ShowerStick Shower Water Softener

I’ve been dealing with hard water for a couple of years since moving to an area with harder water than I was used to, and my hair and skin were always dry and just not doing well overall. I kept seeing research that simple water filters don’t work to truly soften water, but I didn’t see an alternative that wasn’t way too expensive for my budget (besides the fact that apartment living means I can’t filter all the water to my home). I couldn’t find a ton of information on this product elsewhere so honestly I was a little suspicious because it seemed too good to be true and there were no negative reviews. Finally I just bought it really hoping it would work! Easy installation and the results were instant and amazing. So relieved to have an affordable and practical solution to the hard water in my apartment, I felt a difference after the very first use! I really liked that it came with a water hardness test kit so that you could check the difference after installation.

Our water is very hard at an average of 350ppm (20 grains). When I did the water test, it took 13 drops to get a good suds up to the blue line. I have been suffering with itchy scalp, resulting in hair thinning and loss of hair. It was too late when I realised that the water was the problem. We’d moved to this new area from an area with soft water and during the two years by hair was slowy suffering and our recent move to our current hosue in the area highlighted the issue because the landlord had not flushed the heater and there was sooo much buidup on top of already super hard water. My scalp was so irritated to the point of bleeding. I was at the end of my rope and wanted to install a whole house system, but this quickly became complicated as I rent and I didn’t want to shell out thousands to upgrade our garage (we need a dedicated electric outlet). So I searched and found this and I cannot be happier that I did. IT REALLY WORKS and I cannot wait for my hair to flourish and go back to normal. Thank you for making this and really solving my problem!

My hard well water was destroying my hair, skin, and self confidence. I spent months searching for a solution. Spending thousands of dollars on a water softener was out of the question for me. A filter wouldn’t work since it doesn’t soften water. That’s when I came across this product in a Reddit form. It literally was exactly what I needed. I noticed a different in my hair I’m skin just in the first week. This really is a life saver and has lifted a lot of stress out of my life.

Today I installed my Watersticks water softening unit. I included the KDF accessory. It was easy to install – I referred to both the videos in your library and the written instructions. The written instructions alone were all I really needed – they were very clear. I tested the water before I installed and it tested as very hard, requiring 10 or 11 drops. After a successful and easy installation I took my first shower. WOW! I could FEEL the difference. The water felt silky. My skin feels softer. With ONE shower! After my shower, I tested the water and it required just one drop – so it went from very hard to the softest level of soft. I’m overjoyed. This has made my day. I have been losing a lot of hair and I suspect that showering in very hard water for 15 years has played a role. I can’t wait to see if the hair fall lessens over time now. I expect it will, though to be fair there are a lot of reasons that hair fall can increase. Out of the gate I will say this purchase was so worth it and I am grateful that WaterSticks products exist. I had been looking for several years for something to soften my shower water. Because I live in a large apartment building, whole home systems are simply not an option. Other in-shower systems filter but don’t soften. I feel like I hit the jackpot!

Before I gotten the water stick , my skin would always itch soon after stopping the water. I could never understand this would happen for many years. I teamed up with a holistic coach during the summer 2020. She recommended WaterSticks.com. I am So very pleased and will definitely invest in the future on such great quality.

After doing quite a bit of research on hard water areas, I realized northwest Indiana was one of these areas. Makes sense because my wavy-curly hair always seemed to be dry and I had scalp build-up no matter what products I used. It’s only been a few weeks, and already my hair is noticeably softer and so much easier to style. I can FEEL the softness in the water. Everything rinses easily. Using a lot less product overall which is a huge plus too! I highly recommend this product!!!

I just have to say I’ve been searching for two years for a product to save my hair from hard water.
I’ve tried every other filter on the market, and even submitted to washing my hair with bottled water.
I have tested the water of many different whole house systems. Many of which had a $6,000 price tag.
As a Hairstylist, I have to say this is one of the BEST things that has ever happened to my hair! This is the only thing I’ve ever found that actually WORKS! It’s a night and day noticeable difference after ONE shower. I can’t thank you guys enough for this wonderful product. I will be recommending this product to every single one of my clients!
Not only is it going to save our hair but it is saving us THOUSANDS of dollars on a whole house water softener.
BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!! I am SO PLEASED!!!!!

I recently purchased this product and had to reach out to their customer service for help with installation. The service was quick & stellar. They helped me get my softener installed and now I have a shower with 0 grains of hardness, down from 10! It’s an extremely efficient, effective product with awesome customer service. Highly recommended.

I’ve been having hair issues for a couple of years now, which I have tried pretty much everything to help, but my hair was super dry and never felt soft enough. This came in the mail and I’ll admit it was a little hard for me to install only because my shower head was hard to take off, but once my dad helped with that the rest was easy peasy. Regeneration also only takes five minutes (I was worried that would be a hassle but it’s really quick and easy). I’m soooo happy with the results, my hair feels amazingly soft and my skin feels so hydrated. I’m interested to see if this will help my hair grow back (it was thinning, maybe my city’s “very hard” water was apart of the problem?) I HIGHLY reccommend water stick!!! Even my brother who was super skeptical and didnt want to try it, tried it and said it completely changed his mind and his skin/hair felt fantastic. So thankful I got this, best purchase I’ve made in a long time. Thank you Waterstick!

Holy Moly. I am the happiest gal on the earth. I have never suffered from excema. In fact I thought it was something you just had to be born with. NOPE. I moved into my new house, and about 30 days in, my skin all over my body was in complete shock. I have an excema flare under my arms that is just terrible!! It’s unsightly. I itch EVERYWHERE! Especially all the crevices. The water stick is such an inexpensive solution to a HUGE water softener system. It’s so easy to install and it’s able to be used right away and lasts for up to 10 years??? It’s incredible. You can’t put a price on incredible healthy skin and hair. Hard water can do terrible damage. As I have learned. I took my first shower tonight and I can’t praise this device enough. The water feels amazing and my skin will be repaired in 30 days. My hair has never felt so good. In fact, I’ll come back here and update you with the results. Even with a before and after photo of my terrible temporary excema due to the hard water and high alkalinity in my home. Please never stop making the Waterstick. I hope you have a patent on this because you should be making millions. Everyone should buy one! I should have bought this when I lived in an apartment! What a solution!

I grew up with soft water from a well that had sulfur in it. As a result of that, my sister, mother and I had always had soft, manageable, fast-growing hair while living at home, but I always thought it was good genes and not our soft water. I recently moved into town with my boyfriend and something changed. My dirty blond hair got darker, dry, stiff, and no matter how much I washed it, it felt coated with heavy residue with an itchy, scaly buildup on my scalp. It also started breaking and thinning out at the root. It took me months to figure out hard water was the culprit. My mother had always said to beware of “city water”, but I didn’t know it was this bad. We tried various filters, hard water/chelating shampoos/treatments (which dried my hair out more), and even rinsing my hair with store-bought spring water. All to no avail.

I was on the brink of tears over the state of my hair and skin when my boyfriend found this site. We ordered one right away and the kit told us our water very hard! Which I knew because of the state of my hair and skin and the white buildup on our shampoo bottles.

After the install, the change was like night and day. I no longer fear taking a shower. I can relax under the water because it doesn’t feel like it’s assaulting me. My skin and hair feel soft and clean. No more dulling, drying mineral buildup or that “sticky-dry” sensation on the skin. My scalp doesn’t feel tender to the touch and shampoo actually lathers! I am an anxious person with sensory issues and showers calm me down so this means the world to me. And it’s only been a few washes! I can’t thank the folks at Watersticks enough for this fantastic product. Maybe now I can grow my hair out.

For the last year I was pulling out handfuls of hair, and had a burning hot scalp and dry itchy skin. Not to mention a steamy shower irritated my lungs also. I’ve used this water stick with the kdf filter twice and literally my hair stopped shedding overnight. We rent and buying a large system isn’t an option. By the way my test didn’t bubble till I used 19 drops of soap-yikes!!!!!!! Utah water- ughh (Prior to installation) Anyways thank you!-I hope it continues to be so wonderful!
Ps awesome customer service with my questions and installation help!
Thank you!

The showerstick has been a godsend!! I signed a lease on a house that has well water. I thought, “no big deal, I’ve lived in well water before”. Not well water like this! It comes out brown/reddish colored, and smells like pennies. I’d tried a couple shower head filters from Amazon.. and noticed the water still smelled, my nails were now becoming stained brown, and hands/feet/hair super dry.. Yuck!! How am I going to live the next few months like this?! It’s only been 2 weeks and it’s only going to get worse. Thankfully, I read an Amazon review under a showerhead filter that said they don’t work- the only thing that works are showersticks. So I checked out the showerstick website and gave a call to ask some questions. I was met with a wonderful conversation, and a wealth of knowledge/tips to help me in my rusty water situation. I ordered the showerstick along with the add on filter- I was *serious* about doing it the right way, and getting out all the contaminants. I was counting down the days of my delivery and installed my showerstick right when it got dropped off! Set up was super easy- I just had to make a few adjustments, as there was a slight leak at the top part at first. All good after that! And let me tell you.. that first shower was GLORIOUS!!! Clean, clear, amazing feeling water (and no more funny smell!) My skin felt so soft, and truly clean after! I used the test kit that was included, to see the difference between my regular water, and water that went through the showerstick filter. It took 13 (!!!) drops of the solution to get sudsing with my untreated water.. only 1 drop of the solution that went through the showerstick! Massive difference!
So grateful that I’ll be able to enjoy my shower time from here on out.. I appreciate the wonderful service, time spent chatting, and phenomenal product! Yay showerstick :D

At this time I have had the shower stick for 3 months or so and am extremely grateful for this product. Previously in my house I had a water softening and RO system, but after moving into my apartment I noticed all sorts of ailments with my skin and hair (hair being gunky/slimy and skin scaly and dry). After much research, many different hair and skin products, I have a cabinet full now, I decided to purchase a filter for the shower which helped a lot (the gunk was mostly gone), but did not eliminate all issues.

Someone reviewing the water filter I purchased on Amazon mentioned “water sticks” and using a “shower stick” – wow – what a difference. The reason I went back to the product reviews for the filter, was to find out what others were encountering since my issues were not solved. Well, the moment I saw this mentioned in the reviews I went after it – and what a great customer service. Now my hair is soft and feels like hair and my skin has been clearing up feeling so much better. I added my review for that particular water filter as well – also mentioning “shower stick” and “water sticks” after having purchased the shower stick and used it for a little while.

And as someone else noted in the review section of the shower stick – I don’t know why this site or product did not come up throughout my searches other than the customer review on Amazon. Thank you again!!!

Well I am here to buy number 2. The first one I bought for college and left it there when I moved into my friends house as they had a whole home unit. Minnesota has a special type of water we like to call “liquid rock”. I grew up with a kinetico softner. The Showerstick is a real water softener. The crew at watersticks have done their homework and made a wonderful product so we apartment dwellers can enjoy soft water too.
With our water quality and the fact that there was three of us, I would re-gen twice a week, probably unesessary for most people but, as a psoriasis sufferer I didnt want to risk it. I kept a 1 liter water bottle full with saltwater under the counter in the bathroom I would re-gen 1 hour before a shower. I would unscrew the wand and fill the bottle with water after that first fresh shower.
If you do not have a well, like me, I cant recommend highly enough to add a KDF filter to your order you wont regret it.

I have been using the ShowerStick for about 3 months now and completely love it! I suffer from seborrheic dermatitis and recently moved to an area with hard water that was causing my skin to flare-up. I tried multiple different shower filters but none of them worked because they didn’t actually soften the water. The ShowerStick has completely solved this though! The water is soft and you can feel it because of the slippery feeling you get in your hands when using soap or shampoo. The flare-ups completely disappeared and my skin is back to being healthy! The other reason I would highly recommend this product is because of the service you receive. Since purchasing, I’ve contacted Lisa at least 5-6 or times by phone/email to ask questions I had about the product. In each instance, she replied promptly and gave such a thorough and honest answer that it felt like I was talking to a close friend who was genuinely concerned about what was best for me. I never expected to receive this level of customer service and am so happy to have come across this company. Thanks for everything Watersticks, you’ve earned my loyalty!

I moved into a rental with heavy iron in the water during the summer of 2014. My hair became dry, brittle, and discolored. My hairdresser told me that I would need to stop washing my hair with the well water, or I would need to look for a wig to wear, as it was breaking and falling out. In October, I purchased the ShowerStick Shower Water Softener with iron control. This is a great product, and easy to use. I have no regrets with the purchase, and after 2 years, the ShowerStick is still working well. Thank you for a great product!

I just wanted to thank you and your company for this incredible and unique piece of equipment. It has completely changed my shower (and my life, to be honest). I no longer fear my shower! My skin and hair aren’t just back to normal when I get out of the shower, but better than a regular shower! I only wish I had a showerstick installed in EVERY shower I use Thank you all so much for working with me. I am so, so happy that I bought this. Everything has been great and simple through the install and the regenerating.

Thank you Watersticks for solving a problem that has plagued me for years. I had tight red burning skin with eye discharge, indicating an allergy. I also developed psoriasis. It was painful and visibly upsetting. I visited many doctors, who prescribed steroids and topical creams, but nothing worked. Finally, one doctor had me tested for common allergens found in hard water. Turns out, I was positive. I quickly realized it was the hard water that I was showering in that was the culprit. Because I live in an apartment, a permanent water softener was not viable. Fortunately I found the portable Waterstick. It was easy to install and simple regeneration maintains the product like new. Within a few days my skin irritation resolved and I have had no problems ever since. I highly recommend the Waterstick if you have skin irritation and have had no resolution with doctors.

I wanted to let you know that I am so happy with this purchase. I’ve been using the Waterstick for 2 months and it is saving my hair! I have lived in the Northern Virginia/DC metro area for over a decade. I have always had difficulty with my hair drying out, breaking, and looking dull. After several years in this area of horribly damaged hair, I realized that the culprit was the water. It is so hard and chemically treated, and it was ruining my hair. I had always had long, soft, shiny hair growing up and into young adulthood, and I craved to have that back. A few months ago I started researching for a solution to the area’s hard water problem. I know that houses can have water softeners, but living in the city means that I am confined to small apartment living, which means no water softener for me. And then I came across Watersticks – the portable water softener that is perfect for apartment living. I immediately ordered it and have been so happy ever since installing it. The directions for assembling and installing the Waterstick are very easy. I am not handy at all, but was able to do it in about 15-20 minutes. From the first usage I could feel a difference on my hair and skin. Regenerating is easy, and I tend to do it frequently (every 4 showers) because I try to maintain a zero hard water flow. I take long showers (15 or so minutes), and I have very strong water pressure (so a lot of soft water is pushed through rapidly). I am now ordering the flow control valve to help the soft water last longer. But even still, this is the best purchase for my hair. Thank you, Watersticks!

I had my shower stick sitting around my living room for a couple weeks dreading the installation. Silly me. All parts present and in perfect condition. Instructions simple to follow and written in layman’s English. Fifteen minutes to assemble (five of which were finding a wrench in the dark to take off the old shower head). Ran the water through to flush while testing for hardness. At twenty minutes I was in the shower enjoying the nicest shower I’ve had in years! Used half the shampoo I normally do and didn’t need lotion. Bought the giant box of salt from the warehouse club – recharge will cost about 15 cents per week. Sturdy, well built product, fast service, reduced the hardness of my shower from 20 grains to none (I live in the PA mountains). Thanks and regards!

Dear WaterSticks, I just wanted to write a quick email to sincerely thank you for a great product! After installing the portable water softener in my shower, I am so happy to say that my hair finally feels 100% back to normal after 2 years of dealing with the effects of hard water in my house. When I purchased your product, I was skeptical that anything could solve this problem. Within 2 showers, my hair and skin feel great again! Thank you!!! In addition, I was very impressed with how easy it was to install the water softener – thank you for providing clear instructions. I have already recommended your product to a number of friends who also deal with hard water. Keep up the great work!

Dear WaterSticks, We have been fighting dry skin every winter, we live in Michigan and the winters are dry and the water is very hard; I later confirmed that with your handy hard water test kit. I knew that our apartment had hard water from the beginning because when I drank it, it made me even more thirsty! Every winter I get dry patches on my shoulders and my hands and face become so dry it hurts. I even purchased a high output humidifier and we still have dry skin. Thank you for a great product that actually softens the water! I put the Waterstick to the ultimate test, I took a shower and did not use any of the in-shower lotion or use any face lotion after my shower. On the very first shower, not only was my face and body not dried out as it usually does, but I noticed while I was reading in bed that the dry patches on the side of my shoulders are now completely gone; I no longer smell like a girl after I shower from all the lotion! I also noticed that my wife’s hair is not everywhere anymore, it used to be in the drain after every shower and all over the bathroom floor after she brushed her hair, the softened water has made it stronger so it doesn’t break or fall out anymore. You should sell these things at a mall kiosk or something, the results are that of an infomercial! Thank you again!

I moved into a great apartment that has extremely hard water (high calcium, hydrogen sulphide, high rust, etc) and despite the damage it will eventually cause to the plumbing and fixtures in the entire building, I was unable to convince the landlord to install a whole-building water softener. So I ordered a Waterstick with rust remover for my shower. I’ve been using it for a week, now, and I can’t believe what a difference it makes! It might sound weird, but showering is such a pleasant experience now, I like to imagine angels singing as I wash my hair! My skin glows and my long hair has the same natural softness it used to have when I was a kid. I no longer need all the additional products I used to use to make my hair look/feel better. The amount of shampoo and conditioner I need to use has been cut in half, so I’m saving a TON of money on hair care products. Not only that, but I’ve noticed that I’m losing a lot less hair while blow-drying and styling, and my scalp feels great not dry or tight. Additionally, the soft, ph-balanced water allows me to feel cleaner, longer. Usually, a few hours into my day, that freshly-showered feeling would be gone, but not anymore! I still feel fresh and my hair smells great even after a long day at the office. The only drawback with this wonderful product: You’ll be spoiled for anything less when you stay somewhere else! The installation instructions were complete and easy to follow, and shipping was prompt. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this product.

Dear Rick, I have recently purchased one of your watersticks and am very impressed by the results, which were instant. I have a skin condition and have not had to use medicated cream since using this product which is amazing on so many levels.

Hello Rick, I am impressed with the Shower WaterStick. After I ordered the product, I was planning on what I was going to have to purchase at the local hardware store to install it. I was very surprised to find everything was included. I feel like I ordered bread and was served cake. Thank you very much!

My name is Anthony House, I live in Tasmania- Australia. I purchased my shower water softener from you around 2-3 months ago. You should be commended on such a fantastic product. Kind regards,

Probably don’t send many ShowerSticks here (Australia) because I’m in Melbourne most of our city water is pretty good. Country water may be a problem so most people would get an installation for the whole house. I bought mine for medical purposes (mild psoriasis) and the feedback on them is pretty good as I need to use a salt based softener but do not wish to get anything installed in the house – it’s also very difficult to find them here if you’re in a city. I have attended to the extra postage cost and await delivery. Regards,

Hi Rick, By the way, I absolutely LOVE the WaterStick. The water in our area is so bad that we have to regenerate several times a week but it’s really worth it. I have been battling eczema issues for the last 10 years – my doctor even had me try experimental treatments. But I finally figured out it was the water when I went to visit my parents in another city and my skin cleared up. They have a regular water softener at their house. When I came back home, my skin got bad again. The first time I used the WaterStick, there was an immediate improvement in my skin.. Anyway, I’m going to be telling my doctor about it the next time I see him. Thanks for your awesome invention!