Medical Shower Head

red dot: best of the best
red dot award: design concept 2008

design:
Chen Qiong	Lu Jie	Xia Mang	Zheng Guan

Medical Shower not only functions as a regular
showerhead, it also helps take care of the skin.
By accommodating traditional medicinal herbs,
it facilitates a stream of infused water.

Traditional Chinese herbal medicine is widely
known to have remarkable healing abilities. It
is not only meant for consumption; it is also
suitable for external applications. Age-old
remedies, such as medicinal baths, have been
extensively used throughout history. But this
practice has been far less common in recent
times as traditional baths can be inconvenient
in the modern day context. However, it is
possible to obtain Chinese herbal medicine in
concentrated granules these days. They are
individually packed in small parcels, similar to
teabags. As such, taking a medicinal shower
can be as easy as making a cup of tea.

Designed with a compartment to hold
traditional Chinese medicine, this showerhead
enables water to be infused with nourishing
herbal remedies as it flows out. Placing the
medicinal parcel in the showerhead is easy:
the user needs only open the transparent
plastic cover on the front of the showerhead,
insert the parcel, and fit the cover back on.

The water, infused with medicine, is
discharged normally as the tap is turned
on. The showerhead can be rotated, which
gives the user the convenience of adjusting
its angle for the user’s convenience and the
shower head also has a rubber belt so that the
detachable showerhead may be easily held in
the hand.