equipment, so I figured they knew plenty about water quality.The first shower I had after installation, I could not believe how soft my skin and hair felt. I have filtered drinking/cooking water for years, and now it disturbs me to think of all the years of skin and hair damage I have suffered in the shower.I have had installation for about 3 weeks, no problems. It has 3-4 different shower settings, but I tend to use just regular spray. I have great water pressure in the first place, and the filter doesn't obstruct at all. In fact, the pulse setting was too hard for me, I don't like a shower that pummels me.I would highly recommend this product as a very affordable solution if you suffer from exposure to hard water. Very inexpensive makeover for practically new hair and skin.

Great shower head - the flow is powerful, and also has generous droplet size. Our last shower head had small fast jets with a wider spray pattern, but this one is the perfect hybrid between rain shower and powerful spray. The filter is great and softens the water for a better shower too.