Does Chlorine Change Natural Hair Colour

Hi All,

I'm going to be swimming on holiday for the first time since I was 9 years old which is over 15 years ago.

I'm worried that Chlorine from the swimming pool will change the colour of my hair.

Should I be worried?

Thank you.

It depends. How much swimming will you be doing? What colour is your hair at the moment?

A good few years ago my family and I went on holiday and had a swimming pool at the place we were staying; my sister (who was extremely blonde at the time) ended up with slightly green-tinted hair by the end of it, but this was after spending quite a lot of time in the pool, probably twice a day most days. However her hair turned back to normal colour reasonably quickly!
Also if you think about people who do a lot of swim training – there aren't too many people who have green hair from all that swimming.

I'm not an expert or anything, but I should think that if you wear a swimming cap, and wash your hair after swimming, you should be alright. There are a bunch of sites online with various tips, just a quick Google search away

My hair is naturally black.

Unless you've dyed your hair it won't change the colour. If it is dyed then as noted you can get a greenish appearance with some colours apparently. It's specifically because the chlorine reacts with the dye used to colour the hair. It has no effect on natural, non-dyed hair.

It'll have no impact on colour.