Do you have your hair dyed blonde? That is what you should never do!

Summer is the best period to have fun, rest and enjoy sun, beach and seaside. But unfortunately, it is not considered the same when it comes to Hair. It can turn into a hell period for our hair and this includes traw-like split ends, coloured highlights lifting or fading and hair that quite literally goes green. The most common hair hazard, especially for the unnatural blondies, is grass-green hair. Swimming pools can turn your hair into green color. Even a short summer break spent in and out of a swimming pool can leave post-holiday tresses with a distinctly greenish tinge. Green tinge is particularly evident in blonde hair as there is less pigment to mask it.

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Why does this happen ?

Most of the hairdressers think that is the chlorine which causes your hair to turn green, which in some extent is true, but the main cause is the high levels of copper compounds sitting in pool water. It’s the constant immersion in the pool water itself that damages hair by drying out the protective cuticle shaft wrapped around each hair strand. This protective sheath is made up of lots of tiny scales and when they dry they start to peel apart. This allows copper deposits to lodge in the cracks of the scaly outer coating of each strand.

It is true that some pools have have a well-balanced pool pH, but we wouldn't recommend to try that on your hair.

How to prevent green swimming pool hair ?

-Don't go into the pool water with your dry hair. Wetting hair with clean water before swimming helps as it saturates the hair so it doesn’t absorb as much pool water.
-Rinse hair thoroughly with a pool-side shower as soon as you get out of the pool. This tip helps removing the oxidized metal deposits before they have much chance to fix themselves into damaged hair cuticles.
-Comb through a dab of hair conditioner before each swim to give hair a light waterproof coating.
You can mix a regular hair conditioner with water in a spray bottle and keep this in your poolside bag.

All these tips are helpful but however, the best tactic of all is keep your hair out of the water by using the most helpful barrier- a swimming cap.