The heck do you take off a swim cap?

[jane6672]

I watched a video on how to put one on (lol) and that was fine. But when I took it off it kind of rolled and it caught and broke some of my hair.  


This is how I'm envisioning a successful removal:

[shorewife]

I try to lift up over my forehead first so that the front doesn't break. I don't care as much about the rest!

[al320]

I just slip it off, i dont give it much thought actually, i take it from the sides and pull it off.

[Susie]

Yeah, I usually don't think about it either. I'm trying to imagine doing it right now to think where do my hands naturally go to? I guess I usually lift from near my temples/in front of my ears. But in my heavy swimming days, I have always ended up with some wispies from caps being hard on my hair.

[Deleted]

It helps if you dunk your head under water just as you're sliding it off! Pull the sides away slightly just as you're going under, and water will bubble under the cap and help pull it off. Hard to explain... but watch some videos of swimmers after races (i.e. The olympics).

[kams]

I do it underwater as well

[Deleted]

I tug at it from the front and give myself an unflattering facelift. I look like a very surprised cat. Sometimes hair comes out.

[jane6672]

Apr 7, 2017 6:41:29 GMT -5 @vtcupcake said:

What kind of swim cap do you have? I find the silicone caps are much nicer to my hair than latex.

It is silicone. My second go-around was more successful. I'll try underwater removal too.

[al320]

Also, i put some kind of conditioner/leave in before i swim. My swim cap pretty much slides right off.

[niq]

I think I put my thumbs under the side, and then sort of push up and slide them towards the front, then pull it off the rest of the way.

[m1and1m]

I slip my fingers underneath in the middle of my forehead, and pull it back. It turns inside out as I pull it off, same as how you remove disposable gloves.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Yeah, I just grab the front, pull it forward away from my head, and then up.

I do, however, have a little bit of breakage where I occasionally will grab a couple hairs in the same spot over and over.

[shauni27]

Apr 8, 2017 22:39:31 GMT -5 m1and1m said:

I slip my fingers underneath in the middle of my forehead, and pull it back. It turns inside out as I pull it off, same as how you remove disposable gloves.

this is what I do, didn't even think of taking it off while actually in the pool! I will do that tomorrow

[shauni27]

wait, do you all not have your hair up when you put your cap on??

[mrs.jacinthe]

Apr 10, 2017 14:23:45 GMT -5 shauni27 said:

wait, do you all not have your hair up when you put your cap on??

Nope.  Ponytail holders under my cap give me headaches.  So I pull all my hair to the back and twist it so it sort of stays together, put on my cap, and then stuff all the hair under.  It's not a very glamorous process.

[bluelikejazz]

Ditto underwater. Much easier. Thumb goes under the front on your forehead, then pull out and up.