Question from devorahsara

I have recently read that shower heads, especially ones made with plastic, accumulate toxic bacteria that comes out while showering. The recommendation is to clean the shower head regularly with vinegar and to use all metal shower heads. Do you have a recommendation for an all metal shower head?

Debra’s Answer

In the study it says that “plastic” showerheads had more bacteria than “metal” showerheads. There are showerheads made entirely of plastic and showerheads made of metal, but you would need to call the manufacturers to see if the metal showerheads are metal through and through.

Here’s a link to many metal showerheads: Metal showerheads. And there are many more than this. Check at any hardware or home improvement store.

Here’s an article debunking the alarm posed by the study to which you refer: POPULAR MECHANICS: No Need for Panic About “Toxic” Shower Heads: Reality Check.

I personally am not concerned about this. I take long hot showers every day. I don’t go in the shower until the hot water has run through the showerhead. We are exposed to bacteria all day long, every day. If this were really a health danger, more people would be getting sick.

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