Dry Hair

irishlady29

Looking for advice on products for very dry hair. Started swimming recently and think the pool is playing havoc with my hair. Any serum/oil recommendations?
Thanks

KatieBelle92

Morrocan oil is very good! I occasionally leave it on over night.

irishlady29

I actually bought the spray and have found it's helping

retro:electro

If you're swimming you'll need a clarifying shampoo to remove the gunk but also a moisturising conditioner or mask to replenish what you've lost through clarifying. I use redken clean maniac micellar shampoo and use it once weekly. I also use a kerastasse mask instead of a conditioner to help replenish what is lost.

MinnieMinx

Wear a swim cap with a blob of conditioner on the inside. You really don't want the strong pool cleaning chemicals in your hair.

shelly22

Coconut oil is very good

mcgiggles

shelly22 wrote:

Coconut oil is very good

Agreed! Comb through hair and leave overnight. Works wonders!

Scraggs

MinnieMinx wrote: »

Wear a swim cap with a blob of conditioner on the inside. You really don't want the strong pool cleaning chemicals in your hair.

This is what I do, I wear a rubbery swim cap so water from the pool doesn't get in and use a hair mask or conditioner so hair is being treated as I swim.

lubie76

Make sure hair is fully saturated with fresh water underneath, then apply deep conditioner then wear the best fitted rubber cap you can get. When the hair is already saturated with water, it won't absorb the chlorinated water.

Agreed with coconut oil as conditioning treatment between swim sessions, it's so amazing. But don't use in pool or there will be an oil slick and it clogs vents etc, powerful stuff!!!

MinnieMinx

lubie76 wrote: »

When the hair is already saturated with water, it won't absorb the chlorinated water.

Why would you think this? It's simply not true.
If you coat it with conditioner, it will help give it a bit of a barrier but it's not impregnable.

Just imagine pouring bleach into the loo. It doesn't stop working just because there's already water in there.

lubie76

MinnieMinx wrote: »

Why would you think this? It's simply not true.
If you coat it with conditioner, it will help give it a bit of a barrier but it's not impregnable.

Just imagine pouring bleach into the loo. It doesn't stop working just because there's already water in there.

It actually is true Because unlike a loo, dry hair is extremely porous which means it soaks up immediately whatever is applied so if its already saturated in fresh water, it won’t absorb the chlorinated water as compared to if the hair is dry- the conditioner and rubber cap will then just act as a barrier. Not saying it Will prevent chlorine entering the hair shaft completely but better than soaking your hair in it.

Scraggs

Scraggs wrote: »

This is what I do, I wear a rubbery swim cap so water from the pool doesn't get in and use a hair mask or conditioner so hair is being treated as I swim.

Seconded, except I use a good bit of hair oil and leave that on under the rubber cap and wash out afterwards. I would avoid using clarifying shampoos every time I swim - I swim nearly every day - as I find them drying but if the OP only swims once a week or so its probably fine.

Plenty of hair oil or conditioner, a rubber cap, shampoo and condition/treatment as usual afterwards and you should be fine OP.

orla.mccormack

Hair mask is always a good shout or hair oil

orla.mccormack

Hair oil is great for moisture, kerastase is quite good

Ciarrai76

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