Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Anti-chlorine Conditioners
- Lemon Juices
- Vinegar
- Vinegar
- Anti-chlorine Shampoos
- Deep Conditioner
- Moisturizing Shampoos
- Deep Conditioner
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Step 1
Purchase a shampoo and/or conditioner specially formulated to remedy "green hair" or "swimmer's hair."
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Step 2
Try using lemon juice or vinegar to rinse the hair after swimming, if you cannot find a commercial product.
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Step 3
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.
Comments
crappycreek said
on 1/28/2009 I smooshed up a ripe tomato removed all the peel and added enough bicarb to make a paste and slathered this onto my daughters brightly coloured green blonde streaks covered with a showercap for half an hour...rinsed off with cool water..the green could be seen quite easily running off on the bottom of the white bath tub...she then wased as normal with shampoo and no green to be seen...cheap easy and only a little messy...she is happy to go to school tomorrow !!!
jannybananny2 said
on 7/18/2008 I am a hairdresser.Tomato products are probably "masking" the green, as are pigmented shampoos like Shimmering Lights. I say this because of the comment that the green returned after a week, Unless the person continued swimming) They don't actually remove the chlorine. Baking soda, Alka seltzer, Coca-cola, vinegar, probably will work. Using these in conjunction with alternating shampooing with a clarifying and a pigmented shampoo will help. A salon "color gloss" or "clear coat" service will help to fill and close the cuticle (outermost layer of hair) to keep chlorine from leaching in. I would not recommend lemon juice as the acidity will cause hair to "bleach out" (remember how we used to get "summer highlights as kids?) and will exacerbate the problem. Also, if you are thinking of perming, please have your stylist do a "test curl" to see if your hair can handle a perm. Exposure to chlor
jannybananny2 said
on 7/18/2008 I am a hairdresser. I would think the ketchup or tomato paste idea would be "masking" the green color. Possibly, the acidity in the tomato would remove some of the chlorine, but judging by the comment from the person that said the green came back in a week (unless she continued to swim) the red color of the tomato would cover up the chlorine green. Also, Shimmering Lights or similar pigmented shampoos have the same effect of covering up the green. They don't actually remove it. A "swimmer's" or clarifying shampoo with added heat can do the job. Don't forget to condition after, as these shampoos can be a bit harsh on the hair. For extreme cases, clarifying and then having a "color gloss" or "clear coat" color service at a salon to keep the cuticle (outer most layer of the hair) closed will help to keep chlorine out. I would not recommend lemon juice! While it may remove chlorine, it's aci
EquiPro said
on 6/15/2008 There are two ways to deal with "green" hair from swimming:
1) Prevention. My daughter, who has fine, white-blonde hair down to her butt swims competitively year round. ALWAYS! Before she gets into that pool, she thoroughly wets her hair with tap water (soaking wet) and then liberally applies a cheap conditioner (we use Dove from Costco). This goes under her cap. This is every single time.
2) If, for some reason she DOES get some green in her hair OR just to keep her hair in good condition, we do an aspirin wash. I saw some people advise aspirin w. lemon juice, but the lemon juice is not necessary.
You do an aspirin wash like this:
Buy the cheapest aspirin you can find...uncoated works best and costs the least. Put about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of aspirin tablets in a large container of water. It will dissolve immediately. Put the dissolved aspirin in the hair and work it in
TheAnonymousOne said
on 6/3/2008 TOMATO PASTE or TOMATO SAUCE or KETCHUP WORKS (together or separate, whatever you have)!!! Get in the shower, put it on your hair, let it sit for 5-10 minutes, shampoo it out, condition it, AND NO MORE GREEN!!! JUST AMAZING!!!
I've been dealing with greenish hair for 2 years now (ever since I moved to this area) and have spent probably over $2000 (or more) on trying to get it fixed by my hairdresser. She NEVER gave me any tips on how to get rid of it, and so, desperate, I read some reviews here, mixed ketchup and tomato sauce, put it on my hair AND NO MORE GREEN!!! 8 minutes, in the shower, nasty smell, but who cares: the results are here!!! The only thing though is that my water here has so many minerals that the green comes back every two weeks... But at least now I know how to get rid of it!!! Thank you everyone for the tip!!!