i swim three times a week and stay in the pool for a maximum of 2 hours, my cousin tells me that chlorine can do damage to my hair big time if i don't wear a swim cap, do i really need to wear a swim cap?
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Jason I take it your a young guy. If your hair is short ..no you dont need a cap. Wet it in the shower before swimming and rinse well after your swim. Older guys however who have hair loss I can't see how chlorinated water is good for you. Also it will rinse out any products like Rogain. A cap wont hurt as long as it does not pull hair off with it. For gals a cap is a must if the the hair is color treated, permed, or long.
Most stores sell only three types of swim caps silicon, latex racing and lycra. All these will leak so the conception of many swimmers is that no swim cap keeps out water. Double capping with a more watertight cap however does a great job at keeping hair dry.
See this page for simple swim hair care tips and double capping that really keeps hair dry.
www.geocities.com/.../teamswimcaps.html
Jason I take it your a young guy. If your hair is short ..no you dont need a cap. Wet it in the shower before swimming and rinse well after your swim. Older guys however who have hair loss I can't see how chlorinated water is good for you. Also it will rinse out any products like Rogain. A cap wont hurt as long as it does not pull hair off with it. For gals a cap is a must if the the hair is color treated, permed, or long.
Most stores sell only three types of swim caps silicon, latex racing and lycra. All these will leak so the conception of many swimmers is that no swim cap keeps out water. Double capping with a more watertight cap however does a great job at keeping hair dry.
See this page for simple swim hair care tips and double capping that really keeps hair dry.
www.geocities.com/.../teamswimcaps.html
