Washing out chlorine?

ttoosday

I have read all over Science-y's blog and can't really find anything that specifically states what ingredients in a shampoo may wash out chlorine. Mainly all I can find online is this: soak your hair in water before you swim in pools. Oil up your hair before you swim in pools. Or slather your hair with conditioner before you swim in pools. Well first of all, I am not convinced that just wetting hair down with regular water prevents chlorine damage, but I guess I can see the reasoning. I am wondering what REMOVES chlorine from hair if it is already there.

I have a vit-c chloramine filter on my shower, and we used bromine in our hot tub, and I don't generally swim in pools, so it's not super imperative to find a shampoo to remove chlorine, but I've just been wondering about it lately. I use a hard water shampoo with Disodium EDTA to remove hard water buildup, but does it also removes chlorine? And if not, what kind of ingredient does it? I would think if Vit C is only the ingredient like the shower filter sites claim it is, why didn't Science-y point that out on her post about chlorine? Thoughts?

Therese1

Hmmm, I wonder if one can say that chlorine is *in* the hair and needs to be washed out. I think that it probably evaporates as your hair dries, but as it evaporates, it causes significant drying. So maybe a chlorine-removing shampoo does nothing unless applied when hair is wet from the pool. Not sure though.

Gaby.Vintimi

I swim once a week, I put oil on my hair. After swimming I was regularly and deep condition. Haven't notice any damage due to chlorine done to my hair. I'm not sure if there is a shampoo, that will remove it, I think the most important is not to let it be absorbed into the hair.