shampoo for swimmers?

"Dave" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I am swimming laps for exercise again and my hair feels like straw. Any
suggestions for a certain type of conditioner or will any conditioner do
fine?

There is a brand called UltraSwim, which has a number of specialised
ingredients which are advertised to have a mitigating effect on the damage
that happens to hair while swimming. These include urea, sodium
thiosulphate, trisodium EDTA, diazolidinyl urea, citric acid, and possibly
others. The efficacy of these ingredients is not a proven question, but the
product enjoys some degree of success in its niche market.

jtaylor said:

"Dave" wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I am swimming laps for exercise again
and my hair feels like straw. Any
suggestions for a certain type of
conditioner or will any conditioner do
fine?

Quoted message said:

There is a brand called UltraSwim, which
has a number of specialised ingredients
which are advertised to have a mitigating
effect on the damage that happens to
hair while swimming. These include
urea, sodium thiosulphate, trisodium
EDTA, diazolidinyl urea, citric acid, and
possibly others. The efficacy of these
ingredients is not a proven question, but
the product enjoys some degree of
success in its niche market.

Works for me.

SC

Dave said:

I am swimming laps for exercise again and my hair feels like straw. Any
suggestions for a certain type of conditioner or will any conditioner do
fine?

I've gotten good results with a product called Inner Shampoo. One of
the primary constituents of hair is an amino acid called cysteine.
Inner Shampoo contains a chemical called isosteroyl lactylate which
bonds strongly to the cysteine, repairing split hairs. Unlike some
conditioners, Inner Shampoo doesn't bond to itself, so it doesn't build
up in your hair if you keep using it day after day. It's highly
concentrated, so I dilute it a bit by mixing it with water in the palm
of my hand before applying it. It's available from Life Enhancement:

http://www.life-enhancement.com/product.asp?SID=1&id=48

Bob

Dave said:

I am swimming laps for exercise again and my hair feels like straw. Any
suggestions for a certain type of conditioner or will any conditioner do
fine?

I know this is not what you asked, but my advice is to wear a cap. If
that doesn't help, wear two caps. Wash and rinse your hair after every
swim. No one conditioner works for every hair type.
Madelaine

Thanks for the help!

Robert W. McAdams said:

Dave said:

I am swimming laps for exercise again and my hair feels like straw.
Any suggestions for a certain type of conditioner or will any
conditioner do fine?

I've gotten good results with a product called Inner Shampoo. One of
the primary constituents of hair is an amino acid called cysteine. Inner
Shampoo contains a chemical called isosteroyl lactylate which bonds
strongly to the cysteine, repairing split hairs. Unlike some
conditioners, Inner Shampoo doesn't bond to itself, so it doesn't build
up in your hair if you keep using it day after day. It's highly
concentrated, so I dilute it a bit by mixing it with water in the palm
of my hand before applying it. It's available from Life Enhancement:

http://www.life-enhancement.com/product.asp?SID=1&id=48

Bob

latex or silocone cap though - something that helps keep the water away from
your hair.

I also heard a long time ago that it helps to put some conditioner in your
hair before you get in (with a cap, of course) - but i always thought this
was a waste of conditioner. i once heard that wetting your hair with
regular tap water before putting your cap on also helps, but nothing worked
as well for me as just keeping my hair away from the chlorinated water and
washing it afterwards.

"Madelaine" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Dave said:

I am swimming laps for exercise again and my hair feels like straw. Any
suggestions for a certain type of conditioner or will any conditioner do
fine?

I know this is not what you asked, but my advice is to wear a cap. If
that doesn't help, wear two caps. Wash and rinse your hair after every
swim. No one conditioner works for every hair type.
Madelaine

I won't be going with the bathing cap idea. We had to do that in my
college pool decades ago unless you had a buzz cut. I really think that
they would shame the guys into short haircuts so that we wouldn't have
to bear a bathing cap. But we guys wore the caps. I hated it though
because in order for it to be tight enough I ended up with a headache.
The less you wear swimming the better anyways. I don't understand how
the youong guys swim in jammers. My boxer style swimsuit (which I had to
order over the internet since I could find one in the stores) feels to
long even. In college they issued us brief style suits (not quite as
brief as a speedo) and this was a conservative Christian college.

janet gripshover said:

latex or silocone cap though - something that helps keep the water away from
your hair.

I also heard a long time ago that it helps to put some conditioner in your
hair before you get in (with a cap, of course) - but i always thought this
was a waste of conditioner. i once heard that wetting your hair with
regular tap water before putting your cap on also helps, but nothing worked
as well for me as just keeping my hair away from the chlorinated water and
washing it afterwards.

"Madelaine" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Dave said:

I am swimming laps for exercise again and my hair feels like straw. Any
suggestions for a certain type of conditioner or will any conditioner do
fine?

I know this is not what you asked, but my advice is to wear a cap. If
that doesn't help, wear two caps. Wash and rinse your hair after every
swim. No one conditioner works for every hair type.
Madelaine

Dave said:

I won't be going with the bathing cap idea. We had to do that in my
college pool decades ago unless you had a buzz cut. I really think that
they would shame the guys into short haircuts so that we wouldn't have
to bear a bathing cap. But we guys wore the caps. I hated it though
because in order for it to be tight enough I ended up with a headache.
The less you wear swimming the better anyways. I don't understand how
the youong guys swim in jammers. My boxer style swimsuit (which I had to
order over the internet since I could find one in the stores) feels to
long even. In college they issued us brief style suits (not quite as
brief as a speedo) and this was a conservative Christian college.

janet gripshover said:

latex or silocone cap though - something that helps keep the water
away from your hair.

I also heard a long time ago that it helps to put some conditioner in
your hair before you get in (with a cap, of course) - but i always
thought this was a waste of conditioner. i once heard that wetting
your hair with regular tap water before putting your cap on also
helps, but nothing worked as well for me as just keeping my hair away
from the chlorinated water and washing it afterwards.

"Madelaine" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Dave wrote:

> I am swimming laps for exercise again and my hair feels like straw.
> Any suggestions for a certain type of conditioner or will any
> conditioner do fine?

I know this is not what you asked, but my advice is to wear a cap.
If that doesn't help, wear two caps. Wash and rinse your hair after
every swim. No one conditioner works for every hair type.
Madelaine

I suggest you adopt a bleached out surfer-dude look then--your hair is
toast.
Madelaine

"Madelaine" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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I suggest you adopt a bleached out surfer-dude look then--your hair is
toast.
Madelaine

Our son's HS team for their championship meet last weekend
bleached/dyed their hair..... though some went with the buzz cut -
It's interesting to have this new kid
wandering around the house with "orange" hair.