Hi, I've just read some reviews for the Hotel where I'm staying in October and it advices people not to wear white swimwear due to the large amount of chlorine in the pools turning it yellow.
My main concern is my hair, which is bleached, as I know it can turn green in the pool, so can anyone recommend any good products I can use on my hair before swimming to stop this happening.
I will be having my hair done a couple of weeks before I go and I've never had any problems before whilst swimming abroad but I dont want to walk around with green hair for 2 weeks.....
Any hair experts out there, please
samx
ps...and it's typical that I've bought white swimwear AFTER reading about the pool.....
My Hairdresser told me to cover my bleached hair in leave-in conditioner before going in the pool. I always do this and i dont get green hair, and your hair stays lovely and soft. You can also get special shampoos and conditioners to stop chlorine affecting your hair.
The conditioner tip sounds a good idea, it will stop the sun drying out my hair aswell and as my hair is quite short it doesn't look too bad with the slicked back look.....
cheers,
samx
I admit it is not a great look but worth it, no green hair
Try ultraswim shampoo and conditioner....it's especially for that kind of thing
I'm going to have a look in Boots today, thanks for all the advice and tips......
Boots do their own swim and sun range that includes a leave in conditionong spray. If the worst happens - ketchup gets rid of green in hair! Smells awful but slap ketchup on for an hour and it will work wonders im told!
I'll have to lock myself in my room if I need to resort to the sauce bottle, I dont want to frighten the maid to death
samx
Kath HT Admin
Here you go, found some...
Just a thought, does your hairdresser use bleach or a tint?
I have very blonde hair but my hairdresser uses a tint which is slightly different and does not react with anything else (pool water).
Might be worth asking them.
Have a great time
Contrary to popular belief it is not the chlorine that makes hair get a green tinge, it is the hard metals that are present in the pool water. The main culprits being iron, Copper and Manganese. These metals are oxidised by the chlorine then bond to your hair. Even natural blondes can have this problem especially if the copper content is high in water.
Using leave in conditioner fills the hair shaft so that these metals find it harder to penetrate.
If you do end up with green hair, tomato ketchup, left on for 15 mins will do the trick. Washing your hair in a solution of warm water and a dissolved aspirin may work. Also using a Shampoo that has anti oxidising properties may help, it needs to contain EDTA (ethylenediamene tetracetic acid).
Loulou
One of our friends noticed his toenails changing shades as well.
I shall take anti chlorine type shampoo's with me in future, as I couldnt find any in Cyprus, so hence we had to use the tomatoe ketchup!
anti chlorine type shampoo's should do the job, but yes i would have a large bottle of ketchup in your room...just incase!
Thanks for all the replys.........only 4 weeks to go now and counting...
lucky you! have a great time!!! where is it you are going? xxx
I'm spending 2 weeks in the Dominican Republic, my first time in the Caribbean and can't wait.
Thanks for all the tips,
cheers,
sam
Have a great time sam
if your hair turns green in the pool,use a tin of tomato soup or tomatoes,rub into your hair for a few mins and the green disappears
The boots har protection spray has been a godsend for me while I've been away... although mines naturally blonde, it goes green in chlorine (and dark ginger in winter for some reason!) but this year, it worked a treat.
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