Distilled Water or Demineralised Water

We’ve got to point out that there isn’t a huge difference in the quality of the end product if the demineralised process is performed correctly, and ours is.

But let’s look at what differences there are;

• Perhaps the obvious difference between demineralised water and distilled water is the method of purification

• Demineralised water is water run through a resin bed to pull out the impurities and deliver a clean end product

• Distilled water is “boiled off” and the vapour cooled to condense and recover a nearly pure product.

Resin beds can range from “really good” to “super good” to increase the purity of the water, and distillation can be repeated (double distilled) to improve the finished product.

Some things are going to “sneak through” the distillation process, but not many. The distilling process can be repeated and the end product is certified medical grade distilled water. This is the only distilled water we supply, medical grade.

Resin bed processing will remove ionic products, but will let though some dissolved materials which are uncharged – like many organic compounds. Living microorganisms can also get through because the resin cannot “stop” them unless it mechanically traps them.

To kick the demineralisers up a notch, we use more sophisticated (and more expensive) resins and better filtration. This process is more cost effective than distilling. The demineralised water we supply is in fact ‘purer’ than the distilled detailed analysis and comparison can be viewed on the water quality page of our website.

The bottom line is that if you wish to purchase an extremely pure product at a lower price (due to the saving in the processing cost) then you should buy demineralised water. If you prefer to buy distilled water for whatever reasons then no problem, we stock this also.

Browse our range of distilled and demineralised water products by clicking here or give us a call on 0330 123 3309 to find out more.