Shampoo/Conditioner of choice?

This is going to sound too easy, and cheap, but I use Suave Naturals Tropical Coconut shampoo and then follow it with the Suave Naturals Tropical Coconut conditioner. I leave the conditioner in my hair about a minute before I rinse it out. Really, this isn't an ad!

Hmmm .... Morgan, I'm not sure about the guys' advice on this one. No offense, guys, you are tres helpful, but I wouldn't put ultraswim or suave in my hair. Better not to buy anything marketed to swimmers, in fact. Morgan, do you have long hair? I cannot pretend to have great hair. In fact, swimming definitely wrecks it and drys it out big time. But it can be combated somewhat, although you might need to trim some of the dead stuff off. First option, go to a fancy salon, get that trim and get a deep conditioning treatment. They'll put a hair masque on your hair and sit you under a blow dryer. Second option, buy a hair masque yourself. Preferably an expensive one. Like biolage or bumble & bumble or whatever. I'd have to check my supply. Stick that on your hair for 5-10 minutes after shampooing and then rinse. Third step, buy an ultra-moisturizing shampoo and an ultra-moisturizing conditioner and leave-in conditioner. Use them all. It is impossible to underestimate how much moisture the hair needs. Toss in some "protect your hair from blow drying stuff" too before you use the dryer. Try not to use the blow dryer too frequently. Also, you're so young, I'm sure you're not coloring your hair or covering the gray, but products that are for color treated hair are much gentler on the hair and seem to help swimmer hair which can become effectively "color-treated" from excessive chlorine and sun. When hitting the outdoor pool or beach in the summer, you can spray some hair sunscreen in your hair. That protects it from sun damage. Or you can sit under the sun with conditioner in your hair. Take some Omega 3. Has some nice anti-inflammatory effects too. (No Omega 6 though). That's my :2cents: . I spend a lot of $ on this crap for me and the daughter with super long hair. I do not shell out the big $ for the short haired guys in the family. They don't need it. Wow, now I've revealed how high maintenance I am. In fact, I am way overdue for a home hair masque. Just trying to help a fellow short sprinter.

Yes, some teammate of mine, can't remember who told me about the baking soda thing, hmmm ... I use Loreal Kids Swim & Sport Shampoo after swimming - it's in a small blue bottle with an orange flip top lid. (and a random conditioner) My hair has not become dried out gross. It's still really healthy. I definitely swim enough for it to be fried, too ... When I'm at home I use Biolage moisturizing shampoo & conditioner. My scalp is starting to get itchy and dry so I'll have to take the short sprinter advice and do a deep conditioner ..

When I'm at home I use Biolage moisturizing shampoo & conditioner. My scalp is starting to get itchy and dry so I'll have to take the short sprinter advice and do a deep conditioner .. I hate to tell you, baby sister, but the hair thing is just another super great side benefit of aging. Belch. So the same advice applies to the skin. Can't get enough moisturizer. Enjoy it while you can and then .... well you better have more income ... Marry an orthopod? LOL.

Ultraswim seems to work on my short guy hair. Your long hair may take growing out and protecting the new hair as it grows in. You can try a leave in conditioner too.

In the past I've gotten into having multi-color highlighting and asked my stylist how to protect it with all the swimming. She told me to mix baking soda w/water, work it into my hair and let it sit for a few minutes. It nutralizes all those chemicals somehow. Then shampoo with a high-moisturizing shampoo and a good conditioner. Leave the conditioner on for a few minutes too. Avoid the blow dryer. When I follow this regimen I find my hair stays pretty healthy and the color hold pretty well. Anyone else ever try this baking soda treatment?

I've tried several different remedies over the years. My current remedy, which cuts down on the costs, is using the Ultraswim shampoo because it definitely keeps my natural blond hair color from discoloring (I have had problems with that in the past). I don't find Ultraswim helps one bit with dryness. However, I don't use it in combination with the conditioner. I follow up with a dab of Redkin AllSoft Deep conditioning treatment and leave it in for a couple minutes. Then once a week I'll leave it in for the recommended 10. I do have to use the blow dryer to get myself looking professional in time for work. My hair is far to long to air dry in time and it's wavy/curly so letting it do it's own thing can be dangerous. In the past, I've used Biolage products and they worked really well. My favorite routine, which is expensive and puts foreign substances in our precious pools, is the following. Before swimming, I wet my hair and put in Joico Phine Treatment. Afterwards I had to use a specific Shampoo to get the Phine out, also a Joico brand, but I can't remeber the name. Then I followed up with Joico K-Pak Conditioner. I think there are many more varieties of the Joico K-Pak conditioner since the last time I did this. To any of the above. I've found a VO5 hot oil treatment once a week works miracles. However, I've found that it makes a big difference between people what works for their hair. Depends on their particular hair and what they do to it. I know a few swimmers who swore by that name brand shampoo/conditioner designed for people who blow dry their hair. I can't remember the name. But I felt it left my hair greasy. Good luck!

The chlorine does a serious number on my curls, too. Big difference when I don't swim.

I never thought Ultraswim worked worth a damn. I now use Malibu 2000 Swimmers' Action and it's great. P.S. I see Malibu shampoo advertised on Kiefer's site, but I don't think it's the same thing. The one I use looks like this: www.amazon.com/.../002-2635128-6830451

Posted on this before: I don't shampoo my hair after I swim. I figure soaking in a mild bleach solution for an hour leaves it clean. Also, the shampoo left it sticking straight out. However, I do condition my hair two times, with a lot of conditioner. Put it in, let it sit 60 seconds or more, rinse it out. Repeat. I do this with the cheapest conditioner around - lately it's been VO5. It will probably help if you change conditioner every few months. Shampoos and conditioners leave a unique residue. When you change brands, the new one washes away the residue the old one left. Finally, I think it's important to give the cleaning agent - shampoo or conditioner - a minute or two to work. Most people rinse almost immediately after application. That doesn't give the chemicals a chance to do their job. In the last thread on this topic, and in this one, posters have used an unusual solution and emphasized giving that solution a couple minutes to soaking in. I think the 'soaking in' stage is as important as the particular ingredients. Hope this works with everybody else. It's a cheap fix, so probably worth a try.