Swimmers! Hair care tips?

Question

I used to swim hardcore in highschool, and now I'm thinking of taking it back up. I remember that some girls left conditioner in their hair while swimming with a cap, and some girls used special shampoos that helped strip the chlorine out.

Since highschool I've taken to dying my hair (professionally) a really dark reddish-brown (my hair is naturally a darkish shade of brown) and I'm wondering what you guys do! I want to swim atleast everyother day, but I don't want my hair turning green and falling out!

Answer 1

After swimming i shower and use Herbal Essences shampoo and conditioner, after i use Aussie's 3 Minute A Day Deep Cleanse and Leave In Conditioner, they work great!! I also went to a salon last year and they told me to use Kenra Shampoo, it also works very well. Make sure to shampoo only your scalp and conditioner the bottom part of your hair; it makes it fuller, gives it more volume, and makes it more healthy :]  

Answer 2

Well one thing that i have heard that works is to wet your hair before you go into that water so that your hair has good clean water in it and it wont soak up all of the bad chlorinated water. Also when you wash your hair dont scrub the bottom just srub the top and let the shampoo just run down that way u dont dry it out as much. About the shampoos you can usually buy them from vendors at swim meets and they may even have it at target or wal mart or something like that, but i am tired too of having my hair runied by swimming all the time!! It really stinks.

Answer 3

Soak your hair before going into the pool.  Hair has a maximum absorbancy point and getting it wet with tap water aids in preventing the more chlorinated water from getting to it.  Swcond, wear a swim cap.  Third, wash your hair with a neutralizing shampoo such as Nexus Aloe Rid.  Fourth, always condition your hair.  Wash your hair immediately after swimming.  The treatment to your hair does not help but this will greatly reduce any further damage.

Answer 4

i can relate. the best thing is to wet your hair first with tap water.soaking wet... think of it as a towel if it  is already wet it will not soak up any water. then the swim cap ..i would not suggest just any conditioner most have alchol and can actually dry the hair with extended use. i  also find that using some hair oil. like vo5 or the queen hellen that you can get at a sallys beauty supply..keeps down the frizzy..and as your hair dresser about a conditioner that extends your color that should also help..good luck and have a great day.