Is Summer-Swimming Hurting Your Hair?

Is Swimming Hurting Your Hair? Reviewed by New England Associates® & HairStart® July, 2025

Quite possibly.

Saltwater in the ocean and chlorine in pool water can easily damage your hair. And even when you aren’t swimming, blazing hot sun and high heat and humidity are often problems for your hair.

What can you do?

If you’re enjoying time outdoors hiking, golfing, or puttering around in your garden, you should try to cover your hair and scalp. You should wear a big loose beach hat as often as you can. You can use a loose scarf or wrap too.

After swimming, you should take a shower as soon as possible. This will help to get rid of damaging salt or chlorine residue on your hair. New England Associates^® has a special shampoo called “Phase 4”. It is specifically formulated to remove mineral and chemical deposits from your hair. Not only chemicals from pools and ocean water, but also from chemical processing such as perms or dyes.

You can get NEA Phase 4 as a single item or as part of the “Swimmers & Mineral-Busting Bundle”. This bundle includes NEA Replenish Deep Conditioning Treatment and NEA Protein Treatment Formula. These are both excellent for your damaged hair. You can also get a version of this “Swimmers & Mineral-Busting Bundle” that adds NEA Conditioning Mist. Mist helps you with detangling and protection from heat, among other things.

Need more help?

When you need to detangle your hair after riding on a boat or in your car with your windows open and top down, you should never be harsh while trying to get the knots out. You should read what to do about it here. You can read more about summer hair care as well as expert tips to keep your hair healthy all summer long here.

For even more help…

If you feel that your hair is becoming dry or brittle from swimming or from the summer sun, you should consider getting your hair and scalp evaluated to ensure there is no permanent damage being caused. You can also find out what can be done in case there is indeed a problem. The professionals at New England Associates^® will check your hair and scalp under a very powerful microscope and point out to you anything that may not look quite right. Then if needed, we will help you review all of the options and solutions and possibilities that may be best suited for you.

It starts with an easy no-cost, no-obligation private consultation that you can schedule for just about any time. Contact New England Associates^® today to make your appointment. If you cannot visit us in person at one of our locations, we can help you decide which of our products at www.newenglandassociates.com/store/ may be the best for you. All items can be delivered to your door.

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