My friend just emailed this to me.
I am wondering if anyone knows the answer. I also wonder if I should take a dip in this pool to avoid shaving.
My neice is swimming at X Private College this year. She and her teammates lost their eyebrows, the hair on their body and their teeth are yellow. All of my niece's suits were bleached out as well. I think the answer was that there was too much alkaline in the pool and that the pool test kit was faulty. I guess all facilities should have 2 kits for a check and balance. I've never seen the X pool but have heard it isn't much.
Looking on the forum discussion board, I found a hair loss question that Jim had responded to a while back. Have either of you ever seen this before? What about the teeth discloration? We are all hoping that it is just a stain that can be removed and not damage to the tooth enamel. As for now she doesn't have to shave and is using eyebrow pencils.
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please let it not be so, that swimming adds to my aging yellow teeth
My teeth are already yellow, so I don't have to worry too much about that. It looks like I have a mouth full of candy corn.
However, I am intrigued by the possibility of a dip in waters that would melt body hair away.
The hair I would like to have is long gone.
The hair I would like to get rid of is profusing gloriously, like human kudzu.
I suppose I could tape my eyebrows (I don't want to lose these and have to use a cosmetic pencil!) Then jump into the caustic waters and emerge like a neonatal male sylph?
Yes, as far as the teeth go it's called "swimmer's stain." At least that's what my current dentist calls it. His explanation was that if your teeth have plaque on them, the plaque is affected by the chemicals in the pool and gets stained. He recommended that I brush my teeth before swim practice.
The stain is not permanent; a routine dental cleaning takes it right off.
This topic has been disussed here before. See this thread:
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
Thanks, Anna Lea! I will refer my friend to your link. I think she was most worried about her niece's teeth.
Do you know about the depilatory effects and what water qualities (pH? chlorine?) are most likely causing this?
I do know that I am a lot less hirsute than my identical twin, and we both wonder if my regular immersion in the YMCA chemical vat is the reason.
Mr. Thornton:
"Human kudzu" wins a prize for evocative diction. Hair bursting from nostrils and ears. Furry buttocks. Aquatic trolls. Nice.
Thank you! I accept my prize for all the other Furries out here in swimming land, striving to become cetaceans!
Yes, as far as the teeth go it's called "swimmer's stain." At least that's what my current dentist calls it. His explanation was that if your teeth have plaque on them, the plaque is affected by the chemicals in the pool and gets stained. He recommended that I brush my teeth before swim practice.
The stain is not permanent; a routine dental cleaning takes it right off.
This topic has been disussed here before. See this thread:
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
Do you know about the depilatory effects and what water qualities (pH? chlorine?) are most likely causing this?
Umm, this has been discussed here before as well... :bolt:
Help, losing body hair - U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums
My friend just emailed this to me.
I am wondering if anyone knows the answer. I also wonder if I should take a dip in this pool to avoid shaving.
My neice is swimming at X Private College this year. She and her teammates lost their eyebrows, the hair on their body and their teeth are yellow. All of my niece's suits were bleached out as well. I think the answer was that there was too much alkaline in the pool and that the pool test kit was faulty. I guess all facilities should have 2 kits for a check and balance. I've never seen the X pool but have heard it isn't much.
Looking on the forum discussion board, I found a hair loss question that Jim had responded to a while back. Have either of you ever seen this before? What about the teeth discloration? We are all hoping that it is just a stain that can be removed and not damage to the tooth enamel. As for now she doesn't have to shave and is using eyebrow pencils.
Are they swimming at Auburn? I hear jsut about everyone looks like that in Alabama.
