The Difference Between Spring and Purified Water

The Difference Between Spring and Purified Water

Staying hydrated is so crucial for our day-to-day life.

 From regulating our body temperature and nutrient absorption to digestion and keeping our skin healthy, water plays a major role in keeping us moving throughout the day. 

 Also, knowing your water type is essential, too as there are lots of different options, such as tap, purified, distilled, sparkling and spring water just to name the most popular. 

 In doing some research we learned a popular question Googled quite regularly is "What is the difference between purified and spring water?

 A Case for Spring Water

 Spring water comes directly from a natural, underground water source known as an aquifer, with layers of permeable rock containing high mineral content groundwater. 

 To be classed as ‘spring water’, the water doesn’t go through the traditional mains water system of processing and chemical treatment.

 There are strict regulations in place to ensure the water is 100% pure, drinkable, and bottled at source. Spring water is often considered as ‘the best’ water to drink as it contains those vital, natural nutrients our bodies need.

 Underground water is only classed as ‘spring water’ if:

  • it comes from an underground source that’s bottled at a natural or drilled exit
  • it’s free from bacteria that can cause disease
  • the source is protected from pollution


Blue Spring Living Water is one of the few North American waters truly bottled
at the source of a natural spring. When you are enjoying Blue Spring Living Water, you can be sure that it is never processed with nothing added in.

In fact, Blue Spring Living Water is naturally mineral-enriched and has a perfect 7.0 pH balance; guaranteed fresh, pure, delicious, healing water. 

 Blue Spring Living Water is the best bottled spring water you will ever drink!

What is Purified Water?

 Purified water can come from multiple sources which has been treated to remove all bacteria and impurities and ‘purified’ to make it safe to drink. 

 Typically, purified water will contain fewer natural minerals, as the treatment will strip many of them out while adding more chemicals required for safe drinking.

 There are occasions when purified water can be ‘extra treated’ to make it suitable for use in a range of different sectors, including the pharmaceutical and food processing industries. 

 This involves taking mains-treated water and taking it through a reverse osmosis process to remove trace contaminants before going through deionizing and UV treatment processes.

Water Filtration is Key

So which is best? The key to both spring and purified water is filtration.

While spring water has been naturally filtered through underground aquifers, purified water also goes through a strict treatment and filtration process for purity. 

While, underground water or spring water is always rich in minerals and nutrients and also filtered to perfection, you have to watch out for purified water companies who claim their product has went through all the filtration steps, but may not always be the case. 

So both are excellent sources of hydration, but while purified water is classed as ‘pure’, spring water in our opinion will always be the healthiest option.

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