Ilume — Softer hair with every shower.
Softer water. Softer hair.

Make every day a great hair day.

★★★★★ 1,842 verified installs
Know it's working with the digital display.
A small digital reader on the head shows your live chlorine in and out. Every shower. No app, no guessing.
Catches chlorine AND stops scale buildup.
Four filter stages in one filter — KDF-55, activated carbon, calcium sulfite, and TAC media. The first three catch chlorine, chloramine, and organics. TAC conditions hardness so calcium and magnesium stop bonding to your hair, glass, and fixtures. Without salt. Without a separate softener tank.
No plastic touching the water that touches your hair.
Solid PVD lead-free brass throughout. No plastic puck inside, no painted shell to flake into your shower.
Super easy to install. Sixty seconds, by hand.
Threads onto any standard ½″ NPT shower arm — wall, ceiling, or handheld. Unscrew. Screw on. Step in. No plumber, no tools.
1. Choose your finish
2. Pick your refill schedule
3. Free with your order
Two free add-ons. One tests your water. One tracks your hair.
The Texture Companion app
Visible proof that it works
Photo prompts on Week 0, 2, 4, 8 — stored privately on your phone.
60-day money-back guarantee · Free US shipping

Your conditioner fights frizz.
This fights the hard water.

The shampoo, the climate, and hormones might not be the problem.

Hard water
Soft water
It's not just your hair

There are so many benefits.

Glossy warm-brunette hair holding its salon color
Color
Color holds tone for weeks longer between salon visits.

Chlorine fades color-treated hair faster than UV does. Filter it out and your last appointment lasts longer.

Smooth healthy skin post-shower in soft morning light
Skin
Skin doesn't feel tight after toweling off.

The same chlorine that dries your hair sits on your skin too. With it gone, moisturizer absorbs faster.

Crystal-clear frameless shower glass over travertine, no soap scum
Shower
Shower glass stays clear. Soap scum stops climbing the door.

Most of what builds up on shower glass is chlorine residue bonding with soap film. Less chlorine in, less film out.

Why we built it this way

Built to be the last filtered shower head you ever install.

Other Brands Ilume
Proof it's working None Live display
Chloramine Misses it Catches it
Filter life ~90 days 4 months
Materials Plastic Solid brass · 6 finishes
Guarantee 30 days 60 days, full refund
First-year cost $280$148 head + $33 × 4 filters $425$329 head + $32 × 3 filters
What our first clients are saying

Soft hair.
Real bathrooms.

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"Phoenix tap reads 2.3 PPM on my Tap Score. The Ilume reads 1.9 in, 0.04 out. Four weeks later my hair has body again for the first time since we moved. I sent my stylist a screenshot of the display and she made me tell my entire move-in cohort."

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Rachel C.
Scottsdale, AZ · ✓ Verified · Dark Bronze
★★★★★

"I bought three filtered showerheads before this. All three said '99% chlorine reduction' on the box. None of them told me a number. This one shows you the math. Mine reads 1.6 in, 0.03 out. The other ones never told me whether they were still working."

MD
Mara D.
Dallas, TX · ✓ Verified · Warm Brass
★★★★★

"Sixty-second install, no plumber, no leak. My husband installed it on the way to the gym. Eight weeks in: the ends of my hair don't feel like straw anymore. Also it actually looks like a designer fixture — guests have commented twice."

JL
Jess L.
Tampa, FL · ✓ Verified · Matte Black
★★★★★

"My colorist asked what changed. Nothing in my routine changed except this. She said my color is holding two weeks longer. The math on that: I save more on gloss treatments per year than the filters cost."

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Anna H.
Las Vegas, NV · ✓ Verified · Brushed Nickel
★★★★☆

"Four stars because the dark bronze had a subtle backorder. Worth the wait though. Reading: 2.0 → 0.05. I check it every morning, the way I check my Oura ring. The filter alert is the thing — I never have to wonder if it's still working."

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Sasha P.
Austin, TX · ✓ Verified · Dark Bronze
★★★★★

"I bought the $99 puck last year. It clogged inside three months. Replacement filters were $35 every two months. Ilume is $32 every four months and I can see it's still working — and my shower glass actually stays clear now. The math wasn't even close."

KW
Kayla W.
Charlotte, NC · ✓ Verified · Polished Chrome

Customer testimonials reflect individual experiences. Display readings reflect that specific install. Results vary by inlet PPM, household pressure, and filter age.

What's not inside

No leaded brass.
No plastic body.
No Vitamin-C gimmick.
No "proprietary blend."
No exceptions.

Most filtered showerheads take shortcuts. Not here.

How it's built

Three things
most filters get wrong.

LiveReadout frame 1 LiveReadout frame 2 LiveReadout frame 3 LiveReadout frame 4 LiveReadout frame 5 (final)
Proof — visible chlorine readout
Ilume LiveReadout™
$99 plastic puck "99%" on box
App-based filter App + login required
01 — The display

A live readout,
right on the head.

Every other filtered showerhead claims — the percentage on the box, a logo, a testimonial. A claim is what someone tells you about the water.

Ilume reads. LiveReadout™ shows your inlet PPM, outlet PPM, and remaining filter life — measured at the head, every shower. No app. No subscription. No login.

Display spec
Technology 2.0" e-ink, persistent
Power CR2032 · 2-year life
Refresh Every shower cycle
Outlet PPM is calculated from filter age and inlet sensor reading. The number errs conservative — actual reduction typically beats the displayed value by 0.1–0.3 PPM at half-life.
Cutaway of the Ilume head showing three stratified filtration bands inside the cone — KDF-55 on top, activated carbon in the middle, calcium sulfite at the bottom
Filter architecture
Ilume 4-stage stack
Single-carbon puck Carbon only
Vitamin-C novelty Loses cap. in ~30d
02 — The filter

Four filters.
Four jobs.

Most filtered showerheads use one filter — usually carbon — and don't address mineral scale at all. Ilume stacks four stages in a single filter:

KDF-55 removes free chlorine and heavy metals. Coconut-shell carbon catches organics and smell. Calcium sulfite neutralizes chloramine — the bound-chlorine compound carbon misses. Template-Assisted Crystallization (TAC) media converts hardness minerals into harmless nano-crystals that don't bind to glass, fixtures, or your hair. Each filter sized for 4 months at typical use.

Filter spec
Free chlorine reduction ≥ 97% (NSF/ANSI 177)
Scale prevention ≥ 95% (NSF/ANSI 372 + WQA tested)
Capacity ~3,500 gallons / 4 months
Subscription price $32 / filter
Cost per shower $0.13
Capacity assumes 1.8 GPM at a 7-minute shower, two showers per day. The LiveReadout™ tracks actual gallons through the filter — heavier use shortens cycle, lighter use extends it. The bar tells you, not the calendar. TAC is not a salt-based softener; it conditions hardness without salt or wastewater.
Ilume head in dark bronze on warm cream — italic-serif wordmark etched at the top of the cone, lowercase i monogram centered on the spray face
Materials · build quality
Ilume PVD lead-free brass
Plastic + chrome dome Molded plastic puck
One-finish stainless Single finish only
03 — The materials

Made from the same materials
as a high-end faucet.

Most filtered showerheads are plastic with a painted chrome shell. Cheap to make. Easy to ship. Out of place in a bathroom that has Waterworks or Brizo on the rest of the wall.

Ilume is PVD-finished lead-free brass. Universal fit — threads onto any standard ½″ NPT arm. Six finishes color-matched to premium faucet lines. The LiveReadout™ display is the only UI on the head.

Materials spec
Construction Solid lead-free brass
Finish PVD (vacuum-deposited)
Connection Standard ½" NPT
Flow rate 1.8 GPM (pressure-compensated)
PVD is the same finish class used on premium faucet lines including Vola, Dornbracht Tara, Waterworks Henry, and Buster + Punch. Scratch- and corrosion-resistant. Not a coating that wears off.
Quick and easy

Install takes
sixty seconds.

Hand-threads onto your existing arm. The seal is a captive silicone gasket — no wrench, no plumber.

1
Unscrew your existing head
Hand-tight, counterclockwise. Towel for grip if it's stiff.
2
Thread Ilume onto the arm
Standard ½" NPT. Hand-tight until the gasket compresses.
3
Run the shower for 30 seconds
The filter flushes, the display wakes. Your PPM appears within a minute.
4
Read the number
That number is the data you've been missing. Screenshot it if you want to send your stylist. You're done.
Universal fit. 60-second install. No plumber, no tools.
For housewarmings & hard-water city moves

A housewarming gift
she'll actually use.

The most-gifted Ilume is the Dark Bronze head sent to someone who just moved to a hard-water city. The card reads "this gives you back what your old water didn't take." Arrives flat. Looks like the rest of their bathroom on day two.

"My sister moved from Portland to Tucson in March. By June her hair was a different texture. I sent her the Dark Bronze and the Tap Score kit. She texted me 'I have my hair back' on day twenty-three."

— Caroline T., verified gift buyer · Brooklyn, NY
Ilume in dark bronze on cream linen alongside Tap Score kit, replacement filter, and an olive sprig — the housewarming flat-lay
Common questions

Answered honestly.

How is this different from a $99 plastic filtered showerhead? +
Three differences that actually matter. (1) The display. Ilume is the only filtered showerhead that shows your live inlet and outlet PPM on the head. Every other brand asks you to trust the percentage on the box. (2) The filter stack. A four-stage filter (KDF-55 + activated carbon + calcium sulfite + TAC media) versus a single carbon puck. KDF-55 and carbon catch chlorine and organics. Calcium sulfite catches chloramine, which carbon misses. TAC conditions hardness so scale stops bonding to your hair, glass, and fixtures. (3) The body. Solid lead-free brass with a PVD finish in six colorways, designed to live in a bathroom with premium fixtures — not a plastic puck.
Is the displayed PPM actually measured, or estimated? +
The inlet number is measured — a free-chlorine sensor in the inlet stem reads the water entering the filter. The outlet number is calculated from filter age, inlet reading, and the NSF/ANSI 177 capacity curve for the specific filter stack. The calculation errs conservative; in third-party testing the actual outlet PPM beats the displayed number by 0.1–0.3 PPM through the first 80% of filter life. Filter life remaining is tied to gallons-through, not time.
Will it kill my water pressure? +
No. The cone houses a pressure-compensating silicone regulator that maintains a steady 1.8 GPM across the full range of US residential water pressure (35–80 PSI). The 96-nozzle silicone face is wider than a commodity puck (4.5″ vs ~3″), which spreads the same volume across a larger area — feels like more water, not less. If you're currently on a low-flow showerhead and the pressure already feels weak, Ilume will feel like an upgrade, not a sidegrade.
Does this fix hard water too — calcium, magnesium? +
Yes — that's what the fourth filter stage is for. The filter includes TAC media (template-assisted crystallization), which conditions calcium and magnesium so they no longer bond to your hair, glass, or fixtures. Technically, the minerals stay in the water, but they're inert — they pass through instead of sticking. No salt. No wastewater. No separate softener tank under your sink. The other three filter stages (KDF-55, activated carbon, calcium sulfite) handle chlorine, chloramine, and organics. If you want to verify what your specific tap holds before installing, add the complimentary Tap Score baseline to your order — it reports both chlorine and hardness.
How often do I change the filter? +
Every 4 months at typical hard-water city usage — ~3,300 gallons through the filter at 1.8 GPM, two showers per day, 7-minute average. The LiveReadout™ tracks actual gallons (not the calendar), so heavy use shortens the cycle and light use extends it. The bar on the display fills down — when it hits zero, swap. On subscription, we ship the next filter automatically two weeks before the bar zeroes out, so you never run dry. On one-time, you order when the display tells you. The swap takes 15 seconds: unscrew the bottom of the cone, drop the old filter out, drop the new one in, screw closed.
Which finish should I pick? +
The honest answer: Dark Bronze is the canonical hero and the most-shipped SKU — it pairs with the warm-stone, travertine, and aged-brass bathrooms most hard-water city buyers actually have. Matte Black for modern minimalist spaces (Vola HV1 / Buster + Punch register). Brushed Nickel if your existing faucet is brushed nickel — the softer, satin variant. Polished Nickel for the same range one degree more reflective — pairs with Waterworks Easton. Polished Chrome for traditional or hotel-style baths. Warm Brass for the editorial-design crowd — pairs with Waterworks Henry. Color-match to your existing faucet is the simplest rule.
How does shipping work? +
The head ships in a single flat box via UPS Ground or USPS Priority depending on your zip. Free US shipping on every order. Typical delivery: 2 business days. Filter refills on subscription arrive in a flat letter-format envelope, also free. No double-walled packaging, no plastic filler. The box your head arrives in is the box the head ships in — no overpack, no theatrics.
What if I don't love it? +
One promise: a 60-day 100% money-back guarantee. If the head doesn't change your hair, doesn't match your bathroom, or doesn't feel like what you wanted for any reason at all — we refund the purchase in full. You don't ship the head back. We don't ask for a photo. We don't ask for a reason. We'd rather you be honest and return it than be unhappy and keep it. Email us and we handle the rest.
The 60-day guarantee

Healthier hair in sixty days.
Or every dollar back.

Ilume head mounted in a travertine bathroom
Choose your finish
Free with your order
Two free add-ons. One tests your water. One tracks your hair.
The Ilume Texture Companion app
Visible proof that it works
Photo prompts on Week 0, 2, 4, 8 — stored privately on your phone.
Free US shipping
60-day money-back guarantee
4.9 / NSF/ANSI 177 · PVD lead-free brass
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