averyschmidt

Do those of you who have frequent access to chlorine treated pools
(and have children with blond hair) have any remedies for preventing
or treating green hair? Every summer my boys' hair turns bright
green from their grandmother's pool, and it bothers them. I thought
I'd ask since swimming pool season has officially started around
here. :-)

Thanks,
Patti

Mary

From: "averyschmidt" <patti.schmidt2@...>


<<Do those of you who have frequent access to chlorine treated pools
(and have children with blond hair) have any remedies for preventing
or treating green hair? Every summer my boys' hair turns bright
green from their grandmother's pool, and it bothers them. I thought
I'd ask since swimming pool season has officially started around
here. :-)>>



It's not the chlorine but the metals in the pool water. Mostly copper I
think. Your grandmother can go to the same pool supply place where she gets
the chlorine from and ask for something to take out the metals in the water.
As far as how to get rid of it once it's in the hair, I hear there are
shampoos out there for getting rid of swimmers hair. I haven't seen them but
haven't reallyhad to look either. <bg> Maybe behind the pharmacy counter or
something. I have also heard that you can wash the hair with warm water that
has aspirin dissolved in it. Not sure how much though. Reducing the metals
though will take care of the problem.

Mary B

Mark & Kristin Shields

My daughter has blond hair and during the summer swims almost every day. We had a real problem with green hair a few years ago and tried the swimmer's shampoos that are supposed to help with that. It did help, but I've noticed that now she washes her hair after each swim with regular shampoo and the green hasn't come back. So maybe it's just washing that does the trick. I've realized now that when the hair turned green she wasn't washing it on a regular basis after swimming.
Kristin

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From: averyschmidt [SMTP:patti.schmidt2@...]

Do those of you who have frequent access to chlorine treated pools
(and have children with blond hair) have any remedies for preventing
or treating green hair? Every summer my boys' hair turns bright
green from their grandmother's pool, and it bothers them. I thought
I'd ask since swimming pool season has officially started around
here. :-)

Thanks,
Patti




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Robin Clevenger

> From: "averyschmidt" <patti.schmidt2@...>
> Do those of you who have frequent access to chlorine treated pools
> (and have children with blond hair) have any remedies for preventing
> or treating green hair? Every summer my boys' hair turns bright
> green from their grandmother's pool, and it bothers them. I thought
> I'd ask since swimming pool season has officially started around
> here. :-)


I think it must have something to do with the chlorination system itself. I
have blonde hair and was on swim team in college, swimming for about 2
hours, twice a day. My hair bleached completely white, but never turned
green. My son has white-blonde hair that never turns green either, but then
we only swim in public pools and the pool at our club. I know that public
pools do a pretty good check (in general) to keep the chlorine levels
correct and the PH balanced. Maybe their grandmother's pool has some sort of
imbalance? I might call and ask a pool supplies store.

My second thought is just to use a good anti-chlorine shampoo and
conditioner afterwards. They even make some no-tears ones for kids now that
are quite good.

Blue Skies!
-Robin-

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In a message dated 5/17/03 5:03:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
patti.schmidt2@... writes:

> Do those of you who have frequent access to chlorine treated pools
> (and have children with blond hair) have any remedies for preventing
> or treating green hair? Every summer my boys' hair turns bright
> green from their grandmother's pool, and it bothers them. I thought
> I'd ask since swimming pool season has officially started around
> here. :-)
>
>

There is a kids shampoo for that. Can't remember the name though. Works to
some extent. My boys have blond hair and we have a pool and have trouble
with that as well.
Let me know if you find something that really works.
Pam G.


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In a message dated 5/17/2003 5:03:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
patti.schmidt2@... writes:


> Do those of you who have frequent access to chlorine treated pools
> (and have children with blond hair) have any remedies for preventing
> or treating green hair? Every summer my boys' hair turns bright
> green from their grandmother's pool, and it bothers them. I thought
> I'd ask since swimming pool season has officially started around
> here. :-)

Rinse with vinegar?

~Kelly, brunette with grey


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In a message dated 5/17/03 10:24:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
kbcdlovejo@... writes:

> Kelly, brunette with grey
>

ME TOO.. and more and more of it everyday, the grey, not the brunette.. LOL.
I used to try to pluck the greys, but if I tried that now, I'de be bout half
bald.

Teresa


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Heidi

> ~Kelly, brunette with grey


Kelly dear,

Let's get one thing straight, right off the bat. We do not allow grey
hairs to dwell upon our noble heads. No. None of that.


Only silver will do.

Please repeat after me "There is no grey, only silver. There is no
grey, only silver."

I thank you to remember this in future.

silver.

HeidiC with about two dozen SILVER hairs in *her* brunette locks.

:D

sablehs

Still on digest trying to keep up. LOL
Nexus makes a product called Aloe Rid that comes in both a shampoo and a treatment. You might can find a generic form at beauty supplies but anyplace that sells nexus will most likely have it.
Works pretty good. I use it before any perm because it helps to take out medications, hard water {well water} and anything that builds up in the hair.
Tracy

In a message dated 5/17/2003 5:03:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
patti.schmidt2@... writes:


> Do those of you who have frequent access to chlorine treated pools
> (and have children with blond hair) have any remedies for preventing
> or treating green hair? Every summer my boys' hair turns bright
> green from their grandmother's pool, and it bothers them. I thought
> I'd ask since swimming pool season has officially started around
> here. :-)

Rinse with vinegar?

~Kelly, brunette with grey




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SARA

"Do those of you who have frequent access to chlorine treated pools
(and have children with blond hair) have any remedies for
preventing or treating green hair?"

Someone mentioned the green hair coming from copper; copper is the
metal base in the super green algecide that is needed to maintain
pool water. If a pool is out of chemical balance (ph/alk), the
algecide can leave more residue than normal too. Chlorine is NOT
what turns the hair green...but chlorine will bleach the hair
strands and eventually the strands become brittle over the summer.
This allows the copper to access the hair faster. Monthly hair trims
will help. This keeps the hair shaft closed and the strand will
absorb less chemical of any type. There is a treatment that the
grandmother needs to buy for the pool; it would be called "Metal
Free" or "Metal Control". She can also start using an algecide that
is not metal based but must still detox her current pool water.

Something else....we often blame chlorine for burning eyes, actually
the PH of the water is the culprit...and then too, more than a few
hours of swimming is going to irritate the eye no matter what. :)

If children will rinse off after swimming with a very gentle shampoo
of any kind and use a natural eye lubricant, that will prevent dry
skin, damaged hair, and help with the red eyes.

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In a message dated 5/17/03 11:44:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
bunsofaluminum60@... writes:

> HeidiC with about two dozen SILVER hairs in *her* brunette locks.
>
>

That is all. LOL. Only two dozen. LOL. My boys were running their fingers
through my hair. It is very short and they like the way it feels in the
back. Anyway my youngest said "Mom, you have a lot of gray hairs...oh and
look here's a big clump of them." LOL
Pam G.


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In a message dated 5/18/03 12:12:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, genant2@...
writes:

> "Mom, you have a lot of gray hairs...oh and
> look here's a big clump of them." LOL
> Pam G.
>

A "clump" of them....thats not too bad... My kids call them "nests" of gray
hairs.. LOL..like they are alive and infesting my hair.... ewww eww, a whole
nest of them!


Teresa


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myfunny4

--- In [email protected], grlynbl@a... wrote:
> A "clump" of them....thats not too bad... My kids call them "nests"
of gray
> hairs.. LOL..like they are alive and infesting my hair.... ewww
eww, a whole
> nest of them!
> Teresa

I have 4 grey...uh...sorry...*silver*...hairs, and I'm almost 45
years old. It's genetic, I guess. My dad died at 60 years old, and
he was still had more brown hair than silver hair.

Debbie