I'm having swim cap issues. I normally wear a silicon regular normal cap, and have worn latex in the past. However, I put my cap on dry and put my hair in a couple of ponytail holders underneath, then the goggles on top. During my workouts my cap slides up so my hair starts falling out of the bottom and then gets in the way. Plus it's uncomfortable and starts pulling on my goggles. My hair really isn't that long--not even to my shoulders. And it's not majorly thick, either--a little, but not very thick. (OK, no big head jokes :D )
I have to constantly pull it down during my workout which wastes time and does no good anyway. Short of getting out to redo it all, how can I get the cap to stay on so everything stays where it is supposed to? Should I put it on wet head, pull my hair up differently, try another brand, any ideas? Please help!
Wet hair and wet cap definitely. I've noticed a big difference since I started completely wetting my hair before swim - it grips better AND rinses out any slippery product in your hair
dome-style cap (silicone) seems to stay on way better for me than the flat ones
Unless the cap edge is on skin, it's going to keep sliding up no matter what so make sure every little piece is tucked in. I have a low hairline in back so I have a real hard time keeping my cap down in the back.
pressing down to get out all air periodically helps
Wearing the goggle strap high has helped too - keeps the pressure on the top of the head, not the back of the head where it seems to pinch the cap off the way you pinch the skin off a grape.
Wet hair and wet cap definitely. I've noticed a big difference since I started completely wetting my hair before swim - it grips better AND rinses out any slippery product in your hair
dome-style cap (silicone) seems to stay on way better for me than the flat ones
Unless the cap edge is on skin, it's going to keep sliding up no matter what so make sure every little piece is tucked in. I have a low hairline in back so I have a real hard time keeping my cap down in the back.
pressing down to get out all air periodically helps
Wearing the goggle strap high has helped too - keeps the pressure on the top of the head, not the back of the head where it seems to pinch the cap off the way you pinch the skin off a grape.
