Hair colour for swimmers?

Kerry, Brown fades. Trust me. True, not as fast as red, but especially the darker shades, like mine, fade to blondey-orange quickly. Blonde and light brown, I think, other than the tendency to turn green if it's not taken care of, are the easiest shades to maintain. Dark hair just turns to poo if you're not careful. Who knew that my martyrdom would convince others to come forward? ;)

me too.......... and I play it dangerous. I go blonde, but I have it done at the salon. I don't bother with the wet your hair before you swim because I think that is a wives tale, I shampoo with Beach Blonde immediately after the swim and that's it. I don't know what my hairdresser does that helps prevent my hair from turning green but it doesn't. I've been doing this routine for years and years and my hair still isn't damaged. The trick is, I think, to go to your hairdresser regularly and let him or her advise you on the condition of your hair. Lainey

I was sure that SOMEONE out there also coloured her hair and would admit it eventually. Cut my hair to 1/4". Thanks for the "advice". :) I do rinse it before I swim, but I hate caps with a passion. Maybe time to learn to love 'em? I think I'll start with the Natural Instincts stuff and go from there... I'm cheap and lazy (a potent combination). :) When men go grey on the sides above their ears it looks distinguished. It looks rather different on me. :) Thanks, Heather

I color my hair, too. :) I get mine done at a salon, and the color "takes" really well. But I *always* wear a cap. You can see, too, where some of the hair at the back of my neck slips out of the cap - the color is very faded there and my hair is stiff. But most of my hair is protected by the cap and stays a nice color and texture. The colors that fade the least are browns, I think - so if you're going for gray coverage, I'd do that. Mine is reddish and fades faster than brown or blonde. Good luck! I have noticed a LOT more gray after I started swimming but I think it may be due to my 3 year old, mostly. :)

Alright, Heather, I'll stand up and say it! I COLOR MY HAIR. There. I feel better. Shame on you men for trying to answer a woman's hair-color question. Alright, in all honesty, nice try. Heather, if you've already gone short in length, then what I'm about to tell you will make it relatively easier. Do yourself a favor - if you want to color your hair and keep swimming, get it done at a salon. There isn't a hair color available to the general public that will stand up to chlorine. Period. They just don't make aftermarket hair colors that strong. Now, if you go and get it professionally done, tell them you spend a lot of time in chlorine. Then, once it's colored, follow these steps (sounds like more of a hassle than it really is): Rinse your hair with cool water before you get in the pool. After practice, wash your hair with a chlorine/sports labeled shampoo. THe next day, before work, etc, wash your hair with a shampoo for color-treated hair, and condition it. It sounds like a lot of work, but it isn't, and it will keep your hair color from turning shades of puce and, in one horrible case of mine, burnt orange and lemon.