Quote Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser View Post
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Yes, I know borates are not a solution to algae. I am looking for water comfort. My grumpy husband, after swimming 3 times this year, complains about his hair and skin after being in the pool. Happy husband = happy life???? Ha!!! I will use the "slow" plan for adding borates -just in case. BTW, our Menard's has 31.45% MA at $1.99/gal.
I don't think the borates are going to change his experience with hair and skin. It might, but I wouldn't count on it. Let us know.

Skin oils get washed off even soaking in pure water. So he could complain just being in any body of water for too long. Does he complain about the feeling after being in a bathtub for as long as he would be in a pool?

The other factor would be the active chlorine level. When previously using bromine, it is stronger than chlorine with CYA so that could have been an issue. With chlorine, so long as CYA is present, the active chlorine level is lower than that in tap water (if it's chlorinated -- not chloraminated).

My wife is in our pool every day for around an hour for therapy exercises and she just showers after she swims and uses three shampoos with respect to swimming/chlorine. The first one is "Ultra Swim Chlorine Removal Shampoo, Moisturizing Formula" which she uses every day. This is the primary shampoo that has reducing agents to remove the chlorine bound to organics in hair. The second is "Aquia Swimmers' Shampoo and Conditioner by Barracuda" which she uses most days but not necessarily every day (it has conditioner so you use it when you would want to condition your hair and not just shampoo it). The third is very strong and powerful so is only used once a week and is "Paul Mitchell clarifying, Shampoo Three". This latter will strip your hair if you use it too often, but it is the only one that removes a slimy buildup at the nape of the neck at lowest base of hair -- probably an accumulation of suntan lotion.

Again, a big issue is just being in water for a long time. Sure, the chlorine doesn't help, but it's not the only factor.