My blonde hair turned green-HELP!?

Question

Ok, now that summer is here (yes!) I swim daily, which means my blonde hair is green! i can't stand it!
Does anyone have any cures? I've heard everything from tomato paste-to asprin+white vinager-to ketchup! bleck!

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

If a coating of tomato ketchup left on for 30mins doesn't help, then you should be able to get a shampoo from john frieda called sheer blonde. The entire range has purple tones which help to neutralise the brassiness in blonde hair and so may be worth a try.
If you have no luck, go to your hairdresser as they've seen it all before and will be able to help.

As to prevention, why not wear a swim cap? If you live in the UK, Boots have a fab range called sunswim and they do a great gelee which you coat your hair with before going for a swim. Good luck!!

Answer 3

Possibly too late now, but prevention is the trick next time. You need to get anti-chlorine shampoo - Ultraswim is the brand I've heard of before. Good phamacists and sports stores sell it. Competitive swimmers use it and it really works.

You could try and see if it takes the green away.

Answer 4

You seem to have encountered some oxydising substance in the water. I would advise to see a hair specialist (not just a normal hairdresser) and if necessary also a doctor. Your body may have taken in chemical substances and this could be dangerous.
If you remember where you were swimming, it might also help to take a water sample and send it off for analysis.

Answer 5

Try special blonde shampoo. I think it was called True Blonde or something like that. But I was told by someone who is blonde that it really worked on chlorine. I am blonde but I don''t go swimming often so I can't really help you from personal experience.

Answer 6

Oh my Gawd, you're so unlucky!
My best mates a blonde, and that nce happened to her. We all called her lawn head for the whole summer, but she knew we were only joking!
She got rid of it by soaking it in a mixture of tomato ketchup and ... you'll never belive me when I tell you this! ... Fairy. Yep.
It worked. She got the recipe from her mum (who is a hairdresser!)

Answer 7

Hey- try a white, blue or red colored shampoo!! This should take the green out of your hair!! once the green is out use only clear or white shampoos for the rest of the summer!!

Answer 8

I think there is a special product on the market, for this problem. My friend got hers from Tesco, I believe both Morrison's and Asda sell it. It is in a tube, I am sure she said it works by taking the last lot of colour of your hair, it does work and is completely safe to use ...... good luck sweetheart. I hope you can get it sorted....

Answer 9

Hahahahaha

Answer 10

This happens to my daughter all the time. I always buy the Paul Mitchell Shampoo Three (usually about $20/bottle). Another one that is really good is called UltraSwim Shampoo. Its considerably cheaper at about $8.00 a bottle (CAD of course).

UltraSwim is available at local drug stores.

I hope this helps.

Answer 11

ok just calm down lol there is a shampoo made for this you just have to find try beauty supply stores but in the future try this dampen your hair with water then put your regular conditioner in then put in a ponytail think of it this way blonde hair is the most porous hair it well soak up the first thing that gets on it so if it is full of conditioner it wont soak up the crap thats in the pool