Have you ever stepped out of the shower feeling like there's an invisible film on your skin, or noticed chalky white spots on ...

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

Water quality shapes more than just your showers — it influences your skin, hair, nails, appliances, and even the ...

A hard water test kit helps determine just how high is the mineral content in your tap water. (Photo by Donna Kallner) On a recent episode of Jeopardy!, the correct response to one clue was “What is ...

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 ...

The recent wildfires in Los Angeles have unleashed new concerns over air quality and now, water quality too, with the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) issuing an “Unsafe Water Alert” on ...

Two water departments have advised residents In Los Angeles against drinking tap water due to potential contamination concerns from the ongoing wildfires. The risk of chemicals and pathogens entering ...

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 ...