Exactly How To Care For Your Hair Following Swimming

Swimming is the greatest forms of exercise that you can do. The problem with pools is that their are very bad for your hair since they use a lot of chemicals to keep the water clean. Swimmers definitely need a special program to keep their hair from being damaged from pool chemicals.

Preventing hair problems in swimmers is relatively easy provided that a swim cap is worn. However, caps are not always completely waterproof, especially around the edges. Another preventive approach is to rinse the hair before swimming, meaning that fresh water is absorbed by the hair instead of first absorbing chlorinated or salt water. Some swimmers apply a leave-in conditioner to the hair before swimming and then wear a swim cap, to give hair maximum protection.

Once you have finished swimming you should always wash and rinse your hair no matter what you have done to protect it. Most public pools have showers for you to rinse off and wash up in and you should take advantage of them as soon as you leave the pool. SLS based shampoos are often a bad choice for people who shampoo their hair often so you shouldn't use them. Vitamin based shampoo is the best for your hair since it will provide nutrients and moisturize your hair. Swimming shampoo is a great option since it is designed for swimmers. If you swim a lot then you should also use a conditioner for your hair even if you don't use it regularly when you aren't swimming.

Weekly hair treatments are a good idea for swimmers, but it is also very important to use a conditioner that can be left in for extended periods of time before and after you go for a swim. You should towel dry your hair since blow drying often leads to damages hair even if you think you are extremely careful. Hair can also be damages by brushing it while wet so you should use a wide toothed comb to untangle it gently.

To sum it up, I always wash my hair with a good shampoo, condition it, and let it dry on its own so that I don't have any problems when I brush it later on.