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.
In: 3
Does your area have a municipal well? I would suspect you’re feeling a relatively high amount of dissolved minerals and sulfur in the water that are leaving a residue behind.
Your skin may be used to this, and the relatively pure and highly chlorinated water in places that draw from a surface freshwater source dries your skin out by comparison.
Latest Answers