Conquer Swimmers’ Green Hair with Malibu 2000 Just for Swimmers’ Kit
At the time, we had an above-ground pool where my best friend and I spent our afternoons floating around on rafts, worshipping the sun. Just hours after applying the hair lightening product, I went for a quick dunk and within minutes my hair began to turn green. I can still remember the look on my friend’s face as she quietly uttered, “UhâÂ?¦Kath, your hair is turning green” and her eyes were as big as saucers.
I ran inside to look in the mirror, vaguely hearing my mom yelling, as she chased after me with a mop in her hand. “You’re getting my newly waxed floor all wet. You better wipe this up, missy!” Honestly, I could have cared less about her floor at the moment. I was having a crisis and needed to assess the damage.
As I stood looking at myself in the mirror, tears streamed down my face. My entire head of hair had turned horrid algae green and was getting greener by the millisecond. My mother stood at the bathroom door, mouth wide open and chin dropped. For the first time in history, my mother and I were speechless at the same time.
After a long silence, mom turned on her heels and said “I’ll be back in a minute“. An hour later, I had new hair color. While it only took sixty minutes to get my hair back to a normal shade, I have never forgotten the horror associated with the dreaded swimmers’ green.
Chances are good that if you color your hair and swim, you’ve experienced a horror story of your own. Chances are also good that you’ve been told that chlorine was the cause. This is a common misconception that has been fueled even further by companies who market “swimmers’ shampoos” and advertise their products as removing “chlorine green”. The fact of the matter is, copper, along with calcium and magnesium, are the real culprits. Copper, not chlorine, can cause blondes to turn green and darken shades of brunette.
Copper, calcium and magnesium possess a positive electrical charge. Hair contains a negative electrical charge. When the minerals come into contact with the hair, they attach to the hair like a magnet, leaving hair feeling dry or rough, and discolored.
Chlorine is an oxidizing agent, added to pools to kill bacteria. Oxidizing agents accelerate the addition of oxygen to a substance and cause it to wear or age faster. While chlorine doesn’t remain in the hair for long, it quickly damages hair before evaporating. When minerals are present, chlorine can lift hair pigment, destroy hair proteins, and cause discoloration.
The good news is that the conditions swimmers are faced with are not permanent and can easily be rectified with Malibu 2000 Just for Swimmers’ Kit. This kit is conveniently packed with everything you need to maintain healthy hair throughout the summer or swim season.
Malibu 2000 Just for Swimmers’ Kit contains superior products formulated for gentle daily cleansing and conditioning. They are especially beneficial for chemically-treated hair. Scented with the fresh scent of orange, adults and children alike, love the way their hair smells and feels after they shampoo and condition with Swimmers’ Action Shampoo and Conditioner.
Weekly mini-treatments with Chlorine-Away Booster Additives and Quick-In Demineralizer, effectively remove surface build-up of minerals and oxidizers that adversely affect the hair. Each Malibu 2000 Chlorine-Away Booster Additive provides activation of fresh vitamin C to immediately stop oxidation, while lifting minerals when combined with Quick-In Demineralizer.
Malibu 2000 products contain naturally derived, fresh dried antioxidant vitamins, packaged in recycled materials. You can be “green” without having green hair!
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