How Does SwimFresh Work?

SwimFresh is a vitamin C-based pre-swim spray for children's skin and hair. It is applied around 15 minutes before swimming, so the formula is already on exposed skin and hair before contact with chlorinated pool water.

The key ingredient: sodium ascorbate

Sodium ascorbate is a form of vitamin C. Vitamin C compounds are used in water-treatment chemistry because they can react with free chlorine and reduce it to chloride. That chemistry is the reason sodium ascorbate is in SwimFresh.

The plain-English version, including what the evidence does not show, is in does vitamin C neutralise chlorine?

What that means, and what it does not mean

There is a sensible chemical basis for using sodium ascorbate in a chlorine-care spray. It does not mean SwimFresh treats the swimming pool, stops all chlorine from touching the skin, cures eczema, detoxifies the body, or replaces a shower after swimming.

The routine

Spray, then dry, then swim, then rinse normally afterwards.

1. Shake the bottle.
2. Lightly mist exposed skin and hair. Do not spray towards the face. Use your hands around the face and keep it out of the eyes.
3. Allow it to dry naturally for around 15 minutes.
4. Swim as normal.
5. Afterwards, rinse skin and hair, change out of wet kit, and wash hair when it needs it.

Skin and hair

SwimFresh is designed for both. One light mist covers the skin and hair you want to include in the routine. It is not a barrier cream, and it is not a leave-in conditioner.

Why before swimming?

SwimFresh is not an after-swim spray, and it is not a fragrance meant to cover pool smell once you are home. The point of use is before the child enters the water. If you have been searching for an after-swim spray, the difference is set out in pre-swim spray versus after-swim spray.

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