Why does tap water feel different depending on the area?

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I live somewhere where our tap water feels kinda slimy. Every time my relatives from out-of-state visit our home, they always say that it feels like they haven’t completely washed their hands. As if there’s still soap on their hands.

I’ve noticed that in other states and countries, the tap water isn’t slimy at all. This is bad news cause I have dry skin and the water dries out my skin even more. I have no problem with my facial wash that I use on the daily when I’m at home. On vacation, it irritates my face because of the water.

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What you are discovering is that water *is* different in different locations.

Water can be sourced from different places that will have different properties, and treated and processed in different ways.

Some sources will have a lot of dissolved minerals in them, others will be more pure, some more or less heavily treated with chemicals, and all of these will affect the way the water tastes and feels.

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