Help! I am slowly losing all my body hair; arms, underarms, eyebrows, etc. I have been swimming 4X3500 per week for several years. This seems to happen when I have big months - I did 60+ miles in December. Is there anything I can do to alleviate this, and what other effects can I expect?
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Thanks Ensignada. This is clearly not a friction problem... I am losing (OK, have already lost) the hair on my head - this related more to arms, legs, etc. Here is an excerpt from the thread you sent me.
"I think Phil was referring to the pH being too alkaline (high) rather than alkalinity. If your pool is chlorinated with liquid chlorine (which raises pH) then the management needs to add muriatic acid (which lowers pH). A high pH will cause the hair loss and cottonmouth/chaulky teeth."
Thanks. I will talk to the pool maintenance guys and see if I can get my eyebrows back.
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Former Member
Thanks Ensignada. This is clearly not a friction problem... I am losing (OK, have already lost) the hair on my head - this related more to arms, legs, etc. Here is an excerpt from the thread you sent me.
"I think Phil was referring to the pH being too alkaline (high) rather than alkalinity. If your pool is chlorinated with liquid chlorine (which raises pH) then the management needs to add muriatic acid (which lowers pH). A high pH will cause the hair loss and cottonmouth/chaulky teeth."
Thanks. I will talk to the pool maintenance guys and see if I can get my eyebrows back.
