Water Softeners

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Originally Posted by Bullitt

My parents' house has well water, with a salt based water softener (I don't know if there's any other kinds). Our water smells like rotten eggs, and it feels like soap doesn't ever completely rinse off, though it does, you just still feel "slippery".

Clearly some sulfur in the water.
In Japanese hot springs that "silky" feeling is well respected. (Feels "slimy" to some though.) Maybe your folks could open up a Japanese-style spa?