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Lauren Gallo's avatar

Tip for those who don't swim cap- the Ceremonia Guava Leave In Rescue Spray applied to hair BEFORE going into the pool/water helps a lot and I like it for also having UV protection for hair as well.

Sydney's avatar

As a fellow hand eczema sufferer, that vaseline tip just blew my mind. How have I never thought of this!!!

Viv Chen's avatar

Slather them up

hotel siggy's avatar

I just started (shakily) swimming again after a 10 year absence, so this was a very welcome post! Worried about eczema once winter sets in, so I will be using that Vaseline tip.

Viv Chen's avatar

hope it's fun to get back into!!! vaseline is a lifesaver.

Harveen's avatar

Eczema is my worst enemy, and I've been swimming in saltwater pools so far, but will have to switch to full chlorine soon, so this is perfect! Also after much trial and error I love the Briogeo shampoo scrub for hair after pool

Viv Chen's avatar

ughhh i dream of access to a saltwater pool! i'll have to check out that shampoo

emily's avatar

i have been putting off getting in the pool and swimming all summer purely out of worry for my mega sensitive skin and hair<3333 been fruitlessly searching reddit/ig for a post just like this. love.

Viv Chen's avatar

It can be tough. Finding saltwater (or non chlorinated pools) that are accessible is hard…I would start with doing one swim and seeing how your skin and hair responds! If I go more than 3x a week things start getting fried and irritated

Madeleine Meredith's avatar

I started getting into swimming this year training for my first triathlon. Most public pools will supply kickboards and fins for free if you’re just starting out!

Viv Chen's avatar

great tip!