This weeks tip is for dealing the all the chlorine in your life. Both my girls have really long hair and if I wash it every single day it totally dries it out. And we all get kind of cranky. But I can't just leave all the nasty chlorine chemicals hanging out in their hair. This is what we do and it works like a charm!
After swimming lessons we head home and the girls jump in the shower. Depending on how tired and/or hungry they are there might be less jumping and more dragging. Anyway.....I take their swimsuits (usually from off the bathroom floor) and soak them in the bathroom sink with warm water and a splash of vinegar. Leave them to soak for a few minutes (no rinsing) and then hang them up to dry. I learned the hard way to never ever wash swimsuits in the washing machine, even on the delicate cycle. This pretty much gets the vinegar out. I've found that after a few times, the vinegar alone doesn't seem to cut it so about once a week I add a tiny bit of our laundry detergent to the water, soak, rinse and good as new!
While the swimsuits are soaking in the sink, I spray vinegar on my girls hair and they rinse it out at the end of their shower. By the end of the week, their hair needs a regular washing but this works great for the everyday chlorine detox. Plus it makes their hair soft and shiny. Bonus!
If you have any awesome summer tips, please leave them in the comments!
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