That's the kind I've used in my house for over 30 years. Hardware stores, even Home Depot sometimes, carry these. Definitely get the all bronze ones with chrome plate. Skip any with plastic parts, as they don't last. Unless my memory hole is scrambled, this is derived from the orginal modedels made for use in US submarines. Talk about a conservation incentive.

AquaHelix - .5 gal/min

How much does the AquaHelix cost? Where to buy it?

The problem with low-flow showerheads and/or flow restrictors is that it takes longer to get clean than with regular showerheads. If you are actively trying to get clean, that is, you aren't just sitting under the shower getting warm, it takes longer to rinse the soap and shampoo off if the shower is low-flow.
Try this experiment, get in a regular shower and shampoo your hair with lots of lather, then time how long it takes to get the soap out of your hair. Repeat with a low-flow shower. It will probably take much longer under the low-flow.
The best solution is a removable shower wand with a flow cutoff. That way, you can quickly get wet, lather up with the water off and then rinse quickly and efficiently by aiming the wand at the soapy bits.

Dave,

I think it HEAVILY depends on the quality of your low-flow showerhead.

When I bought a low-flow showerhead for my parents' house (they still had a 80s showerhead that wasted lots of water), I didn't notice any change in the time it took to take a shower AT ALL.

Maybe ultra-low-flow showerhead can make a difference, but I suspect that that difference is in the seconds range and that for most people who are not super-quick in the shower to begin with, it's totally worth it.

But yeah, all showerheads should have a "pause button" by regulation.

I just tested my Home Depot low-flow head - 1.4 gallons/minute.

Low-flow faucet heads are also great if you don't have much water pressure, as they're designed to work better with less water.
I have the aforementioned Home Depot showerhead; it has three setting for varying intensity, so it can be set strong enough to rinse hair, which I think most low-flow heads do poorly.

And here I am, trying to figure out how to get these damn lo-flo showerheads OFF. Sorry, but I want a SHOWER, not a fricken misting...These things are the scourge of the earth.

d,

There's obviously a problem with your setup, because what comes out of a normal low-flow showerhead certainly cannot be described as a mist. Maybe you house has INCREDIBLY low water pressure?

What I would like with these things is a display which tells me how much water I have used, and how much it will cost me, gasand/or electricity it used, etc. Simply having that feedback would encourage shorter showers.

Some builders/landlords cut corners by using 1/2" I.D. supply pipes. Its not to code, generally, but that never stops a determined cheapskate. The resulting pressure drop causes several bathroom issues, iincluding the famous toilet flush'n scald problem plus malfunctiong shower heads. In this case, you have a few short term options. One is to go to the pressure reducer device where the inlet pip enters the building and use a screwdriver to raise the inside in pressure a bit. Plumbers have a bourdon gage they can screw on to a faucet or garden hose outlet to measure the resulting change in line pressure. See if you can borrow one. Its fun to learn how to solve your own simple problems. Another option is to buy a "low flow" showerhead with slightly higher output in gpm than the one you are getting a "mist" from. Before you do that, however, dissemble as far as you can the old one and soak it in one of the mineral acid cleaning products that dissolve scum. Many times the problem is plugging inside the flow reducer head. THis is good if you have an expensive one that has lost functionality. There is a third way; put a flow splitter at the head stem. One side goes to the low flow shower head and the other goes to a handheld wand on a flexible stem. Its easy to put a shutoff junction behind both if you want to really save money no matter which is in use.

My girlfriend and I have been using this shower head for a long time.

Dave: My gf wouldn't put up with it if it didn't clean her off easily. Believe me, it does.

I live in an older apartment building (1963 I think) and I guess there weren't any tall people intended to live here when this place was built. I'm 6'3" and I already have to crouch down to get under the showerhead, this would add 3" or so to the amount I need to crouch down... :(

awesome idea though, I will absolutely get one when I can use one...

Is the Nature's Mist Dual head a low-flow system? I installed this system and there is very low water pressure - is this the reason? If not, is there something I could have done wrong in the installation to cause such a low pressure of water? Thanks