When you turn on your faucet to get a glass of water or wash your face, you’re probably not thinking about what’s in your water – besides water. Depending on where you live and whether you have a ...

No, those white spots on your dishes aren't from your cleaning mishap. Are residue on cleaned dishes, dry skin and hair, and color-faded bath towels raising your eyebrows? These unsightly indicators ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. GARDEN CITY, Kan., Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What is hard water, and why does it matter for homeowners? A ...

Hard water can wreak havoc on your hair and skin. Should you add a showerhead filter? (Getty Images) What’s the cause of your dry skin and frizzy, shedding hair? It might be your shower water, ...

Sarah Blank is affiliated with the Ames Water Treatment Plant. Timothy Ellis receives funding from the City of Ames, the City of Cedar Rapids, and the City of Fort Dodge, Iowa. He is affiliated with ...

Dealing with dry skin and brittle hair? Believe it or not, your water could be to blame. Hard water, chlorine, heavy metals and other contaminants in your water supply can secretly wreak havoc on your ...

You don’t have to be a scientist to know if your home has hard water. Maybe you’ve seen cloudy spots on glassware or experienced a crusted-up kitchen faucet. Maybe the film on the shower door seems ...

Hard water—that is, water rich in dissolved minerals—is found in 85 percent of the United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. So odds are, this could describe the water you use in your ...

GARDEN CITY, Kan., Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What is hard water, and why does it matter for homeowners? A recent HelloNation article featuring Scheopner’s Water Conditioning by Nathan ...