Dry hair from swimming

sweetilemon

I've joined a gym with a pool and trying to go swimming most week days. I can see my baby belly shrinking but my nice shiny hair is turning to straw. I wash and condition it after each swim then blow dry and straighten (it's a frizzy tangled mess otherwise). It hurts my neck swimming with my head out the water and when I tried a swim cap it split! I think I had too much hair stuffed inside it. Does anyone know of any products that might prevent the chlorine getting too it so much? I've got a GHD heat protector spray for straightening but I do find it makes my hair heavy and sticky.

happy35

I tend to put oikl on my hair when I go into the pool, wash it out and condition it with a,masque. I am currently using Shea moisture raw Shea masque and am finding it excellent.

sweetilemon

happy35 wrote: »

I tend to put oikl on my hair when I go into the pool, wash it out and condition it with a,masque. I am currently using Shea moisture raw Shea masque and am finding it excellent.

Do you mean oil and it's a typo or is that a brand? Sorry. Does it come off in the water? Don't want to make the pool dirty but it would be good to protect my hair. I wondered if putting a hair masque on then going in the steam room would work.

no.1swimmum

you'd never guess by my name that I frequently visit swimming pools.

Those that swim daily do one of two things normally - make you hair wet in the shower before swimming, this way the hair soaks up fresh water not chlorinated, or plenty of decent conditioner, and then a swimming hat.

hope these help.

sammyjammy

You can buy products that protect your hair whilst swimming, such as this

http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Sun-Swim-and-Gym-Protection-Masque-for-Normal-Hair-150ml_1262103/

Haven't used it myself but if you are swimming frequently, blowdrying your hair and straightening it you need some help desparately.

happy35

sweetilemon wrote: »

Do you mean oil and it's a typo or is that a brand? Sorry. Does it come off in the water? Don't want to make the pool dirty but it would be good to protect my hair. I wondered if putting a hair masque on then going in the steam room would work.

Yes it is almond oil, I have long hair so use about a teaspoon full as I am conscious of the pool water. I also smother my hair with it at weekends as a treatment, but not for the pool.

Kim_kim

I havent tried it yet (I have only just bought it) but Phillip Kingsley do a product called swim cap.

But if I was you, I'd look on eBay for swim caps for extra hair.
I have a serious head of hair & I can get a standard cap on though.

stormCat99

I swim a lot, and the best way i've found to protect my hair is to:

1. Saturate it with fresh shower water first
2. Run a little conditioner through my hair( leaving it in)
2. Then put on a swimming cap

If your swimming cap split just try another. There are lots of brands and types. There's a big difference for example between silicone ones and non-silicone ones.

I know that Chill Swim swimming caps are extra big - they tend to fall off when I use them. Whereas a fried who has always struggled to find one big enough loves them. See here:

http://www.swimsecure.co.uk/swimsecureshop/copy-of-swim-secure-larger-silicone-swim-hat