Beauty brand Clarins used data collected by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Hydroflowa water treatment company, on contaminants and water hardness, in order to determine water quality according to each region of the United States.
To achieve this, the luxury brand considered in its analysis the levels of various contaminants and water hardness such as the amounts of arsenic, chlorate, nitrate, fluoride and lead. These were the results.
“Prolonged exposure to water with high levels of arsenic can wreak havoc on our skin. This can include pigmentation changes and skin lesions such as blisters, rashes and acne,” according to expert researchers.
The US states with the worst water quality
According to the study, the worst water quality for skin health is found in the state of Indianaparticularly in its most populous city and capital: Indianapolis, which recorded a score of 39.4 out of 50.
This city has high levels of arsenic, chlorate, nitrate, fluoride and turbidity, along with very hard water according to Hydraflow. This liquid that is usually used to clean the skin, in Indianapolis is more likely to cause skin problems such as dryness, itching, peeling and increased appearance of breakouts. It could also be related to damaged hairpoint out experts from Clarins.
He Second place in this category was taken by Jackson, Mississippi with a score of 37.6 out of 50 and the Third place for worst water quality went to Frankfort, Kentucky with 37.4 points.
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