How to Prevent Green Chlorine Hair

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Swimming pools are notorious for damaging hair. The chlorine causes hard metals in pool water to oxidize and turn green. Blondes, brunettes, and even red heads may get green pool hair after a swim, but the lighter the shade of hair you have the more noticeable the green will be. Green pool hair is especially noticeable in blonde hair that is dyed because the hair coloring process strips the hair follicle and it becomes more porous. Here's how to prevent green chlorine hair.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

1. Perhaps the most obvious way to prevent green pool hair is to wear a swimming cap. Swimming caps will prevent your hair from getting wet and thus soaking up the metals in the water. You can actually do your hair a favor and apply conditioner to it before putting on the swim cap. Your hair will receive a deep conditioning treatment while you are enjoying your swim.

2. Soak your hair with tap water before entering the pool. By letting your hair "drink up" regular water that contains minimal chlorine there is less pool water absorbed by your hair.

3. Immediately after you get out of the pool, thoroughly rinse out your hair. Get the metals out of your hair as soon as possible. If you think that you have rinsed enough, rise some more. Any residual chlorine can really attack your hair and is also very drying to your hair.

4. Use a shampoo for swimmers. These shampoos are formulated to get out the pool chemicals that are so hard on your hair. Let hair air dry if possible to avoid hair damage caused by a blow dryer.