Including filter system and high-performance Personal Care Products filter.
Everyday use of soaps, shampoos, lotions, deodorants, fragrances and cosmetics can leave trace ingredients that wind up in household water. Known also as PPCPs, these personal care products and related consumer chemicals often persist at very low concentrations that you usually can’t taste or smell. Still, many City Point homeowners prefer to limit what’s in the water used for bathing, laundry and cooking — especially in our humid subtropical climate where plumbing and appliance care matters as much as comfort.
Because personal care products encompass many formulas, they don’t all behave the same in water: some dissolve readily, others attach to particles, and some break down slowly. That variability — plus differences in treatment and source water — means these PPCPs can appear inconsistently. For City Point households, installing treatment at the point where water enters the home helps create a more predictable, day-to-day water experience across showers, sinks and appliances.
For most personal care products, a whole-house activated carbon system sized for full-home flow is the single most effective filter choice. Activated carbon adsorbs many organic compounds, including a broad range of ingredients found in personal care products and PPCPs. Because these contaminants are often present at very low levels, it’s important the water spends enough contact time with the carbon while still supporting strong household flow — which is why a high-capacity, properly sized carbon tank is preferred over small cartridge options for whole-home use.
Mr. Pure Water installs whole-house activated carbon systems that treat water at the point of entry so reduction happens before water reaches showers, sinks and appliances in your City Point home. These carbon systems are better at addressing personal care products than basic sediment filters alone, and with the right media and sizing you can boost overall water quality without changing daily plumbing habits — a helpful solution for homeowners dealing with hard, mineral-rich groundwater and routine scale concerns.