How to Get Rid of Chlorine-Green Hair
The green hair that develops from exposure to chlorine is related to the hard metals found in the water. It's not really the chlorine that changes the color of your hair, but the metals that are present in the pool. Unless you're fond of your new hair color you can follow these steps to get rid of the chlorine-green hair.
- Difficulty:
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Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Anti-chlorine Conditioners
- Lemon Juices
- Vinegar
- Anti-chlorine Shampoos
- Deep Conditioner
- Moisturizing Shampoos
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Purchase a shampoo and/or conditioner specially formulated to remedy "green hair" or "swimmer's hair."
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Try using lemon juice or vinegar to rinse the hair after swimming, if you cannot find a commercial product.
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To prevent green hair from ever becoming a problem you have to deal with, wet your hair before going into a pool and put a conditioner in it and leave it like that. It will shield your hair from the metals in the water. Also put on a snug swimmers cap to keep the hair from getting wet.
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Tips & Warnings
To prevent damage of your hair, deep condition your hair before swimming in chlorinated water.
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Comments
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My green hair has been caused by the copper pipes in our house. The electrolysis from the hot water heater has done the damage.
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Andrea I was reading your post and I was wondering did the Ketchup ever work on your hair? I cant imagine my hair turning green how horrible.
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Anonymous
Jul 26, 2011
Here's a quick tip for the summer swimmers. -
I got green mustache, you don't want to know what I did to get rid of it.
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red kool-aid sprayed on....dlute with water and vinegar first....let it dry all the way....then wait a day and rinse and condition
