Girl swim talk Swimsuit, Hair, Skin, & Period Tips

Swimming is not an easy hobby for girls but I'm here to help you out. This video is dedicated for my lovely ladies that want to swim and we're going to talk about choosing the right bathing suit, how to care for your hair and skin and how to swim on your period. Number one, bathing suit. So rule number one of choosing a bathing suit is that you have to be comfortable in it. If possible, you want to try on different cuts, see whatever suits you best. In indoor swimming, you'll see mainly one-piece suits, black, dark colored, one-piece are the most popular. So if you don't want to stand out, choose that. But if you are a bright person, if you feel good in colors, and different patterns, flowers, whatever it is, do that. Something that you might want to take into account is that swimsuits, as you use them, they stretch. Sometimes, actually probably oftentimes, you might be able to just put it in the dryer. It will shrink and you can play that game. Stretch, shrink, stretch, shrink. If I was a beginner and wasn't really sure if swimming is my thing yet, I would just go on Amazon and pick whatever basic option is there. If I knew what I want to do and that swimming is my thing, then I would go on swimming websites like Swim Outlet, pick brands like Speedo, Arena, the more professional swimming brands. But my main advice is leave your bikini for the beach and outdoor pools. If you go swimming doing laps, one-piece suit is the way to go. Chapter two, hair. Chlorine is a strong chemical. It does not only kill bacteria in the pool, it also strips away your natural oils from the hair and your skin. So the two main pieces of advice here, number one, wear a swimming cap. Yes, your hair will still get wet, but it will be much better protected from the chlorine than if you don't wear a cap. Number two, after every single swim in the chlorinated water, We're going to go to a shower in the pool in the locker rooms and wash off your hair with just regular water. It is up to you if you want to wash it with a shampoo and conditioner right after, but at least wash it off with the regular water. Now, you might find that some popular swim brands will have dedicated shampoos and conditioners and hair products. For swimmers, I have never used them. I don't know if they work or if they don't work. But if you don't do point A and point B. Don't bother with a swim hair product. Chapter three, skin. Same rule. Chlorine strips away your natural oils and dries out your skin. So what are you going to do is wash off your face with regular water, wash off your skin, put moisturizer and lotion on. Now let's talk about being on your period and wanting to swim because that could be really stressful. The number one thing I want you to know is that when you're inside the water, you're not going to leak. The water creates the pressure and that stops your flow temporarily. So when you're swimming, when you're in the water, the pressure does not let the flow out. But there is nothing stopping it when you are walking around the pool deck, either going to the locker room or from the locker room to the water. So what we're going to do is we're going to use tampons or a menstrual cup, whatever you are most comfortable with. In the locker room before you come out on the pool deck you're going to insert the tampon in, put on your bathing suit and not there yet you're gonna double check if the tampon string is not hanging out. So now for the period cramps. Water can actually help soothe them and alleviate your pain but it is your body so you have to listen to what it's telling you if you still feel awful in Go in the water. Get out, go home, take a nap, eat ice cream. And that brings us to the end of this video. If you want to see more of those videos dedicated just for the swimming girlies, let me know in the comments and I'll see you next time.