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.
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.
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.
