Does plain water take clorine out of hair?

Question

When you go to the pool and you won't get home right away, does rinsing hair with plain water work? I mean I thought shampoo was the trick that took the chlorine out?

How about a child in summer camp that swims 4 days out of the week. Shouldn't one wash (with shampoo) every day the child is in the water? I'm being told that washing everyday promptes more breakage and that I should opt to rinse with water instead to minimize damage....isn't the chlorine damaging still if not rinsed with soap?

Please advsie....

Answer 1

At Sally's Beauty Supply I seen haircare product that's called ION Swimmer's Shampoo and Conditoner and Leave-In Conditoner to help remove chlorine and keep the hair from turning green. And if it's already turning green they have a product called ION Crystal Clarifying Treatment.

The shampoo bottle states for daily use will provide protection needed to keep the green out
The Condtioner bottle states maintain moisture preventing dry, damage, brittle green hair.
The Leave-In bottle states spray on hair before getting into the pool to block chlorine from penetrating into the hairshaft.
The Clarifying treatment states its a naturally safe weekly treatment that removes chlorine, iron, rust and hard water chemicals from your hair.

Answer 2

Rinsing with water will take the excess clorine out, but won't get it all out... Though, it should be enugh for most peoplel'es hair. If you hair is thin and/or blonde, it may be worth it to but one of the specially made shampoo's that are made to take out the choloriene and keep the hair healthy after a day of swimming... If nothing else, wash with regular shampoo and condition the hair.. It should help minimize anything that was caused by the chlorine...

Answer 3

My hair used to always turn green (I'm a natural blonde, so it does that easily). My hairdresser told me to soak my hair with plain water before I get into the pool. Then once I'm done swimming, to rinse it again with plain water. They also have shampoo for chlorine hair, so you might be able to use that and only have to wash her hair every other day.

Answer 4

Tap water has chlorine in it...get a swimmers shampoo from your local drugstore and be sure to use a leave in conditioner with sun protection BEFORE you go in the water. Otherwise, spray on some leave-in conditioner everyday to avoid drying out the hair.

Answer 5

Chlorine will not come out with just water. You have to wash it out. Have them wash anyday that they swim. If their hair turns green, wash it with beer (im not joking, it works). Keeping the chlorine in will do more damage than washing it. Use conditioner after. (I swam on swim team year round. Indoor pools i think have more cholorine, and I was swimming at least 5 days, maybe everyday on weeks with meets, and I never had a problem with washing everyday).

Answer 6

There are special kinds of shampoo that are made for swimmers. I'd advise using that. Water wont help, and it will dry out more than shampooing everyday. If if the hair is blonde..........it will turn green. Not like a true brilliant green, but it will have a sheen of green. Its ugly. And brown.........it can turn brown hair pretty ugle as well.

Answer 7

Are you going swimming in a public pool or a pool of your own? if you're moving into a public pool, it ought to probably fade your hair/or turn it some freaky color. if you're moving into a pool of your own or a chum's pool the position the chlorine concentration is lower than it may well be at a public pool then you definately'll likely be fantastic.

Answer 8

yuo should get a clarifying shampoo