swimming

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Do any of you have long hair & swim regularly?

I'm going to start swimming for physical therapy soon, but don't want to destroy my long hair with the chlorine.

I'm not sure if it'll all fit into a swim cap, & don't know if a swim cap would cause hair breakage. I found latex and silicone caps at the sporting goods store, but don't have a clue what's best, or if there's anything else to do to avoid damage.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

What type of physical therapy? With the pool/water physical therapy that I had after knee surgery I never went beyond chest height in the water, and I did not see anyone else go in water over their heads in the therapy pool. I will say that water therapy is wonderful. It beats regular physical therapy hands down. It feels some much better and there is less pain with pool therapy.

It's going to be for neck/shoulders/arms, so I might get my head a little wet. Sounds like it will be nice - looking forward to it!

I found latex and silicone caps at the sporting goods store

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I work at a nursing home, so I know that repeated exposure to latex products causes some people to develop an allergic reaction. I don't know if you're someone who's at risk for this or not, but I did want to share some information about
latex allergy with you.

When I had long her and went swimming I used to tie my hair with those thick rubber thingy on top of my head and use a normal swimm cap . But then , I also have thin hair and so don't know if that would work for you .

Thanks, Hedi. I'll give it a try.
Think I'll go for the silicone cap, after Lorie's mention about latex. I am allergic to a lot of stuff.
Thanks, guys.

Wet your hair thoroughly before you go in, it stops it absorbing excess chlorinated water.

Make sure you invest in a good swim shampoo, conditioner because the ordinary stuff wont take out the chlorine.

You can also get leave in swim shampoos that form a barrier around your hair. Not sure what colour hair you’ve got but I know the special ranges for blonde hair do some good ones.

Nicky

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Originally Posted by maverick_kitten

Wet your hair thoroughly before you go in, it stops it absorbing excess chlorinated water.

Make sure you invest in a good swim shampoo, conditioner because the ordinary stuff wont take out the chlorine.

You can also get leave in swim shampoos that form a barrier around your hair. Not sure what colour hair youâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ve got but I know the special ranges for blonde hair do some good ones.

Nicky

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I had fairly long, thick hair over the summer (well it'll always be thick) and I'd heard that you should wet your hair before you go in.

However, I never had any problems with my hair getting damaged - I would use either Pantene or Thermasilk... I went swimming every day and watched my hair twice a day! It was just as pretty!