I'm an African American woman with long, relaxed hair who LOVES swimming: how do I maintain it while swimming?

Question

swim caps do NOTHING for me and i cant afford to braid my hair all the time...

Answer 1

I'm in the same boat except I lifeguard and I'm a swim instructor so I'm constantly in the water. I'll put leave in conditionar in my hair before I swim and then when I'm done I really scrub my scalp and put a lot of moisturizer in it. I also do a lot of hot oil treatments

Answer 2

Unfortunately, you have to wear your swim cap whilst swimming because direct contact with chlorine will damage your hair (discoloration, dryness and frizz).

Aside from that, you have to use a good shampoo and conditioner (such as ULTRASWIM and other shampoos) that was mentioned in other queries about this subject matter; a twice a month (or once a month) visit in a salon (hot oil treatment) will also suffice.

Answer 3

Well I have been on varsity swim team for a couple years now, and i got my hair died right before season, and a great way to protect your hair is to get it wet in the showers first then run a little bit of good conditioner though your hair. Then you can put on a cap and trust me it will protect your hair. No one will even tell you went in to a pool afterwards. Your hair will be soft and tangle free after .. as a bonus!!!

Answer 4

Same here.... those two don't mix. Hair reacts with water, doesn't matter is it tap water, pool water or sweat. Nothing to do.