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Home Remedies to Remove Green Tint from Blonde Hair Caused by Swimming Pool Water

Home Remedies to Remove Green Tint from Blonde Hair Caused by Swimming Pool Water

July 19, 2006 by
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Green Isn't from Chlorine

Lemon juice works much in the same way as tomato juice. The citric acid in the juice works to remove hard metal stains and undesirable green coloring from the hair. Simply saturate the hair with lemon juice, and allow it to set for several minutes. Rinse out the lemon juice, and wash and
 condition as usual.

Baking Soda

Baking soda is a very versatile product that is used for a variety of cleaning and beauty purposes. Make a paste with baking soda and shampoo, and apply it to the hair. Allow the mixture to remain on the hair for several minutes, and thoroughly rinse it out. Shampoo and condition as usual.

Wet Your Hair Before Swimming

The hair is porous and naturally absorbs water, so before swimming in a pool, thoroughly saturate the hair with tap water or distilled bottled water. When you enter the pool, your hair won't absorb as much water since it is already thoroughly saturated. Although this isn't the complete answer, wetting the hair before entering the pool can help in the prevention of discoloration.

Commercial Hair Care Products for Swimmers

If your hair is extremely green, and home remedies won't remove the color, consider trying commercial hair care products for swimmers. You can find these types of hair care products online, at many discount retail stores, and at most beauty supply stores. Follow product label instructions for best results.

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TakeawaysDid You Know
  • Aspirin or baking soda can be used to remove green stains from blonde hair.
  • The acid in the tomato juice or lemon juice can also help remove green caused by pool water.
  • Wet your hair with tap water or bottle water before swimming so it absorbs less of the pool water.
 
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How much lemon juice or what strength of aspirin do you use to remove green from your hair. I used med. blonde clairol and it turned my light blonde to green.can anyone help%3F
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Posted on 10/22/2009 at 11:10:07 AM

I used vinegar and water for round one...then put lemon juice over it for about 15 minutes!! The GREEN is GONE!!! Yippee....
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Posted on 08/02/2009 at 5:08:59 AM

ok i go babysitten every week...and the pool turns my hair green so today im going to try lemon juice and if it dont work ill put ketchup in it.....ewww! so please pray that it will work because i want my greeen hair gone b4 school starts!!! caroline!
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Posted on 06/21/2009 at 9:06:11 AM

My daughter went to a friends house on Saturday and go in the hot tub, when she got out, showered and dried her hair, she noticed that it had turned green. She then went back and washed it several more times, it was still green. She came home showed it to me, and I got on the computer to find out how to get the green out. I must say I first tried the lemon juice, what I had, was about a half of cup and it did take out most of the green. I then used the tomato juice and it took out the remainder. I am sure if I had more lemon juice, that would of done the trick. Thanks for informing of the home remedy, it was a lot cheaper then having to go to the hair salon to have it removed. I have a comment for Amarylls, It doesn't matter how much you pay for hair color, chances are your hair will still turn green. I paid over a $100 to have my daughters hair done, and it still turned green.
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Posted on 02/24/2009 at 4:02:44 AM

I'm having a hair crisis, but hopefully the baking soda or tomato juice works! Don't EVER buy the cheapest hair color you can! LOL
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Posted on 11/23/2008 at 8:11:38 PM

my little sister and i went swimming today-just like every day- and when we got home i realized that her hair was like a lime greenish color. ewww. thanks for the help. were trying the asprin the lemon juice and if all else fails were gonna go to the tomato juice. well. here it goes.
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Posted on 07/10/2008 at 12:07:42 PM

i just died my hair blond and then went swimming and it turned it green. and i hope this stuff works cuz i have somewhere to be& i dont want green hair for it
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Posted on 06/28/2008 at 1:06:15 PM

hi everyone i have a problem with my hair :-( i hav naturally dark blond hair but 6month ago,i did some highlight in my hair and when i wanted to remove them coz i didnt like them again i just recently changed my hair color to a very dark blond but i need my natural color back do you think if i use the lemon juice it will remove the dark color and will b ligher??
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Posted on 06/03/2008 at 5:06:49 AM

Attension e'ryone...I gots a dilema. e'ry time I wake I look in the mirror to see my fate unfolding right afore my eyes. Green hair is all that surronds me in this abyss of hair des'peir. What can I do but hope and search for a bright horizion in the distance and the only way to get there is through tomato juice. I will surrender my soul to the juice and try it tonight...i will post results on the morrow. R.I.P. green hair des'peir.
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Posted on 09/24/2007 at 11:09:00 PM

my hair has always been colored blonde. i just recently changed my hair color to a darker blonde and the ends of my hair are especially green/gray. i don't want to strip my color. any advice??
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Posted on 09/04/2007 at 1:09:00 PM

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