Since I have a self-imposed ban on returning to the ESPY discussion and going insane battling Ion Beza, I have a new post. Warning - this post is odd but I have been contemplating asking the panel of experts for a few months now.
Here's my problem (one among many), I'm losing my body hair. Does anyone else have this problem who swims a lot? I'm not a nutty swimmer, probably swimming around 7-8 hours per week. mostly indoors. But, I'm telling you, I am disturbed by what has happened to me. My wife is disturbed by the neighborhood women asking her if her husband shaves his legs and dyes his hair (neither of which I do).
I really didn't notice anything until I went to a party with some co-workers and was wearing shorts. The remarks have been unlimited since then. Most commonly I am now referred to as Mr. Bigglesworth, that hairless cat from the Austin Powers movie.
In all seriousness, is this a common problem? Any tips on what I can do to reverse this or mitigate it?
What's the deal with post-swim itchies, anyhow? Are they an aging thing? Or is there something different about the pool chemicals used these days? All I know is that when I was a youngsta, I spent hours in pools--in the winter time, double workouts workouts, and in summer, after a long practice in the morning, we'd go swimming at least half the day and/or night, plus there were meets--and I had hair like Malibu Barbie, but I never had those itchies, and I don't remember anyone else having them, either.
A lot of it has to do with the dryness of the air. The worst skin itching I ever got post swimming practice was in MN in the winters. The colder the air temp, the less humidity it can hold. And when it does not climb above 0 degrees F for the high for a week or two straight each winter, the air is close to completely wrung out of all moisture.
The only thing that would help even a little was to slather on emollients in the shower but before I was dried off. The lotion would then trap some of the moisture in. Otherwise, my skin was so dry I could feel it tear apart in the night.
I note spell-me that you live in Arizona. Is this where you grew up as a kid? If so, the only explanation I can see is that your skin is not making as many of its natural oils now as it did then. Or maybe it was more humid in your childhood for whatever reason.
What's the deal with post-swim itchies, anyhow? Are they an aging thing? Or is there something different about the pool chemicals used these days? All I know is that when I was a youngsta, I spent hours in pools--in the winter time, double workouts workouts, and in summer, after a long practice in the morning, we'd go swimming at least half the day and/or night, plus there were meets--and I had hair like Malibu Barbie, but I never had those itchies, and I don't remember anyone else having them, either.
A lot of it has to do with the dryness of the air. The worst skin itching I ever got post swimming practice was in MN in the winters. The colder the air temp, the less humidity it can hold. And when it does not climb above 0 degrees F for the high for a week or two straight each winter, the air is close to completely wrung out of all moisture.
The only thing that would help even a little was to slather on emollients in the shower but before I was dried off. The lotion would then trap some of the moisture in. Otherwise, my skin was so dry I could feel it tear apart in the night.
I note spell-me that you live in Arizona. Is this where you grew up as a kid? If so, the only explanation I can see is that your skin is not making as many of its natural oils now as it did then. Or maybe it was more humid in your childhood for whatever reason.
