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based on 2781 published reviews
Latest positive customer reviews
5/5
★★★★★
Perfect. Thank you.
Chanchant
purchased on 05/02/2021
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4/5
★★★★☆
To prevent the damage caused by limescale in tap water, both for your health and that of your appliances, which rely on it for their operation, these pearls are essential and their large number is very appreciable.
Syully
purchased on 01/02/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
I made a first experiment of the use of these pearls in the drinking water and it is quite exact that one quickly notices that the odor of chlorine disappears very quickly, the second experiment was to put pearls in the water tank of my coffee machine to eliminate at most the deposit of limestone, the result is rather satisfactory.
Fou Des Livres
purchased on 31/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Fast shipping, product conforms, no worries
Cheerioh
purchased on 05/02/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Totally compliant and fast delivery thank you
M G.
purchased on 04/02/2021
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4/5
★★★★☆
So, to follow the instructions: I peeled with a peeler the skin to leave about 1cm of stick without bark. Then, I chewed it to soften the fibers: it has a little salty taste, not unpleasant but surprising (I expected maybe a licorice taste, like the licorice sticks to chew, lol).once the fibers are softened, you just have to rub your teeth from top to bottom for 5mn, and to rinse the stick with water once finished. It is necessary to rewet the stick before each brushing.so already, 5 minutes of brushing, it is long! Compared to the 2 minutes for a classic brushing or with an electric toothbrush... there is no saving of time, on the contrary.No need of toothpaste: better than for the classic brushing.Freshens the breath: it's true, but it also works with a classic toothpaste.Whitens the teeth: not sure, to be seen on the long term.Reusable: when the fibers are damaged, there is only to cut the damaged part, and to reproduce the operation of the beginning. But it still costs 25€! It's maybe a lot to spend at once (that said, if you buy an electric toothbrush, you can explode the budget!).Alternative to the toothbrush: there, I am less sure. Indeed, if it is easy to use it for the front teeth from top to bottom, it is much more difficult to make the back teeth, the back of the teeth, and the top.the classic toothbrushes have all the fibers on the side, and not at the end, which is not a chance.So, my opinion: it does not completely replace the toothbrush, but it is a good complement in alternation, or in breakdown service when one is in displacement, it is very well. In massage of the gums also, that can make them good. It can also amuse your kids (if they don't mind the taste), but you still have to teach them to brush the back of their teeth and the top.
Rospico
purchased on 31/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Works great! I don't have to descale my espresso machine too often, just put the beads in the water tank of the coffee machine and the scale will be dissolved and absorbed by the beads
Groovy
purchased on 31/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
I use a kettle at work every day to heat my tea and other herbal teas, and another kettle at home for my evening tea.The water is rather hard and the deposits that inevitably get in the bottom of the kettle.Of course, I should also think about emptying the stagnant water every day! The bottom of my kettles had traces of limescale.At home I followed the procedure to prepare the beads and make them usable.I heated the water in the kettle, put all the beads in a small pot and immersed them in the boiling water for a good 10 minutes, then dried them on paper towels and they were ready to go! I put 15 of them in each kettle.Since they have been in place, not only is the limescale no longer deposited, but the last remaining residue in the bottom has disappeared, no more pieces of limescale getting stuck in the kettle's filter.I am really satisfied with this product.I hope that my comment will be useful in your decision?
Lilas
purchased on 31/01/2021
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4/5
★★★★☆
I was a bit skeptical but it does the job, it's quite efficient although I'm still a fan of the electric toothbrush. I'm not ready to adopt it exclusively for brushing but it is true that it must be quite acceptable. An interesting alternative.
Fred
purchased on 31/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
These ceramic beads are useful in many areas, including all machines that use water, such as coffee makers, kettles, teapots, etc. Of course, dishwashers and washing machines, although I have not tried them on the latter machine because I am afraid that the repeated shocks would cause the beads to crumble... But I use them in my two flush toilets.Tired of constantly seeing streaks of limescale under the rims of the toilet bowl that do not go away when the brush passes over them, streaks that become thick over time and that I have to break with a screwdriver to get rid of them, I placed these pearls in a small mesh bag at the bottom of the flush and then I cleaned the last traces of limescale accumulated under the rims.Since then, I haven't had any more reappearance of these limescale clusters and, at the same time, my toilet flushes better because it is not diverted by the misplaced limescale clusters. It's really efficient and precious in areas particularly invaded by this damn limescale.
Marie J.
purchased on 31/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Ok
Bouzagou
purchased on 31/01/2021
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4/5
★★★★☆
It's new, it's green but I'm still very skeptical! It feels like a Koh Lanta moment when you rub your teeth with these little pieces of wood! Once the twig is a bit sharp, you have to chew it to separate the filaments. The taste is strange but not strong. The filaments rub well on the surface of the teeth and they stay smooth afterwards. I find that these Siwak sticks offer a nice alternative as a backup. At work, before a meeting, it's always useful to know that we don't have a food stuck without our knowledge. A quick brushing and that's it... My teeth have not whitened as advertised...
Cheerioh
purchased on 31/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
For a long time now, I have eliminated disposable plastic bottles from my daily life.In my region, the water is very hard, I used to use a carafe filter, but the design of the filters posed a problem: they are bulky, expensive, and above all... plastic + disposable!!! These ceramic beads allow a 100% ecological alternative to this practice.How many to put? How to use them? What is the principle? The pearls intervene directly on the structure of the water to make it purer. They are composed of a clay enriched with micro-organisms. The 80 strains they contain eliminate chlorine, limestone and most of the harmful residues contained in tap water. When first used, boil them for 10 minutes and dry them. Place the pearls at the bottom of the carafe for 10 minutes in the water before drinking it. Then, you can leave them permanently in a bottom of water by supplementing as you go along. The ideal is to have two carafes, one being activated with the pearls while you drink the other.Contrary to the charcoal filters of the carafes which store the residues, these pearls do not require any maintenance and their life expectancy is unlimited. These pearls thus make it possible to improve the taste and the quality of the tap water but in no case to make healthy a non-drinking water (of river for example).Compared to the solution of the carbon bamboos, I like the unlimited character in the time, thus more economic.The other uses of the ceramic pearls are numerous:- to filter naturally the water of the aquarium- to descale the small household appliances: kettle, coffeepot, water-heater... To maintain daily and avoid the deposit of scale in your kettle, coffee pot or water heater, keep continuously 12 ceramic beads inside - to preserve more durably the food as well as the bouquets of flowers - to clean the toilets - to decrease the cleaning products used in the washing machine and the dishwasher. For the dishwasher, I threaded the beads in a cotton string.well, after all that, I am convinced, hyper convinced even.
Chantal B.
purchased on 30/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
These ceramic pearls by a chemical action act and remove the limestone and chlorine from the water.nothing is visible but it works. If you have water that has a taste, these pearls are a solution.personally I put 10 pearls in a bottle that I use to wash my face, remove my makeup.I also put some in the teapot and the tea has a different taste, ditto for the coffee.It's impressive what chlorine or limestone can change without you realizing it.
Arb
purchased on 30/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
I have known siwak for more than 30 years, since I know Africa and India because it is the way to brush the teeth there. It is a very effective product because the Africans and Indians who use it have teeth bursting with whiteness. An American study conducted in 2003 concluded that the use of siwak is more effective than the use of a toothbrush. This solution of hygiene is ecological because the material is recyclable and especially, it is much healthier for the health than the chemical formulas harmful to the health that the industrial cosmetics offer us.
Basi E.
purchased on 30/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
I am very satisfied. Thank you
Fabienne R.
purchased on 02/02/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
I used 10 of these beads in a bottle of water and the remaining 20 were placed in my kettle.tap water has a slight taste, this one is completely erased with these ceramic beads.my spouse prefers these beads to the charcoal stick, it's more natural for him.on the other hand, it takes more than 10 minutes as announced in the instructions for use for the elimination of the taste in the water.
Namaste
purchased on 29/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Three charcoals very well presented in an airtight box, each one surrounded by paper. On the box a very clear French notice. Sent very quickly. Very good value for money.
Natacha G.
purchased on 02/02/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Perfect!
Jeannenchante
purchased on 02/02/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
The ceramic beads are very useful for me as I live in an area where the water is very hard.It helps to remove the scale and also improves the taste of the water.The explanation provided for using it is clear and easy to understand.It is a good product that I recommend, and lasts for years!
Kan
purchased on 29/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
These Siwak are great. It has been known to be very beneficial for a long time and I confirm it. I alternate it with the toothbrush and I am satisfied. The siwak does not attack the teeth. The taste is not bad. It is quite thin and transportable in a pocket or in a bag. The package contains 18 which is largely sufficient for a long time.
Miki
purchased on 29/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Very good. Received quickly, very serious. Very satisfied for a first order
Catherine J.
purchased on 29/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
At the top, fulfills its purpose. Filters water well without giving it any taste.
Becker
purchased on 28/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
These sticks of coal are very simple of use. They are boiled 10 mn, then they are ready for 1 month of use (at the end of one month, it is enough to boil again... use on 6 months).they do not release any smell, no taste. We sometimes have a strong smell of chlorine in our tap water, but since I use these sticks, this chlorine taste has disappeared and so I am very satisfied with this product.I contacted the company that exports them and they answered all my questions in a very clear way.So I find that this product has a very good value for money.
Kom Rev
purchased on 28/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Fast delivery, product conforms
Richard
purchased on 31/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Very good
Gilbert F.
purchased on 30/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
I was a little skeptical at first, but from the first use my water doesn't taste the same anymore, it seems purer.I can also notice that it is much less calcareous, that's what I was looking for the most, my water being very calcareous.I recommend it 100% and besides I'm going to order again!
Kaliste
purchased on 26/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Excellent seller. Very responsive to any concerns, very accommodating, trustworthy. I recommend 100%!
Eléonore
purchased on 30/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
The Orinko brand offers 30 ceramic beads in a small cardboard box. These pearls allow to purify water, to remove the possible bad taste, and to attenuate the limestone. It's simple and economical: just let them act for about 30 minutes in the water the first time, then refill your carafe and wait at least 10 minutes before using the water! (so get in the habit of filling it in advance), and it works for years. It's super ecological!? I use these ceramic beads in the "table" water jug (which I also use to water the plants)! I put some in the coffee machine tank, in the kettle, and 3 symbolic ones in the water of the fountain of my animals? The ideal for it to work is to put 10 for one liter of water? Frankly, I hope it works! It's not easy to prove (I have the impression that the water is lighter, and it doesn't taste bad)? Anyway it's worth a try, because these are at an interesting price of 15,97 € for 30 pearls, and they last for years, which compensates: it's a long term investment.? The water really tastes better with these pearls, and it is lighter in the mouth. But be careful, it will not make a non-drinkable water drinkable: it's not magic!
Lily
purchased on 26/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Conforming product - fast delivery - thank you
Uguette
purchased on 30/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
A perfect product to remove the taste of tap water
Etienne S.
purchased on 25/01/2021
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4/5
★★★★☆
I used pearls for the first time a few months ago.I was not at all convinced of the efficiency but the comments seemed very positive.I changed my carafe filter against a dozen pearls ... and the water has indeed found a pleasant taste (as with the carafe, but cheaper!) These pearls are similar to my first and work as well.These pearls are similar to my first ones and work just as well. I have noticed a reduction in the taste of chlorine and a little less limescale deposit. On the other hand, the other allegations (dynamization of water, purification and other pleasures) that we sometimes meet for this type of product (but not for this one), are not based on anything scientific. Even the work of the Japanese Professor Teruo Higa (quoted on the manufacturer's website) could never be confirmed! In any case, these pearls do no harm and cost less than carafes filters, so it's very good, especially since the manufacturer is not stingy with its pearls (32 instead of 30 in the box!)
Céce
purchased on 25/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Ok, thanks
Maurer
purchased on 29/01/2021
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4/5
★★★★☆
The properties of charcoal are well known.here we have an ecological and durable filtering solution.the price is a bit high compared to the competition.it can be used for other applications.overnight the water is significantly modified.visible to the taste.we know the multiple properties of charcoal. To conclude, we know the multiple properties of coal. Only the price can make you back off.
Maurel
purchased on 25/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Good product, I don't use a water bottle anymore and the water is very good with the beads
Cecile D.
purchased on 25/01/2021
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4/5
★★★★☆
Does the job. Very pretty in a carafe
Alexis G.
purchased on 24/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Works perfectly Description
Nicolas
purchased on 28/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Perfect. I use a cloth handkerchief to make the ear pick last over time and for hygiene.
Anne-sophie B.
purchased on 28/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Having a very hard tap water, I was able to test the charcoal sticks in cool bottles. No charcoal taste or unpleasant taste. No deposit, I really love it, I was able to replace my plastic bottle purchases by using this.
Verem
purchased on 24/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
I use a kettle at work to heat my tea water and other herbal teas every day. The water is rather hard and I don't have easy access to a sink to clean the deposits that inevitably get in the bottom of the kettle. And then I would also have to think about emptying the stagnant water every day! So the bottom of my kettle was full of scale, all white... I cleaned it up as best I could with a simple handkerchief and put in these little porcelain balls that had been washed and dried. Since then, I have not removed them from the device and you can see on the picture that not only does the limescale not settle but it has also made the last remaining residues disappear. No more pieces of limescale that were poured with the water and that I swallowed at the same time as my tea. I am really satisfied with this product.
Dens
purchased on 24/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Not satisfied, 3 broken products in the box out of 6. I do not recommend this product. E Coiffier
Evelyne C.
purchased on 27/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Very good product
Celine
purchased on 26/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Very good quality products I recommend
Marie D.
purchased on 26/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
It is small pearls are really effective then I could explain in therme of taste but already from the first use we saw the difference we had prepared two bottles of water one with ceramic pearls the other without well you feel already the difference sincerely I prefer largely with my pearls the taste and really softened and better my only regret there is not enough pearls as 1l need between 10 and 15 pearls
Ugo F.
purchased on 22/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
I am very sensitive to the taste of water and that of my community has a really foul taste of chlorine! I didn't know if these pearls would work and well, they do !!!! I went to the brand's website to get more information, which allowed me to have all the explanations to use these pearls. For one liter of water, it is recommended to use at least 10 pearls in order to have a real efficiency, you have to wait 30 minutes before consuming the water.It's very impressive, no more chlorine taste, I didn't expect that, but I still couldn't drink my tap water because it contains too much pesticide, so I also added carbon filters of the same brand, I don't use plastic bottles anymore and my water is healthy and doesn't taste bad anymore.
Loren
purchased on 21/01/2021
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4/5
★★★★☆
Very well packed
Pellizzari
purchased on 25/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Great! Cleans well and makes teeth whiter after 2 weeks of use I recommend
Mnémosyne
purchased on 21/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
COMPLIANCE SENDING
Lisa S.
purchased on 25/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
All is well
Chloé C.
purchased on 24/01/2021
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4/5
★★★★☆
Fast delivery, but disappointed by the too crumbly coals, my old ones were of better quality and very smooth
Ntvannier
purchased on 24/01/2021
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4/5
★★★★☆
Seems to do its job.
Véro
purchased on 20/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Very simple to use, put directly into the water.
France C.
purchased on 24/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Now that I know, it will be difficult to do without these activated charcoal sticksKnowing that charcoal is used in emergency rooms in case of poisoning, its filtering and absorbing properties are no longer to be proven.We don't buy plastic bottles, I find it extremely polluting and we don't have a filter carafe either, but the water in our city is not so good and the environment is quite polluted, so I wanted to try the Binchotan, already knowing that charcoal has many qualities (adds minerals and trace elements, filters chemicals and heavy metals).The only small effort to make is to boil your sticks once a month for 6 months (you can do it in rice or pasta water), in order to purify them again, frankly the calculation is quickly done, you can very well give yourself this little trouble to try to fix things a little bit.Here we have 4 glass water bottles that we can fill as much as we want. The water is really perfect to be drunk 4 hours after filling, so the rotation is practical.and there, there is no photo, if you thought that the water has no taste you are going to be surprised! I have the impression to drink the spring of my grandfather, devoid of chemical tastes. What a pleasure, the difference is obvious! 4 sticks is good, it makes us almost a year of water consumption with carbon, I let you do the calculation but in terms of purchase of water bottles or carafe filters, it is quickly done! No more waste and a real economy. When the carbon stick is no longer effective, it recycles naturally, you can use it for your plants.The little extra of this brand, 1% of the sale price is donated to a reforestation program, what to compensate for carbon emissions related to the transport of sticks (a limited transport compared to that of water packs purchased in trade this-dit) and participate in the fight against deforestation.charcoal is adopted!
Espelette
purchased on 20/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Allows me to drink tap water which is not good at all.
Virginie D.
purchased on 19/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
In fact we feel no more to the tap water.
William
purchased on 19/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Delivery according to my expectations
Maryline T.
purchased on 23/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
Perfect!
Namaste
purchased on 23/01/2021
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4/5
★★★★☆
I'm a big fan of Binchotan, those special pieces of charcoal that purify tap water. And it really works. The water tastes good, no more chlorine smell, you just have to wait a few hours. I use these, and others, from Japanese oak. I prefer the oak... hard to say, the oak seems more 'powerful'. Otherwise, very happy with these
Cobbleu
purchased on 19/01/2021
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4/5
★★★★☆
The use and the life span has already been detailed in the other commentsSome points1/ very good the mini paper doc not to let us down the 1st time we use2/ sometimes we already have filtration systems for viruses and bacteria but the activated carbon systems allow to add 2 things: absorb bad smells and fix heavy metals +/- drugs (they manage chemical pollution and neutrality of the taste but not at all bacterial pollution) They are thus to be used- either in complement of the already drinkable water of your tap (of which you do not like the taste and/or problem of persistent chemical pollution)- or on a water which you already got rid of its germs (virus bacterium) with a passive filter for example (the berkeley etc) or with another method (uv, chemical etc) but without having a carbon filter: it will then be complementaryProduct which comes from far away so ecological cost to be taken into accountEconomic blow also if it is used on the long term: for those which do not know it, if it is only chlorine which disturbs you, to let rest water before drinking it is enough to drive out the taste of it, not needing carbon or other carafes so-called filtering
Catylou
purchased on 19/01/2021
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5/5
★★★★★
I had discovered this process of "water purification" at a friend's house, and with this pack of 6 activated carbons, we are prepared for all eventualities... because in practice, we have to get used to prepare our water "in advance", so that the purification takes place slowly, in about 8 hours (for example, I prepare 2 carafes in the evening to use them the next day) - the idea is to have several in order to be able to rotate them, so with these 6 carbons, we are well equipped. It is the most ecological water filtration system I know, and I am very happy to be able to make a small gesture for the planet? No particular taste or aspect to note after filtration. You will also have to take care to plunge them in boiling water before the first use to activate them, then to regenerate them. Guaranteed effect with your guests?
Mphoenixaz
purchased on 18/01/2021
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