Protecting Hair While Swimming.

Sep 10, 2013

Natalie T.

Hey ladies, I usually swim with a bathing cap when I do laps, but I seem to have misplaced all of my swimming gear! Either way, I am afraid of any damage my hair will get from the caps and the swimming pool water. I currently have kind of damaged, bleached silver/white hair and I would love to know the best ways to keep it as healthy and unaffected as possible! I do swim in a salt water pool, it is not chlorine, so I am not terribly worried about the color getting ruined. I am most worried about washing my hair every day after I swim and how I can keep my hair as healthy as possible when I'm getting it wet so often. I'm assuming this will dry out my hair a fair amount.
Any swimmers or hair professionals out there that have any tips for keeping healthy hair when I plan on swimming 5x+ per week?

Thanks ladies!

Sep 10, 2013

Mai O.

Ok I have a simple trick that might help. I kinda saturate my hair with conditionner (not to the point where it becomes white though, I just get it damp with product). that plus the bathing cap keeps ny hair in good condition. but I must say I don't swim as often. I use a cheap conditionner for that since it uses quite a lot of product.

Sep 10, 2013

Mai O.

After swimming you just rinse your hair of the conditionner of course.
I also read on a blog that if you saturate your hair with tap water before you swim the hair being already full of that water will "drink up" less salt water.
hopw that helps!

Sep 10, 2013

Natalie T.

Thanks Mai! I will try this =)