Don't fall for the snake oil claims of 'structured water'. A chemist explains why it's nonsense
- Written by: Timothy Schmidt, Professor of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney
Yoann Boyer / UnsplashIs there a “fourth phase of water”? From time to time you might see people talking up the health benefits of so-called hexagonal water, or structured water, or exclusion-zone (EZ) water.
A few weeks ago Kourtney Kardashian’s Poosh website was spruiking a US$2,500 “structured water filter”. Last...





















