I just started swimming within the last couple of months; I swim about an hour, every single day. My skin has held up, up until just recently. My finger tips are a bit dry and cracked, my back feels tight when I move around and I have red irritation on patches of my body.
I've read mixed things about showering afterwards and not showering afterwards as the heat opens up your pores and allows the chlorine to seep into your skin.
So, what steps should I take? Should I use a certain body wash after swimming? Should I shower with cold water or warm water? Perhaps, would it be wiser to wear a swimming shirt?
It's hard enough trying to learn how to swim correctly, but now I have to figure out how to protect my supple skin.
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My hair is completely crispy at this point. When I wash it in the morning before work, it dries like it has hair spray in it. My knuckles are dry and sometimes cracked, so I am constantly putting moisturizer on them especially at night. I find coconut oil pretty helpful there, and the dogs like it.
I usually feel the need to get back to work after my lunch workout, so I rinse off with cold water to help cool down and try and get the chlorine off of me.
Do the bottoms of your toes crack? It seems like pushing off the walls wears out my feet. So sometimes I will put moisturizer on them at night too, or crazy glue the cracks back together.
My hair is completely crispy at this point. When I wash it in the morning before work, it dries like it has hair spray in it. My knuckles are dry and sometimes cracked, so I am constantly putting moisturizer on them especially at night. I find coconut oil pretty helpful there, and the dogs like it.
I usually feel the need to get back to work after my lunch workout, so I rinse off with cold water to help cool down and try and get the chlorine off of me.
Do the bottoms of your toes crack? It seems like pushing off the walls wears out my feet. So sometimes I will put moisturizer on them at night too, or crazy glue the cracks back together.
