Distilled Water the Same as Purified Water
If you want to try home distillation, use a stainless steel pot with a lid, a glass bowl floating inside, and a bag of ice on top. The condensed steam drips into the bowl like tears of joy for your plants.
Pro tip: Distilled water is actually too “empty” for long-term human drinking. It lacks minerals like calcium and magnesium, which your body (and your peace of mind) appreciate. So don’t replace your whole water supply with it.
Distilled vs. Purified Water: 4 Differences & Health Benefits
For purified water at home, a simple carbon filter jug (the ones that look like chic lab beakers) is great for most uses. It’s the same technology used in every hipster coffee shop from Brooklyn to Berlin.
Fun Little Facts to Drop at Your Next Dinner Party
Did you know that distilled water is the same stuff you find in your car battery? Not for drinking, but it’s essential for keeping your engine alive. It’s also used in lead-acid batteries for submarines—so you’re essentially sipping submarine juice if you drink distilled water.
NASA astronauts on the International Space Station drink recycled purified water—their own sweat, urine, and condensation. That is purified water at its most sci-fi, and it’s cleaner than most tap water on Earth. Cheers to space efficiency!
And here’s a nostalgic one: remember the little bottles of “steam distilled” water your grandma kept in the pantry for her ancient iron? She was years ahead of the hydration trend. Grandma was always a minimalist icon.