Water is one factor among many
Sun, salt water, boating, pool chlorine, hot showers, soaps and air conditioning all play a part. Water treatment is about comfort, not treating a condition. Persistent itching or rashes call for a dermatologist.
Lighthouse Point life is outdoors: boating, swimming, fishing and time in the sun. Those factors often matter more for skin than tap water does, and a water test can't measure them.
Hardness probably isn't it
Hard water can leave soap residue on skin. Lighthouse Point's water is softened at Pompano Beach's lime and membrane plants, with typical hardness of 1 to 2 grains, so that's unlikely on city water. A private well is a different story. See hard water in Lighthouse Point.
Chloramine in the shower
Some people dislike the smell of chloramine in a hot, steamy shower. Small shower-head filters have little contact time for chloramine; a whole-home city water system treats all the showers with media designed for it. See whole-home filtration.
Chloramine is kept in the water on purpose to protect it in the pipes, and Pompano Beach's 2025 report lists samples from 0.61 to 4.0 ppm. Your shower's level depends on where you are in the system, which is why measuring it is the first step.
What a test shows
- Chloramine at your shower or tap.
- Hardness, to confirm it's low.
- pH and TDS for context.
Simple comfort steps
- Rinse off salt water and pool water soon after swimming.
- Shorter, cooler showers; run the bathroom fan.
- A gentle cleanser and moisturizer, as your dermatologist suggests.
- A whole-home system if you want chloramine reduced at every shower.
If you try these steps and still dislike the shower water, that's when a whole-home system is worth discussing. Jorge will explain what it changes and what it doesn't.
If you're on a private well
Well water hasn't been softened or disinfected, so the factors are different: hardness, iron and sometimes sulfur can all affect how a shower feels and smells. A well system configured from the well's test addresses those. See well water in Lighthouse Point.
Book a test
Call, text or WhatsApp (305) 793-5974. Jorge tests your water and tells you plainly whether equipment is likely to make a difference.
https://cdn.pompanobeachfl.gov/city/pages/utilities/Final-2025-Water-Quality-Report.pdf
https://www.pompanobeachfl.gov/residents/utilities/water
Updated 2026-10-17 · Living Waters · Jorge Canela, Water Quality Specialist