I went through a couple million pages of old threads and didn't come over a topic like this...maybe I just missed it in my skimming, but if not...
my hair is completely dead. Chlorine build-up, dry and just BLAH. I have asked around at those stores that only sell hair products, and they always reccomend a different one. I can't not calculate how much money I have spent on various hair shampoos and conditioners that were suppose to be GREAT for swimmers. I was wondering what some of you all use. I don't have a problem splurging on a product...if its going to work!
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Used to use the Ultraswim products but it wasn't cutting it for my hair. I found that the Malibu (Kiefer) products were slightly better. I have a problem with my hair getting dry and strawlike.... and after a while getting a little frizzy on the ends. (So for a guy, I keep it short, getting it kept short every 7-8 weeks and taking off those ends, but still.....)
Now I am cycling between using:
Nexxus Aloe Rid (Clarifying) Shampoo which strips out the chlorine/chemicals (but seems to dry it further too) with Humectress Conditioner-- or --
Nexxus Therappe shampoo with Keraphix Conditioner.-- Or--
Biolage Matrix Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner
(None of it cheap...)
And sometimes still using a light spray on, leave in conditioner
On the weekends when not swimming and actually showering at home, I end up using the wife's Bumble and Bumble stuff or regular Pantene and my hair seems to almost catch back up to a little softness after 5 days a week in the pool (no cap).
OK, now after using them for numerous months (and now running out and having to go back to something else and seeing the huge difference)....
What leaves my hair the most moisturized and soft (according to my 6 & 10 yr old girls) and shiny is:
Bumble and Bumble Creme de Cocoa Shampoo & Creme de Cocoa Conditioner
And coupling that with the Bumble and Bumble Leave in Conditioner.
Much better smellling than the Aveda products too!
Used to use the Ultraswim products but it wasn't cutting it for my hair. I found that the Malibu (Kiefer) products were slightly better. I have a problem with my hair getting dry and strawlike.... and after a while getting a little frizzy on the ends. (So for a guy, I keep it short, getting it kept short every 7-8 weeks and taking off those ends, but still.....)
Now I am cycling between using:
Nexxus Aloe Rid (Clarifying) Shampoo which strips out the chlorine/chemicals (but seems to dry it further too) with Humectress Conditioner-- or --
Nexxus Therappe shampoo with Keraphix Conditioner.-- Or--
Biolage Matrix Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner
(None of it cheap...)
And sometimes still using a light spray on, leave in conditioner
On the weekends when not swimming and actually showering at home, I end up using the wife's Bumble and Bumble stuff or regular Pantene and my hair seems to almost catch back up to a little softness after 5 days a week in the pool (no cap).
OK, now after using them for numerous months (and now running out and having to go back to something else and seeing the huge difference)....
What leaves my hair the most moisturized and soft (according to my 6 & 10 yr old girls) and shiny is:
Bumble and Bumble Creme de Cocoa Shampoo & Creme de Cocoa Conditioner
And coupling that with the Bumble and Bumble Leave in Conditioner.
Much better smellling than the Aveda products too!
