Cdh256
May 30th, 2015, 11:50 AM
I'm a guy who is in the process of growing my hair out. (Had a buzz cut for the past 10 years and I want shoulder length or longer now!) My hair is still relatively short (about 2.5 inches in the front, a little over 3 inches in the back), but I still take care of it as if it were long, which I think is helping me tremendously. I'm in the beginning of what most guys refer to as the "awkward phase" and I honestly feel like this hair length looks very good on me so far. I attribute this to me following good tips for keeping my hair healthy and whatnot. I actually watched youtube videos of girls talking about their hair care routine and pretty much do what they do.
Anyway, my apartment's swimming pool just opened, and I have heard terrible things about how badly chlorine can damage your hair. I'm going to be spending a lot of time at that pool, but I am not... repeat, am NOT going to wear a swim cap out there in front of my bros and the girls that I will meet. I've never seen anyone out there wear a swim cap (male or female), and I don't plan on starting any trends. I will gladly let my hair be damaged a little bit to avoid wearing a swim cap. Besides, it's still fairly short. It will have plenty of time to repair after summer as it grows longer.
-I've looked everywhere on the internet. But every article or video I've seen says to wear a swim cap. But I've already made it clear that for better or worse, I'm not going to wear one.
-A lot of them suggest soaking hair in water before and after swimming. and washing immediately after. I'm ok with this. Are there any shampoos that are better than others at rinsing out chlorine?
-A lot of articles and videos mentioned leaving coconut oil or conditioner in your hair. I use coconut oil as a hair mask once a week. But once again, this seems like it would be something extremely noticeable, and something I am not willing to do when I'm hanging out at my apartment's swimming pool.
-Alternatively, I saw some articles that said to put a leave-in conditioner in your hair before swimming. I use the "It's a 10" and like it pretty well. It doesn't seem like something that would be extremely noticeable and I think I would be okay with that.
As I said, I am willing to take a little damage to my hair to avoid swim caps and drenching my hair with coconut oil in front of everyone. But does anyone have any additional tips to protect my hair from chlorine that are relatively unnoticeable in a social pool setting? I'll probably only be swimming like 2 or 3 times a week, so it's not like I have to worry about damage as much as an olympic swimmer. But if there are steps I can take to minimize this damage, I will gladly take them.
Sorry for the long post!
Anyway, my apartment's swimming pool just opened, and I have heard terrible things about how badly chlorine can damage your hair. I'm going to be spending a lot of time at that pool, but I am not... repeat, am NOT going to wear a swim cap out there in front of my bros and the girls that I will meet. I've never seen anyone out there wear a swim cap (male or female), and I don't plan on starting any trends. I will gladly let my hair be damaged a little bit to avoid wearing a swim cap. Besides, it's still fairly short. It will have plenty of time to repair after summer as it grows longer.
-I've looked everywhere on the internet. But every article or video I've seen says to wear a swim cap. But I've already made it clear that for better or worse, I'm not going to wear one.
-A lot of them suggest soaking hair in water before and after swimming. and washing immediately after. I'm ok with this. Are there any shampoos that are better than others at rinsing out chlorine?
-A lot of articles and videos mentioned leaving coconut oil or conditioner in your hair. I use coconut oil as a hair mask once a week. But once again, this seems like it would be something extremely noticeable, and something I am not willing to do when I'm hanging out at my apartment's swimming pool.
-Alternatively, I saw some articles that said to put a leave-in conditioner in your hair before swimming. I use the "It's a 10" and like it pretty well. It doesn't seem like something that would be extremely noticeable and I think I would be okay with that.
As I said, I am willing to take a little damage to my hair to avoid swim caps and drenching my hair with coconut oil in front of everyone. But does anyone have any additional tips to protect my hair from chlorine that are relatively unnoticeable in a social pool setting? I'll probably only be swimming like 2 or 3 times a week, so it's not like I have to worry about damage as much as an olympic swimmer. But if there are steps I can take to minimize this damage, I will gladly take them.
Sorry for the long post!