Great tips, highly recommend having a hair care routine even if you're not swimming.

I keep my hair very long (currently down to about mid thigh), but I do not swim in most pools when I swim it is generally in the lake. I have a sensitivity to Chlorine and tend to feel like my skin is being burned when I take a dip in a chlorinated pool. So my haircare after a swim consists of a quick rinse with a large bottle of clean fresh water once I am out of the lake. This is followed at home with a full shower and wash, I have the "fun" issue of greasy hair with a dry scalp, so I use a clarifying shampoo through all of my hair. This is followed by a mentholated shampoo just on my scalp which has to rest for 5 mins and a conditioner from about my chin to the tips which also has to rest for 5 mins before both get rinsed out. When I am swimming because my hair is quite long I usually braid it to keep it out of my way.

@mermaidminnow

3 жыл бұрын

Your hair is really long! It sounds like you have a great haircare routine to keep your hair healthy. That's a bummer about chlorine pools. Hopefully saltwater pools will continue to increase in popularity so that you have one nearby to go to when you can't go outside!

I'm terrified to go to a salon, because the last time I went my hair was almost as long as yours and the lady cut my hair all the way to my shoulders. I am still growing my hair out and I take very good care of my hair.

@mermaidminnow

3 жыл бұрын

Oh no! I've had that happen to multiple times too! I'm so glad I found a stylist who understood that I wanted a trim and not a cut. Hopefully you can find one like that too so you don't have to go through that experience again.

i cut my hair short like a year ago and i miss my long hair soooo much! i’m growing it out now lol

@mermaidminnow

3 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing a couple of years ago. I finally got it to the length it is now, but it's been a bumpy ride since I wasn't the best at caring for my hair at first.

I've heard wetting the hair ahead of time as well as conditioning it before going into the pool helps. Have you tried this or have any comments on that?

@mermaidminnow

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking. I do actually wet my hair every time before swimming, I didn't even think of mentioning it. I don't know if it makes a difference to be honest though since I always do it. I can say that the main thing is though that making sure you don't leave the chlorine in your hair since the longer it's there the more damage there is.