Don't Buy an eskiin Filtered Showerhead Until You Read This
I googled "eskiin complaints" before I unpacked it. Then I tested every one.
Caitlin DoyleSenior tester · Nov 6, 2026
You've probably seen the eskiin ads by now. I'd been seeing them for weeks, so I finally ordered one to test.
I'm a skeptic by nature, and I've learned the angry reviews tell you more than the happy ones. The box was barely open on my kitchen counter when I picked up my phone and typed "eskiin complaints" into Google.
I found four kinds of complaints, and they came up again and again. So I put the eskiin up against the four filtered showerheads people buy instead, two weeks each on the same shower arm here in Sacramento.
My kitchen counter, about two minutes after the box showed up.
How We Scored Them
Four of these came from the complaints.
Chlorine & Metals Removed
I added this one myself, since it's the whole reason to buy a filter. I checked each brand's own removal number, then trusted my nose: after a hot shower, did the steam still smell like a pool?
Water Pressure
The loudest complaint, about almost every filter out there, was "it turned my shower into a drizzle." My test was whether I could stand under it and get the conditioner out of the back of my thick hair in one rinse.
What It Did for My Hair and Skin
Next was "I couldn't tell it was doing anything." So I watched for what I could actually feel, like tight skin when I got out or ends that felt like straw by Friday.
Easy Install & Clean
Then came leaky shower arms and installs that ate a whole Saturday. I put every head on the same arm myself, then watched the threads for drips and wiped each face down when the hard water spots showed up.
Price & Guarantee
Last was "way too much money for a showerhead." I looked at what the price actually gets you, and how easy it is to send back if you hate it.
I expected to agree with the internet.
#1: eskiin Filtered Showerhead
Our top pick for 2026
4.9 / 5
About a week in, I stepped under it with a head full of conditioner and just stood there... and the back of my hair rinsed clean in one go. By week two I'd stopped reaching for lotion the minute I got out, and the steam finally smelled like nothing at all. Of the five heads I put up on that arm, it was the only one that cleaned the water and still felt like a real shower.
Chlorine & metals removed9.8
Water pressure9.7
Hair & skin results9.8
Easy install & clean9.6
Price & guarantee9.7
Black Friday Sale: $115 with 5 free gifts worth $156. Sale stock moves fast, and once it's gone, so are the gifts.
Canopy is the one I wanted to win, honestly. Up on the wall it looks like something out of a spa, and the scent tablets made Sunday nights feel like a little treat.
Standing under it is another story, because the spray comes down like a light rain, and with my hair that meant an extra five minutes waiting for the conditioner to give up. The morning I rinsed twice and still walked out with a slick spot at my crown, it came down. If your hair is fine and you shower to unwind, it could be perfect for you.
Chlorine & metals removed7.9
Water pressure7.0
Hair & skin results8.4
Easy install & clean8.8
Price & guarantee7.6
#3: Jolie Filtered Showerhead
Around $150
3.7 / 5
Jolie is the head all over Instagram, so I put it up expecting the one to beat. It does filter, about 84% of chlorine by its own number, but the spray came down so soft that it never really reached my scalp.
Two weeks of hard water left stains on the face that I couldn't scrub off, and the cartridge was so hard to open that I needed a towel wrapped around it just to get a grip. For around $150, I expected a showerhead I could open with my bare hands. If your pressure is already strong and you love the look, you'll probably be happy with it.
Chlorine & metals removed7.6
Water pressure6.8
Hair & skin results7.8
Easy install & clean6.9
Price & guarantee7.4
#4: Hello Klean Filtered Showerhead
Around $100
3.6 / 5
Hello Klean is the plain, sensible wall head, and I mean that kindly. It went on in a few minutes and never dripped once.
Standing under it felt pretty much like standing under my old head, though, and my hair didn't feel any different either. By the second week I'd forgotten I'd even swapped it. If you want something simple you never have to think about, it's a fair buy at around $100.
Chlorine & metals removed7.2
Water pressure7.1
Hair & skin results7.0
Easy install & clean7.3
Price & guarantee7.0
#5: AquaBliss Inline Shower Filter
Around $35
2.9 / 5
AquaBliss is the cheap one on Amazon, and at around $35 I get why it's where most people start. It's a filter cylinder that screws onto the arm behind the head you already have, so my old head went right back up in front of it.
So nothing about the spray changes, because the same tired head is still doing the spraying. It also adds threaded joints, and mine dripped down the tile until I took it apart and re-taped it. I'd only point a friend to it for a guest bath that barely gets used.
Chlorine & metals removed5.4
Water pressure4.9
Hair & skin results5.2
Easy install & clean6.1
Price & guarantee7.2
The Part None of the Complaints Mentioned
Here's what's going on inside, in plain words. There's one filter, already sitting inside the head when the box shows up, and it's made of 15 layers.
KDF-55 grabs chlorine and heavy metals, and calcium sulfite catches the chlorine that's left. With coconut activated carbon in there too, it takes out 98.7% of chlorine and heavy metals, and the spray still comes out up to 2.5x stronger.
Then I looked up who's actually behind it, like I always do. It's Wes and Maddie St. Amand, a brother and sister who still run the company themselves.
Wes and Maddie St. Amand, the brother and sister behind eskiin.
Wes had eczema, and Maddie was losing hair and dealing with perioral dermatitis. They couldn't find a filter that cleaned the water and kept the pressure, so they built their own. About 30 prototypes later, they started eskiin in 2023 in Beaverton, Oregon.
Wes's eczema and Maddie's hair in the drain, from before they built their own.
Orders still ship fast from their own warehouse in Idaho, where real people pack every box. I could actually find these two and talk to them, and I can't say that about most of what's hung on my shower wall.
What to Look For
A real number, in writing
If a filter won't tell you how much chlorine it takes out, that tells you something. Look for an actual percentage on the brand's own page.
More pressure than you have now
Filtering shouldn't mean standing under a drizzle. You should feel the spray on your scalp the second you step under it.
Everything you need in the box
The eskiin box had a wrench and plumber's tape in it. I even read the install guide, which never happens.
A guarantee long enough to tell
You won't know what a filter does for your hair in a week or two. Sixty days is enough time to really see it.
Plumber's tape on the threads first, then a snug turn with the wrench.
What to Avoid
Inline filters behind your old head
Same weak head, plus joints that drip.
Scent doing the selling
A nice smell for a week won't tell you what's actually coming out of the water.
Cartridges you need a towel to open
Need a towel just to grip it? Pass.
Paying for the ad budget
The head all over your feed isn't always the one doing the most. Look up the removal number before you look at who's posting it.
The Winner Is Clear
So, about those four kinds of complaints. Every one of them came true on my wall, just never while the eskiin was up there. The drizzle was Canopy, the drip was AquaBliss, the "is it even doing anything?" was Hello Klean and the price that stung was Jolie.
The eskiin is the head still on my wall, and it's the one I'd tell a friend to put up. You've read it now, so there's my answer: buy it, and buy it while the Black Friday gifts are still in the box.
Every order comes with 5 free gifts worth $156: free shipping, a Wellness eBook, Shower Steamers, a Detangling Hair Brush and a Hair Wrap Towel. You get 60 days to live with it, so the only real risk is waiting until the gifts are gone.
The one that stayed: the eskiin Filtered Showerhead.
