Summer Care Tips: How To Protect Your Hair From Chlorinated Water Of Swimming Pools?

Summer Care Tips:  Summers are making their presence felt amply. Soaring temperatures, scorching heatwaves, and unbearable humidity leave us wanting a cooling and soothing solution. Heading to the swimming pool is an easy and definitive choice for many people to escape the summer heat. The cool water in the pool feels like a wave of refreshment surging over the body. 

Swimming is also a great full-body exercise used as a recourse from not just the sun but also from the traditional forms of working out. While you may be feeling happy in the pool, you may have some different stories to tell.  

Chlorine used in keeping the pool bacteria and germs free leaves a harsh impact on your hair health, making it dry and brittle. But it does not mean that you will have to skip your regular pool visits. In this article, we take a deep dive into the possible effects of chlorinated water on your hair and how you can protect it.

Side Effects of Chlorinated Pool Water On Hair 

Chlorine is an essential chemical used to disinfect swimming pools for the use of people. Reacting with the water, chlorine creates hypochlorous acid, killing all the bacterias, germs and viruses in the poo;l however, it can adversely impact the hair scalp, follicles and strands.

Dryness: Chlorinated water can strip your hair’s natural oils, leaving them dry, brittle, and prone to break.

Discoloration:  Chlorine can make your hair discolored, especially for those with lighter-toned hair.

Frizziness:  Chlorine can cause hair follicles to lift, leaving the hair frizzy.

Split Ends:  Regular exposure of hair to chlorine water can make it weak, and hence prone to split ends. 

Increased Porosity:  Regular chlorine exposure can make hair more porous, meaning it's more likely to absorb chemicals and damage.

Tips to Protect Hair from Chlorinated Water 

Wear a swim cap to keep your hair safe from chlorinated pool water.

Apply a light-weight hair oil on your scalp and strands to prevent the chlorine from settling on the hair or scalp.  

Rinse your hair post and post-swimming to prevent the chlorinated water on the scalp.

Use a clarifying shampoo to wash away the chlorine from your hair. 

Use a leave-in conditioner or hair mask to rehydrate or moisturize your hair.