Skin, hair, eyes and shared facilities, described as everyday care and never as treatment
What chlorinated water and salt water do in ordinary terms, what a swim cap is and is not for, why goggles matter beyond comfort, and how shared changing facilities work. Where a problem starts, this section stops and points at a pharmacist or a GP.
Skin after chlorine: everyday care, and where this stops being our subject
What treated water does to skin in ordinary terms, the everyday routine that follows a swim, and the clear point at which this becomes a question for a pharmacist or a GP.
Read02Skin after sea water: everyday care and nothing more
Salt, sun and wind together are drying, and the routine after a sea swim is short. What is ordinary, and the clear point at which it becomes a clinical question.
Read03Eyes, goggles and glare on water
Goggles are the most underrated piece of swimming equipment. What they do in water, what they cannot do about glare, and where eyes become a clinical question.
Read04Hair and swim caps: what a cap is and is not for
A swim cap is not waterproof and was never meant to be. What it actually does for the swimmer, for the pool and for supervision, and the ordinary routine afterwards.
Read05Hygiene in shared changing facilities
Changing rooms are warm, wet, shared and hard surfaced. What that means in ordinary terms, what the operator owns, and where a problem becomes a clinical question.
ReadThe Swimming SPF briefing
A monthly email for swimmers and for the people who run sessions. One subject at a time, worked through properly. It carries a single sponsor line, always labelled, sold at a published rate, and the sponsor sees nothing before you do and changes nothing.
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