Swimming and your hair

[persa]

If you swim a lot, what do you do to take care of your hair?

I'm in the pool everyday with my little one and I want to keep my hair as healthy as possible. I've heard that getting your hair wet with just water before you get in the pool helps keep the chlorine from damaging your hair as much.

[purrbox]

I've heard spraying leave-in conditioner before you swim helps, but I've never tried it.

[SuziSaysDa]

Conditioner or coconut oil on the hair, then a swim cap. The only way my Brazilian blowout survived two months of swim bootcamp.

If I was not planning to get my hair in the pool, just standing in the water, I would wet, condition, then wear it up - to protect from splashing.

[pooh8402]

Wet hair, then leave in conditioner. Saved my hair when I was taking a swimming class in college.

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[jaimielynn1224]

If you're talking about in a pool, you need a clarifying shampoo. The chlorine builds up in your hair and the clarifying shampoo helps the hair return to normal

[persa]

Yes, a pool at our house. Today I put some argan oil in it before I got in the pool.

And I'm getting Japanese straightening done tomorrow so I won't be able to get it wet for a few days anyway but then I want to make sure it stays in decent shape afterwards.

I hadn't really thought of a swim cap but I guess I could consider it. I use Pureology Hydrate line. What clarifying shampoo would I use?

[FormerCityGirl]

My stylists have always told me to wet my hair completely before going in chlorine or saltwater. By getting your hair wet before going in the water, it mostly absorbs the clean water and keeps chlorine or saltwater absorption to a minimum along with damage. I always do this at the minimum. I usually take it a step further by thoroughly coating my hair in a sulfate free heavy conditioner or a layer of coconut oil. That adds another layer of protection. If I'm getting in and out of the water, I make sure to get my hair wet again by keeping a spray bottle of water at the pool or beach and i add a little more conditioner.

Also, I use a UV protection spray to keep sun damage to a minimum. Alterna has some great products and Joico has done some in the past too. When my hair is mostly dry, I will wear a sun hat for protection out of the water. A lot of the UV products are seasonal at Ulta or Sephora. I'm always very careful since we have a pool and spend a lot of time there.

[shopgirl07]

I like Kenra clarifying shampoo.

I would also recommend using the Malibu swimmers treatment. You use it about once a week and it's fantastic for hair that's been in chlorine a lot.

[celeste]

I get mine wet, use a swim cap when I lap swim, and use Aveda's sun care shampoo mixed in with my regular shampoo afterward.

[Deleted]

Wet it and then put conditioner in it. It doesn't specifically have to be leave in conditioner but you don't rinse it out until after swimming.