SWIMMING AND HAIR CARE

Chlorine and salt water can make your air dry and build up a green colorish cast on your hair, during summer days, so you need to have extensive conditioning of hair and avoid highlighting them.

Moisture Is Must
Do not forget to moisturize your whole body during and after the shower, you will need to moisturize your skin every second day for your sun-kissed skin.

Use a good 'clarifying' shampoo The main ingredient to look for is EDTA. It is like a chemical claw that will remove all the chlorine in the hair. Chlorine is damaging to the hair and will also join with copper sulphate in the hair and turn it 'swimmers' green.

For sun-bathers

When soaking out in sun do not forget to apply a good conditioner with sunscreens in it. The heat from the sun will help the action of the conditioner and the sunscreens will block out the UV rays, which cause hair damage.

If you are in the sun for long periods some protection is wise. Sunlight causes a chemical reaction in unprotected hair called oxidation, which weakens bonds between hair cells, causing hair to become dull and brittle over time. Styling creams, pomades, eave-in conditioners, and shine enhancers with sunscreen (look for the ingredient octyl methoxycinnamate) can guard hairs by both absorbing and deflecting harmful rays.

Know the SPF
There is no official SPF for hair yet, and a hair product containing sunscreen doesn't offer total protection: It's hard to distribute it evenly, and water as perspiration can
Wash it out. Your best safeguard is still a hat. When hair is frizzy or damaged, its outer cover, or cuticle, is riddled with lifted or missing sections that allow the hair's inner cortex to soak up hair-swelling moisture.
Make sure you always Use styling products with silicone as
Silicone smoothes down the cuticle, fills in gaps, and keeps moisture out. Such products (look for 'cone' ingredients on the label) leave an imperceptible film on the hair and shampoo out easily, so there's no buildup. If you use styling products or heavy conditioners, the culprit may be product buildup, not oiliness. Use a clarifying shampoo once or twice a week.

Humidity
If your hair is lank mostly on muggy days, humidity is the main reason. As it causes curly hair to frizz as well as weighs down straight hair. Look for shampoos formulated to add lift and volume. Avoid using conditioners. However, if neither styling products nor humidity is the cause, use a shampoo specifically for oily hair. Turn a hot, humid day at the beach or pool to your advantage.

Slick your hair back or put it up in a ponytail, since humidity causes hair to swell, the conditioner will seep in better. If you've slathered on a lot, rinse off before diving into a pool.