Memorial Day has come and gone, the kids are out of school and the swimming pools are just calling your name. Don't worry, they call out to all of us, and we all worry about ending up with "swimmers" hair, especially those of us with loads of blonde highlights. There are several things you can do to help prevent getting those funky green ends, and most of them are fairly easy.
1. Get your hair wet before getting into the pool. If your hair is already wet, the places where your hair is dry or damaged is less likely to absorb the water from the pool. The clean water "fills in" the places where your hair has a higher chance of turning green.
2. Rinse your hair out with clean water as soon as you get out of the pool. Most swimming pools have an outside/poolside shower so it's pretty easy to do. You don't have to completely shower, just rinse the chlorinated water out of your hair.
3. If possible, use a spray leave in conditioner after you rinse the pool water out. Using a leave in conditioner will help prevent sun damage and keep your hair from being further dried out and bleached from the sun.
4.Don't let pool water dry into your hair. If you are done for the day and headed home, take just a few minutes to shampoo and condition before you head home. This time you'll want more than a quick rinse to prevent green, you'll want to actually get the pool water out.
5. Use clarifying shampoo at least once a week if you swim often. This will help prevent build up of chemicals that can possibly lead to green hair.
Don't worry to hard if you do end up with swimmer green hair, just book an appointment for a clarifying treatment and a deep conditioner!!
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