Chlorine sucks the natural oils present in the skin and hair, leaving than rough, dry, and damaged. Your hair requires certain oil to retain its smoothness and health but chlorine removes those oils.
Chlorine can cause a chemical reaction in the hair which may lead to changing the natural color of the hair, causing split ends and weakening each hair strand.
People with specific hair can easily affect due to chlorine damage than others. It includes,
- Those who have color-treated hair
- People with Dry hair
- Fine or thin hair
- Who have bleached their hair
- Chemical treated hair
- Hair with existing damage
Guidance To Protect The Hair From Chlorine Damage
Here are some top tips to prevent hair from chlorine. You should remember the upcoming steps when you are in a situation to use chlorine water.
1. Don’t Forget To Wet Your Hair Before And Also After Swimming
Most pool staff will insist you take shower before going to the pool, you may have to think why so, there is a reason behind it. Doing this will remove any dirt and oils from the body so that it won’t settle at the bottom of the pool.
Meanwhile, it also helps to protect against chlorine damage to the hair. Do you know how? When pre-soaking the hair with clean water before the pool, your hair strands can absorb the water and decrease the amount of chlorine that is absorbed.
Likewise, it is a good one to rinse the hair completely with clean water after swimming. To get a deep clean, you can also use some clarifying shampoo.
2. Make Use Of Oils
If you have the habit of going swimming pool often and experience heavy hair damage, consider having a leave-in chlorine protectant on the hair.
You can go for natural oil like olive oil, coconut oil, and jojoba act as a protective layer to safeguard chlorine as well as other pool chemical from being absorbed into the hair strands.
If you want added protection, have a deep conditioning mask or use leave-in -conditioner
3. Go For The Swim Spray Option
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