How to Get Green Tint From Chlorine Out of Blonde Hair

Chlorine in pools is damaging to blond hair.

Blonde hair and chlorine are a bad combination. Blondes who swim regularly know this first hand. When chlorine builds up in your hair, you can find yourself with a head of green hair. There are some home remedies that can remove the green tinge that comes with chlorine buildup. Look in your cupboard for some household ingredients that will remove the green and return your normal color.

Things You'll Need

• Baking soda
• Aspirin tablets
• White vinegar
• Tomato juice
• Lemonade-flavored drink mix packet
• Effervescent antacid tablets
• Baby shampoo
• Shampoo
• Conditioner

Instructions

Baking Soda

1. Mix baking soda with your regular shampoo to make a paste.

2. Apply the mixture to your hair.

3. Leave the paste on your hair for five minutes.

4. Rinse with cool water.

5. Shampoo and condition as usual.

Aspirin and White Vinegar

1. Dissolve eight regular aspirin tablets in a cup of white vinegar.

2. Apply to your hair. Leave the solution on your hair for 15 minutes before rinsing.

3. Shampoo your hair and apply conditioner.

Tomato Juice

1. Pour a cup of tomato juice over your hair, saturating it thoroughly.

2. Wait five minutes. Rinse the tomato juice from your hair.

3. Shampoo hair, rinse and apply conditioner.

Drink Mix

1. Mix a packet of lemonade-flavored drink mix with a small amount of your shampoo.

2. Apply the mixture to damp hair.

3. Work the mixture in until it dissolves.

4. Shampoo hair. Rinse and apply conditioner.

Effervescent Antacids

1. Dissolve two effervescent antacid tablets in a half cup of warm water.

2. Add a tablespoon of baby shampoo to the solution.

3. Apply all over the hair working it all the way to the ends.

4. Wait five minutes.

5. Wash hair and apply conditioner.

Tips & Warnings

• Prevent the buildup of chlorine by wetting hair and applying conditioner before swimming.

• Wear a swim cap.

References

• CareFair: Get the Green Out