POLL: Hard Water or Soft Water?

[Lithium381]

Which do you prefer and why? I prefer soft, so when i shower with hard water, it feels sticky sorta, but other people say they'll never shower using soft, since it's "slimey"....thoughts?

 

[rival]

i stand under whatever the hell comes out of the showerhead, water is water

 

[arod]

well i've always showered with soft water.... so when I shower in hard water it just doesnt feel right.

 

[monk3y]

<< I stand under whatever the hell comes out of the showerhead. >>

 

[yobarman]

It doesnt matter to me cause I don't know how to control it....

 

[Rallispec]

I like Hard Water better. I feel cleaner after i've showered with hard water.
and its what i'm used too- had hard water all my life.

 

[CStroman]

All the hot water in my house is softened, so I probably shower with softened water.

 

[pmark]

soft water doesn't dry out my skin like hard water does

 

[vi edit]

Soft water is so much better tasting to drink and it doesn't leave this nasty ass crusty residue on all of your dishes and silverware.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Soap doesn't get sudsy in hard-water.

Nik

 

[Balt]

<< soft water doesn't dry out my skin like hard water does >>

 

[tallest1]

I don't like hard water but I've learned to live with it

 

[NewCompGeek]

How do you find out if your water is hard or soft?

 

[lowtech1]

soft

 

[rgwalt]

<< How do you find out if your water is hard or soft? >>

 

[Lithium381]

<< How do you find out if your water is hard or soft? >>



poke it really hard, if it hurts, it;s probably hard, if not and it feels like you're pushing a pillow in, you've got soft water!

um, not sure how to tell, i've always used soft at home, alot of places use hard though, and generally it's easiest to get a good sudsy lather with soap in soft water, if you feel like it dries up really fast, then it's hard

 

[Sachmho]

I heard soft water purifying things were illegal in california

 

[j0lly]

<< How do you find out if your water is hard or soft? >>



Q: Why does it take so long to rinse the soap off my hands?

A: The terms "soft water" and "hard water" are important here. Water is said to be soft if it has a low concentration of calcium and magnesium ions in it, and hard water has a high concentration of calcium and magnesium. If you use soft water, the ions react with the soap you use to produce a residue that feels like it is hard to wash off. If you use hard water, you also will have a harder time working the soap up into a lather. Hard water is prevalent in some parts of the country, and sometimes water-softening chemicals that reduce the amount of calcium and magnesium are added to the water.

Use the above as a test.

 

[JC]

Hard, but not rock-hard....not hard enough that you can't lather, but not so soft that you can't ever get the damn soap off of you....hate the slimy feeling :|

JC