Ways to win the swimming fight against green, brittle hair and dry skin for swimmers.
Swimming outside without getting burned can be a challenge. Between meets and workouts, you have to find the products that work for you. It might be a cream or lotion, or maybe the clothing you wear between events. It could even be your suit; some swimwear provides offer protection from the sun.
This lotion is intended to help swimmers and the dry skin that results from swimming. It uses a blend of silicone, UREA, and other ingredients to to moisturize and protect a swimmer's skin.
Don't want a sunburn? Looking for good protection from the sun? Kinesys offers sunscreen products designed for athletes. They are easy to put on, they stay on, and they work. Oil-free, alcohol-free, water-resistant, sweat resistant, and available in SPF's from 15 to 30+, in spray-on, stick, and lotion, Kinesys sunscreens also lets your skin breath and sweat. This is a great product for swimmers, triathletes, and other athletes that need protection from the sun. Avoid the burn!
A line of products for swimmers designed to keep your hair the way it was meant to be - unless you mean it to be green.
TRISWIM products for swimmers overcome many of the harmful effects of swimming pool water or swimming in lakes or oceans. Swimmers can use the shampoo and conditioner to fight green hair, swimming pool chlorine residue, and dry or damaged hair. TRISWIM body wash and TRISWIM body lotion moisturizes and removes that chlorine smell. The TRISWIM product group gets 5-stars from my tests.
Hair care products that help keep your hair safe from the green!
The About.com Guide to Dermatology is one resource for those of you suffering from water related skin problems.
Nexus Aloe Rid Treatment Deep Clarifying Solution is the ultimate chelator that thoroughly removes stubborn buildup, residual medication, heavy metals, minerals and harmful impurities from the internal and external structure of the hair. Aloe Rid Treatment is ideal for "swimmers hair" by effectively eliminating "chlorine green" and other pool and spa chemicals from the hair.
This special formulation has been designed to protect and moisturize the hair prior to swimming. Its unique formula creates a moisture protecting barrier, which protects the hair from “swimmers hair” or “green hair” caused by chlorine or salt water.
A cap can protect your hair from damage from pool chlorine, keep your hair from tangling in goggle straps, streamline you and keep you warmer in the water - this site covers it all.
This condition is always associated with copper in some form and tends to affect repeatedly bleached hair. It is never seen in black hair, as the green becomes lost in the background color. It may come from swimming pool water, especially where chloride treatment or copper algicides are used.
Green hair (of the unintentional variety), most obvious on blondes, is caused by substances such as nickel and chlorine that are found in swimming pools.
