Natural Dry Skin Care

Not only can chlorine rob you skin and hair of moisture and flexibility, it can have some other adverse effects as well. Chlorine is commonly found in the form of salt (sodium chloride) and is a naturally reactive gas. Chlorine is used in water purification to clean your water.

However, chlorine can react with certain byproducts to produce chloroform. And you can get chloroform from taking hot showers. Chloroform has been known to cause respiratory problems and depress the central nervous system.

It has also been shown that people regularly exposed to chlorine has a higher incidence of cancer.

Chlorine’s Adverse Health Effects

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