We went swimming at a relative's house over the weekend, and evidently their pool chemicals were a bit 'off'. My brunettes have a slight green tint to their hair, but my two little blonde-headed girls have REALLY GREEN hair! I have washed their hair with swimmers shampoo and I put some ketchup on their hair last night (something I read online). I think it helped some, but I'd really like to restore their beautiful blonde hair before school starts (2 weeks). Does anyone have any good remedies??
If you have a Sally's Beauty shop near by (there is one near the Dayton Mall), they have an at home treatment that you mix with warm water and let it soak on the hair for 15 minutes. It helped a TON for my blond! It is made by "ION" brand.
Malibu will take the green out. We have people who swim regularly come into the shop monthly to get the treatments and purchase the shampoo.
Good luck.
Flashback!! I haven't had to worry about this in years. I use to be a lifeguard during my teen years and my number one go to was Malibu Swimmers Shampoo and Conditioners. It removes the chemicals and heals the hair. I loved this stuff. They also had a product that I combed through my hair after taking a dunk, since I couldn't wash until after my shift. Try checking at a beauty supply or local salon.
Hey,
I just bought some it is squave fors kids it is swim and sport and it is tear free and it says on the bottle it takes chlorine out. Good luck
I recently had the same experience with my daughter who is 9. We went to a relative's house to swim and she had green highlights in her hair....quite bright. We went to the local beauty supply store and asked there and they recommended a shampoo. The first time removed most, not all, eventually it was all removed. She now uses it after swimming each time, so that we don't have any reoccurances. Good Luck!
Baking soda, Alka seltzer, Coca-cola, vinegar, probably will work. Using these in conjunction with alternating shampooing with a clarifying and a pigmented shampoo will help. A salon "color gloss" or "clear coat" service will help to fill and close the cuticle (outermost layer of hair) to keep chlorine from leaching in. I would not recommend lemon juice as the acidity will cause hair to "bleach out" (remember how we used to get "summer highlights as kids?) and will exacerbate the problem.
Might try good ole' peroxide on the blondes. It works on teeth and laundry. Might find a good "stripping shampoo" that takes off chemicals for the brunettes.
I'm a hair stylist and would use a malibu treatment on them . It takes out every thing..
