Chlorine and hair do not combine unless of course you are trying to lighten or intentionally turn your hair green. Your hair is structured with an inner layer labeled the cortex that is covered by an outer layer labeled the cuticle. The cuticle is cosseted by sebum, natural oil that is part of a fit arrangement. Chlorine, found in certain dyes and swimming pools, draw the sebum out of your hair causing it to become arid, fragile, and lacking its usual shine. The hard metals originating in chlorinated H2O cause the green hair that swimmers develop. The chlorine itself does not cause the green hair, but does leave your hair open to to green coloring by the metals in the H2O.
Removing the Chlorine from Chlorine Hair
Blonde-haired people are changed more by the greening tint due to swimming in chlorinated H2O, but darker shades and red heads still suffer the same chlorine hair hurt. Unless you find yourself getting several compliments on your new shade of green hair, you will want to do whatever it takes to remedy the problem. The best thing one can do is baby your hair prior to any exposure to chlorine. Simply by wetting your hair down with clean H2O before entering a chlorinated pool, the cuticle absorbs the clean H2O, lowering the chlorinated H2O ability to soak into the cortex. Better still, wet your hair with clean H2O, then apply conditioner to your hair and top with a swimmers cap covering all your hair. This will avert any chance of hurt to your locks. After swimming, rinse hair well with clean H2O and shampoo and condition if possible.
For taking away of the green color, use a shampoo and conditioner exclusively {{{designed|intended}} for swimmers. If you are not able find swimmer shampoo, you may want to try some of these home remedies:
� Baking soda: Mix baking soda in with your shampoo then shampoo and condition as normal.
� Lemon Juice: Mix equal parts of pure lemon juice with H2O and use as you would a normal shampoo. Repeat shampoo process until green tint has been eradicated.
� Alka Seltzer: Dissolve two to four Alka Seltzer tablets into 2 cups H2O, use as you would a regular shampoo. This treatment takes several shampoos with the Alka Seltzer to abolish the green tint fully, but it does work.
� White vinegar: Equal part mixture of white vinegar and H2O, used as you would a shampoo, will effectively abolish the green tint from your hair. One to two shampoos with this mix in general does the job.
Chlorine Hair Color or Dying
With Chlorine injured hair, go easy on hair coloring, permanent waves, blow dryers and curling irons. Your hair is already arid, highly vulnerable to breakage, and easy to fracture. If you must dye your hair, use an ammonia free, non-permanent color. It will still give your hair a boost up in color and polish but not hurt your hair any further then necessary.
Chlorine Hair Loss
Chlorine does hurt your hair, but does not cause chlorine hair loss. The chlorinated H2O makes hair fragile and sever easy, which can give the appearance of hair loss. With real hair loss, an person loses more then 150 to 200 hairs a day by the root. However, if one has an allergic reaction or is sensitive to chlorinated H2O, it is probable for some chlorine hair loss. For allergies and sensitivities to chlorine, it is best to stay out of chlorinated pools and swim at your local beaches.
The think green campaign is giant now days and should be, but green hair due to hurt caused from swimming in chlorinated H2O is not what they had in mind I am sure. Think protection of those curls prior to taking a swim in the pool and make sure to rinse and shampoo if at all possible afterwards.
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