skin darkening post a swimming session? Read this

Have you experienced skin getting dark and tanned post a dip on pool day?

Here might be the reason why it can be and how to avoid it.

1. Your pool water contains chlorine.

Chlorine is the most commonly used chemical agent to keep swimming pool water clean and germ free but many do not know the hazards it brings for humans. Chlorine is not gentle on human skin. It causes irritation and skin darkening when in contact for prolonged periods of time. The effect of chlorine can be small from creating dryness to getting severe rashes on human skin.

The most common fact of skin getting darker than usual post a dip is due to the chlorine substance in water, this effect if even worse when you take a dip under direct sunlight and without preventive measures.

These effects do not last for a long time on our skin, but it can cause damage to the skin's barrier and leaving it dry, dehydrated, tan, red, and irritated. It is a must to take the necessary precautions before your pool day.

2. How to avoid the harmful effects of Chlorine

Since chlorine is the most cheapest chemical out there to keep the water clean and free of germs its commonly opted by most commercial places like your favourite spa, hotel or resort. But people with indoor swimming poll at home or their villa can opt for a safer option that we provide. We use the chemical TCCA90 which is a higher quality substance that keeps the water crystal clear and also be gentle on human skin. You'd see that post a dip in water treated with TCCA90 you won't need goggles to protect your eyes and your skin doesn't get as tan or irritated as chlorine does. We provider clients with the best solutions keeping in mind the usage. The TCCA90 helps with the following:

* Doesn't tan the skin

* Keeps your skin feeling normal, as it was post the swimming session.

* Does'nt irritate eyes which turns red otherwise.

*Doesn't dry out the skin

the water treated with TCCA90 is more crystal clear than the ones treated with chlorine. The quality of the water remains clear and leaving it unseated unlike chlorine which leaves a weird stench.

3. How to avoid the harmful effects otherwise

Here are a few tips we recommend before and after taking a dip in your local commercial swimming pool that has chlorine water.

* Take a shower in regular water before taking a dip in the pool. This ensures you have film of water before directly exposing your skin with chlorine.

* Wear SPF that leaves a cast on your skin. We recommend wearing a sports sunscreen with physical filters such as Zinc Oxide that forms a film over your natural skin barrier and keeps it protected from the chemical in water. For your hair we recommend oiling it before and wearing a cap. This does the same as wearing a sunscreen before swimming.

* Try to wear more covered UV protected swimming suits available in the market, especially while taking a dip in a pool under direct sunlight. Try wearing goggles that will protect you from damaging your eyes from irritation due to the chemical's direct contact.

* Don't forget to take a shower with a mild soap post swimming, as this will wash off the top later of chemicals and will not be sitting on top for prolonged hours.

These tips a tricks ensures that you do not harm your skin and darken it as much as it would with direct contact. Try to use pools with TCCA90 chemical which is less harmful to the skin.

We at Envirotech Services and Emerence Home care services ensure we use TCCA90 for all our clients, explaining in detail about all the Pros and Cons. Contact our executive today to get to know more bout our advanced and specialise services we offer.

Happy swimming! Cheers!