Tap water is basically the mutt of the water world. It’s got a little chlorine, some calcium, maybe trace amounts of pharmaceutical runoff from your neighbor’s bathroom (yep, that’s a thing). Municipal systems work hard, but they’re not perfect—and they definitely don’t remove everything.
Enter purified and distilled waters, the superhero tag team of H₂O. But before you pick a side, know this: all distilled water is purified, but not all purified water is distilled. It’s like saying all thumbs are fingers, but not all fingers are thumbs—unless you’re giving a thumbs-up, in which case, congratulations.
