Category: Swimmers Hair

Anti-chlorine shampoo for swimmers contains special ingredients that reduce chlorine. If you want to get the chlorine out of your hair after swimming then make sure the shampoo you buy is formulated to remove chlorine.

Clean Pools Contain Chlorine

Thank goodness for chlorine. It’s the most widely accepted sanitizer for public pools. Most likely the pool you swim in uses it. Chlorine kills infectious organisms and water borne diseases. It’s highly effective and persistent.

You may have experienced how persistent chlorine is. Have you ever smelled like chlorine long after your have left the pool? That is because chlorine has formed a strong bond with your hair and body. It’s difficult to get off after swimming. In fact, normal soaps and shampoos don’t get chlorine off.

Chlorine is especially damaging to hair.

Hair in its normal state is slightly acidic, or lower than 7 on a pH scale. But chlorine is alkaline (higher than 7 on a pH scale). When you hair comes in contact with chlorine, the cuticle lift. This is why your hair feels rough after swimming.

The cuticle is very important to keeping your hair shiny and healthy. Normally, your cuticle lie flat and lock moisture into your hair. When theses scale-like structures lift, the chlorine is able to attach to the hair shaft and remove natural oil from your hair. You hair becomes dry, dull, crunchy and rough.

Special Products Remove Chlorine

The chlorine that has attached to your hair is very difficult to remove. It has formed a tight bond. Goodbye Chlorine products contain special ingredients that reduce chlorine (breaks the bond) and then gently washes it away. It’s these chlorine-reducing ingredients that make the products work for swimmers.

Anti-Chlorine Shampoo for Swimmers

Goodbye Chlorine makes four types of Anti-Chlorine Shampoo for Swimmers:

1. Elite – This shampoo is for athletes who are in the pool 5 or more times per week.
2. Goodbye Chlorine – This shampoo is for recreational swimmers who are in the pool (or hot tub) up to 5x per week.
3. Protect – Protect shampoo has been formulated to protect hair color from bleach out whether from a chlorinated pool or shower.
4. Swimmer Kids – Products are for kids who are learning to, or who love to swim.

All of Goodbye Chlorine’s products reduce and remove chlorine. Whether you are an elite, competitive swimmer or someone who just has an extra sensitivity to chlorine, Goodbye Chlorine’s products will remove the chlorine from your skin and hair.

Shampoo for swimmers is a staple in every avid swimmer’s bag. These special chlorine-removing shampoos will keep your hair looking (and smelling) great out of the pool. Scroll to the bottom of the post, or click here if you would like to see the shampoo for swimmers.

If you love swimming, and do it so you can keep yourself fit and looking good, then this post is for you. Let’s talk about shampoo for swimmers.

Swimming is an amazing sport for fitness. After dedicating yourself to a regular fitness routine, you notice your stamina soars. You clothes fit better and you probably have many compliments about how you look — but what are you going to do about that swimmers hair?

Chlorine Sticks to You

The thing about chlorine is it’s a great disinfectant. That’s great for the pool, but it’s not so great for your hair.

Did you know that in high concentrations, chlorine can be deadly? Fortunately, swimming pools use chlorine as a disinfectant, not as a weapon. Even at low concentrations, chlorine is still irritating.

Have you experienced these chlorine-related symptoms:

• Do your eyes turn red?
• Is your skin itchy and do you smell like chlorine after leaving the pool?
• And worst of all, does your hair become dry and brittle?

Yes, chlorine is irritating (and even damaging) to your hair and skin. As you swim through the water, chlorine attaches to you, and it’s difficult to get off without the right products. It’s why avid swimmers use special shampoo for swimmers.

Chlorine Causes Swimmers’ Hair

Chlorine is particularly damaging to your hair. Healthy natural hair is slightly acidic. When your hair is in this acidic state, the cuticle (outermost layer of your hair) lie flat. Cuticle are like scales that interlock and hold the moisture in the hair shaft.

But all of that changes when your hair comes in contact with chlorine. Chlorine is alkaline. This causes your hair cuticle to lift. This is why your hair feels rough after swimming in a chlorinated pool. Once your cuticle lift, the chlorine starts stripping the oil from your hair shaft and drys it out.

This vicious cycle: alkaline water lifting your hair cuticle, and the chlorine stripping the oils from your hair shaft is what causes swimmers’ hair. And leaving residual chlorine on your hair after swimming only makes the problem worse.

Shampoo for Swimmers Gets the Chlorine Out, and more …

Goodbye Chlorine makes shampoo formulated by swimmers for swimmers. Our staff of former, elite swimmers know the damaging effects of chlorine and are dedicated to making the best chlorine-removing products.

All of our shampoos are highly effective at removing chlorine. We recommend you use our shampoo for swimmers sparingly and only after swimming. Follow with our conditioner for swimmers. This combination will return oil to your hair shaft and neutralize the pH of your hair causing the hair cuticle to lie flat which in turn will make your hair feel smooth.

Shampoo for Swimmers, 4 brands

We make four different shampoos for swimmers:

1. ELITE – This shampoo is formulated for elite swimmers who are in the pool more than 5x per week.
2. Goodbye Chlorine – This shampoo is formulated for fitness fanatics who are in the pool (or hot tub) up to 5x per week.
3. Protect – This shampoo is formulated for people who want to protect their hair color from chlorine bleach-out either from chlorinated showers or swimming pools.
4. Swimmer Kids – For kids who are learning to, or who love to swim.