Review | Swimovate PoolMate Swimmer's Shampoo

Since starting to swim regularly last year, I noticed a real change in the condition of my hair; my ends have always got dry and split quite quickly even after a decent trim, but it had reached the point where my hair just didn't look or feel nice. It never felt clean, the roots felt permanently oily and sticky, like I hadn't quite washed all my shampoo out... And it just looked blergh. My hairdresser suggested trying an anti-chlorine shampoo (I know... I can't believe it had never occurred to me, either!), and I was amazed to find an SLS-free one to try out.

Swimovate PoolMate Swimmer's Shampoo doesn't have any fancy packaging or super-pretty, Instagram-worthy branding - just a black plastic bottle with a click-down-pop-up lid which allows you to squeeze out the shampoo easily. Swimovate claim, "Four different chlorine binding agents remove chlorine and metal ion residues from the hair. Moisturising coconut oil helps nourish and protect."
The first thing I noticed was the lovely coconut scent - coconut always smells like holidays to me so that is more than okay with me. I love the scent of this shampoo! It has a thick pearly-white texture which is easy to massage through wet hair; I tend to shampoo twice before following with a conditioner (I'm currently using Dr Organic's Manuka Honey one), and then towel-dry before adding a quick spritz of Tresemmé's Nourish & Replenish Hydrating Mist combed through my ends.

Since adding Swimovate PoolMate shampoo into my routine, I've found that my hair no longer gets that nasty build-up feeling after a few swims, and it's generally in much better condition; I think with this and the Tresemmé spray, I'm onto a winning combination! My hair still gets oily quite quickly but hey, you can't win 'em all! I only use this on days when I've actually been swimming, but I don't think there's any reason not to use it every time you wash your hair as it's a perfectly functional shampoo.
The best price I've found for this shampoo is £6.27 for the 200ml bottle here, although I've not ordered from this website so I can't comment on that I'm afraid (my Mum ordered this for me and I'm not sure where she bought it from, sorry!) - but it's also available on Amazon for £9.79 here. Have you ever used a specific swimming shampoo?

xo
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