Just say NO to conditioner

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nkw5:
I remember reading threads about underwater hair management and several people saying they put conditioner in their hair before going under. Please don't do this!

A couple of days ago, I was adjusting gear in the pool. After awhile, I noticed a strange taste in my mouth. I had to take the reg out and spit. This happened a couple of times before I realized I was tasting stuff I wear on my hair. Okay. I admit. I had LOTS of stuff in my hair that day, but my point is it didn't taste good and I really don't think fish and other creatures should have to deal with it floating in their water.

Please reconsider if you make conditioner part of your dive prep.
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To all you people who gel up, lather up, soap up and use conditioner before diving. You're going diving not to a beauty contest, it's only hair. Worry about it after the dive while you're in the shower. The mermaids don't care what you look like, they're too busy looking at your feet!
 
Actually, I MIGHT shower before getting into my drysuit. I would be showering off either dirt or chemical hair products. I don't like having all that inside or outside my drysuit. In many cases, I'm wearing my drysuit underwear for two or three days worth of diving, and if I'm not so clean, that stuff get's smelly quick.

The other bonus to being clean before diving, again, is to wash off any hair chemicals!! Ick.
 
[/QUOTE]I have very long hair and would also recommend a basic conditioner (Neutrogena has a few good ones). Of course common sense mandates not gooping the stuff on your hair. I also have a neoprene cover for my mask band so I won't rip out my hair unnecessarily. I find diving with it secured in a braid is essential too - less tangles- and it keeps the conditioner in the hair where I need it.
 
I have very long hair and would also recommend a basic conditioner (Neutrogena has a few good ones). Of course common sense mandates not gooping the stuff on your hair. I also have a neoprene cover for my mask band so I won't rip out my hair unnecessarily. I find diving with it secured in a braid is essential too - less tangles- and it keeps the conditioner in the hair where I need it.
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I too have long hair and the braid is the only way to go, unless you carry a knife!
 
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