The Bottom Line
poolHead hair care products for swimmers includes anti-chlorine shampoos, a hair conditioner, and a pre-swim treatment called the invisible swim cap. Used alone or together, poolHead hair care products for swimmers did a great job keeping swimmers' hair soft, manageable, and even started to reverse some swimming-related dry hair - chlorine hair - green hair damage.
Looking for a way to save or protect your hair from the damage that can be caused by swimming? poolHead has what you need to keep a swimmer's hair soft and manageable, safe from the harmful effects of chlorine.
Pros
- It works, stopping and reversing swim-related hair damage
- Smells good
- The "Invisible Swim Cap" increased the overall effectiveness of the after-swim products
- No animal testing
Cons
- Putting any liquid in your swim bag is a risk (no leaks for us, the bottles did close tightly)
- Not widely available
Description
- Invisible Swim Cap - used before swimming, adds a layer of protection to hair
- Anti-chlorine Xtreme Shampoo - made a difference in less than two weeks
- Clarifying Shampoo - worked as well as any good shampoo; there was a noticeable decrease in after-swimming chlorine odor
- Recovery Conditioner - worked about as well as other good conditioners
Guide Review - poolHead Hair Care Products for Swimmers - Shampoo, Conditioner, Pre-treatment
If you swim in a chlorinated pool, you may notice a distinct odor later in the day on your hair. If you swim often in a chlorinated pool, you may have experienced the additional after-effects on your hair. What other kinds of things can swimming do to your hair besides the interesting chlorine odor? Swimming can lead to a swimmer's hair becoming dry, brittle, and green!
poolHead has a line of swimmer's hair care products designed to reverse these hair problems and prevent them from re-occurring. They make a pretreatment (Invisible Swim Cap), two shampoos (Anti-chlorine Xtreme Shampoo and Clarifying Shampoo), and a conditioner (Recovery Conditioner).
We tried the line of products for about two weeks, and everyone found it to be just as it promised. It fixed damaged hair and it protected undamaged or restored hair. poolHead hair care for swimmers worked, and it worked well.
- The Invisible Swim Cap is used before you swim. It adds a layer of protection to neutralize chlorine before it has a chance to damage your hair.
- The Anti-chlorine Xtreme Shampoo is intended for dry, damaged hair. It helps to restore hair's natural oils, softening it and bringing it back to its undamaged state.
- The Clarifying Shampoo is intended for normal to oily hair. It washes out damaging pool chemicals, helping to restore and maintain healthy hair.
- The Recovery Conditioner comes in two fragrances, mint or tropical. It worked as well as other good conditioners, leaving swimmer's hair soft and manageable.
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