I grew up on distilled water.
My dad was ahead of his time when it came to health. He bought a countertop distiller and every night it would run while we slept, turning our tap well water into the cleanest water we could get our hands on.
In the morning, my brother and I would race to check all the sludge on the dipper thing. What was left behind after just one gallon was always the same. Yellowish, gritty, sometimes even slimy. And this was from our water.
That visual stuck with me. Because if that sludge wasn’t left behind in the machine, it would have been circulating through our bodies.
Fast forward to today, whenever I’m in a season of detox or skin repair, I go right back to what I learned as a kid. Distilled water isn’t just a hydration source. It’s a reset.
You see, distilled water is water in its purest form, steam that’s been condensed back into liquid, leaving behind heavy metals, fluoride, chlorine, and other chemicals we’d never willingly drink… if we really knew what was in our tap or even spring water.
When you’re detoxing, every little input matters. You’re asking your body to release, not hold on to more impurities.
Distilled water acts like a blank slate.
Because it contains no minerals or additives, it grabs onto and helps flush out metabolic waste, toxins, and even cellular debris. It’s like sending in a cleanup crew with empty buckets.
Here’s what the data says:
- Studies show distilled water may enhance lymphatic flow, helping your skin purge excess waste.
- It improves hydration efficiency, no “hard” minerals to block cellular uptake.
- Some functional medicine practitioners link it to a reduction in skin inflammation, breakouts, and dullness when used during short-term detox cycles.
I don’t drink it every day. But during seasons of deep cleansing or skin resets, I switch, and I feel the difference almost immediately.
Try it for a few days.
Pair it with our Total Body Detox (currently 40% off) and your favorite Facial Balm. Watch what happens, not just to your skin, but to your energy, clarity, and digestion too.
Here’s to radiant skin from the inside out.
