RunningAHEAD - Topic: Swimming and Itching skin

sparkythecat

2008

posted: 3/13/2009 at 9:31 PM

Since I have plantar faciitis I have been riding a bike and recently started swimming. I had not swam for 10 years. Swimming has been going great and I have no idea what my times are but on my 4th time to the pool, I swam 1250 yards. However my skin itches at night after the swims. I use Eucerin Dry Skin Therapy which helps some. The question is there anything better. It takes a lot of lotion to stop the itching.

Hiker Chick

posted: 3/13/2009 at 9:33 PM

My husband is allergic to chlorine & bromine and has the same problem. He just doesn't go near the pool but still has itchy dry skin in the winter. He uses Sarna. It's white, with a turquoise stripe across it. It stinks to high heaven but he swears it works really well.

Michelle

lisapurple216

posted: 3/15/2009 at 10:06 AM

Gold Bond lotion. It also stinks, but works great. How many showers are you taking in a day? It might be that as well, I found when I was swimming alot some days I took 2-3 showers.

Stevenjohnny

posted: 3/15/2009 at 10:07 AM

My wife has Cetaphil Lotion and I have found that it fills that crackly crusty dry skin much better than anything else we keep under the bathroom sink...It doesn't take much either.

Slo

posted: 3/15/2009 at 11:36 AM

Fish Oil supplements Seriously.......I'm an eczema sufferer and normally a 4 day / week swimmer. And I live in the mid-west where the air gets really dry in the winter months. It works.....er I should say helps in combination with the other items listed above. I also keep a hand towl soaked in baby oil that I wipe down with after I get out of the shower. I keep it in a zipp lock bag so it's alway ready.

JennerVT

posted: 3/16/2009 at 6:52 AM

I make sure to always always always shower after a swim in a pool, otherwise my skin will itch bad that night, I'm assuming the chlorine gets dried on or something. So I take a shower immediately after the swim, lube up with lotion after that, and I'm good to go.

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PR 5K (Ha, current 43:10)
Run a 10K
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jeffdonahue

posted: 3/16/2009 at 10:00 AM

I used to have some problems with itching as well - chlorine can be rough on teh skin. Have you tried using "Ultra Swim" shampoo - I actually found that when I used that (and actually rubbed some on my whole body) that the itching would not be as bad.

beef

Ostrich runner

posted: 3/16/2009 at 11:11 AM

I take showers.

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erich

posted: 3/16/2009 at 12:52 PM

The problem is chlorine in the water and if you have hard water that is not going to help stop being itchy. I bet a salt water bath after your swim would help a lot. Not sure how you are going to get that salt water bath though.

Slo

posted: 3/16/2009 at 12:57 PM

Epsom or Sitz bath

sparkythecat

2008

posted: 3/18/2009 at 12:04 AM
modified: 3/19/2009 at 11:18 PM

One thing is I am going to have to change my picture(Which I have done). I do take showers. For a while I thought it was from the jacuzzi hot tub after the swim. The shower smells like clorine or that may be me. Right now I am swimming two times per week. The last swim was 1500 yards or 60 lengths of Court House Athletic Club pool. A pun came to mind. The lengths we will go to when we can't run. Thanks for all the sugestions. I think the anti clorine shampoo is a real good idea. I will pick some up.

Creighzee

posted: 3/18/2009 at 7:33 PM

Always rinse off before you get into the pool and make sure to drench your hair. That way, your hair soaks up less chlorinated water. Even if you wear a swim cap - shower first. Being as you're a man, you may not want to go shopping at Bath & Body Works, but I use a cream from there called "Look Ma, New Hands." It is actually a hand cream, but I use it as body lotion. It does wonders for me after I swim to alleviate the pool itch. It is pretty much odor-free, so you won't have to worry about smelling like a spring day!

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 3/18/2009 at 8:02 PM

Best things for intensely dry skin are body butters from The Body Shop--but they aren't cheap. Super concentrated, but still $20 for a large tub. The cocoa butter one is really nice. Less greasy than some other varieties, but still super moisturizing. Hubby has eczema and LOVES the stuff.

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TrailSurfer

Husband and father of 4

posted: 3/20/2009 at 2:10 PM

I'll 2nd the shower before swimming. Soak in a warm shower if you can. It opens the pores. Likewise, as good as it feels, the jaccuzzi is making things a little worse. Your opening your pours and saturating your skin with chlorine. The chlorine levels in a jaccuzzi are usually higher than the pool. Algea and bacteria love warm water. Sounds like you had a lot of other good ideas for treating the skin. I hope you heal up soon.

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ScottieReyes

posted: 2/1/2017 at 7:25 AM

As public swimming pools contain a high concentration of chlorine to kill the bacteria. If anyone is developing a rash due to chlorine in the swimming pool, one can stop the swimming for some days or find the lotion which will act as a barrier between the skin and irritating chlorine. The use of cool compress or anti-itching can be used. One can get more information about various lotions for various skin types.

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