Crystal QuestBath Ball Filter

The Bath Ball has a following of its own in r/moderatelygranolamoms and r/nontoxic, where it is recommended by name across several bath-filter threads for taking the chlorine smell out, and an r/HubermanLab commenter is weighing it as an addition to an RO setup. Against that, a 2025 r/moderatelygranolamoms thread from an owner three cartridges in reports a strong plastic smell on opening and small black flakes turning up in the bath water. Small pool, but it is about this product rather than the brand.

WaterFilterGuru published a dedicated lab-tested review of this filter, scoring it 7.94 overall and 8.50 on flow rate while recording that it reduced chlorine worst of the five bath filters tested and that no performance certification exists for it. The same review notes that the Crystal Quest ISO 9001 accreditation is a manufacturing standard and says nothing about contaminant reduction, which is a distinction the brand copy leans on. This is the only product-specific independent writeup anywhere in the catalogue.

The same testers published the comparison as video, ranking Santevia, Canopy, Sprite, Crystal Quest and Tubo against Tap Score laboratory analysis with on-site flow and chlorine measurement. Crystal Quest removed no chlorine at 3.79 GPM and reached only 85 percent at 0.97 GPM, and it was the only filter in the set that never achieved full chlorine removal at any flow rate. Measured, independent and unflattering.

The Bath Ball sits on ASIN B0D1VW6SQ3 at 4.4 from 1,296 ratings, distributed 72 percent five-star against 8 percent one-star, and that pool is shared rather than its own: the same 1,296 appears on the faucet-mount listing B000KU7ZG2, the listing offers Bathtub Filter, Faucet Mount Filter and With Extra Cartridge as set options across five colourways, its model field reads CQE-SP-00808 while its part field reads the sibling CQE-SP-00824, and a bathtub accessory holds a Best Sellers Rank of #10 in Faucet Mount Water Filters. Recorded at line scope for that reason and scored a band below what 4.4 alone would give. The replacement cartridge carries its own pool at 4.8 from 277 with a recurring, specific complaint that cartridges arrive part-filled and most of the media washes out on the first rinse.

Trustpilot reads 4.0 from 54 reviews with 37 posted in the past twelve months, but the distribution is almost entirely bimodal: 50 percent five-star against 39 percent one-star, with 11 percent spread across the middle three bands. Crystal Quest solicits reviews and has answered 83 percent of the negatives. The disagreeing second profile is BBB Kennesaw at 1 out of 5 from six customer reviews against an A plus accreditation, and its complaints concern the tank and countertop systems rather than the bath and shower line.