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A carbonated shower apparatus for home use can selectively supply carbonated water in a simple manner and at low cost for bathing, hair washing, pet washing and other purposes. It comprises a mixing water tap unit (1), a carbon dioxide gas supply unit (2), a hose (3), a control valve (4) and a shower head (5). It is characterized in that the mixing water tap unit (1) is of an ordinary type and connected at a side to a cold water path (13) and a hot water path (14) by way of a cold water tap and a hot water tap respectively and at the other side to a water head (16) and the hose (3) to selectively communicate with either of them by way of a two-way valve (15), that the carbon dioxide gas supply unit is arranged at the mixing water tap unit to take out gas from a small gas cartridge (21), reduce the gas pressure and send it out to the consumption side (23) via an outlet port (22), that the hose is connected at the base end thereof to the mixing water tap unit in an ordinary manner and contains therein a small tube (25) having its base end connected to the outlet port, that the control valve has a water through path (41) and a gas through path (42), the water through path being connected at an end to the front end of the hose, the gas through path being connected at an end to the front end of the small tube and at the other end to a nozzle (46) communicating with the water through path and provided at the middle thereof with a valve section (47) and that the shower head is fitted to the control valve and communicating in the inside with the other end of the water through path.

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