protecting hair while swimming

[hermosamendoza]

sorry if there is already a post. I've tried for two days at two different houses to search this question but it kept telling me to add the website to the whitelist.

Anyway I went swimming yesterday and my cap broke so I swam without any protection on my hair.

How can I heal my hair from that swim and how can i protect it in the future? oils, leave in conditioners? thanks :)

[Dragon]

Clarify to remove chlorine, A deep conditioning treatment and oiling. A leave in conditioner probably would help as well. Also oiling before swimming helps to protect it. I have also read that rinsing your hair before swimming helps so there is less room for the chlorine to soak up.

[teela1978]

This thread could help you (searched 'chlorine swimming')
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=51925&highlight=chlorine+swimming

[hermosamendoza]

thanks. i hadn't been on for a few days and was worrried somebody wouldn't reply. lol. i tried oiling and getting my hair wet before but my hair is starting to feel crunchy. :(

i am going to check out the hair care for swimmer thread right now. thanks