I haven't gone swimming since having dreads and have plans to go soon but I was wondering what I should do with my hair? Will Chlorine do damage? What about ocean water? What about lake water?? I'll be going swimming in a lake and I was thinking maybe that might not be so good for it, if I should maybe get a swim cap?
If you would like to wear a swim cap that would be fine, Personally ive been swimming at a pool quite a few times this year with my dreads and they are fine, when they dry they feel a lil bit more dried out..but i always just rinsed them with fresh water when i got home and they were fine. Same should apply with a lake except i prolly would actually wash them after i was finished swimming
Swimming is great for dreads, flowing all around in the water. Before you go into a chlorinated pool, wet your hair, that way it absorbs healthy water first. When you are finished swimming, rinse your hair asap in the non chlorinated water to get all the pool chemicals out. Your dreads will be just fine if you do this...peace
no just swim dreads love water but clorines harsh so soak em well in frwsh water 1st so less is absorbed and wash after (dont use baking soda after being in clorine)
So they would be ok with lake water as long as I wash them after? Lake water can be kind of mucky and sometimes have seaweed stuff so thats why i was worried
Whoa, whoa, chill man. There's nothing to worry about. Like they've said, just wash your hair really well afterward. If you're in chlorinated water, use ACV to balance out the pH of your scalp.
