Pool Chemicals: How to Protect Your Kids
May 28, 2015
Will you be swimming in pools this summer?. What do you do about the chemicals in the pool water? The first step is to swim in an outdoor pool so at least you are not inhaling the chlorine fumes.
Yet, pool chemicals also enter the body through the skin. They are known to alter hormone levels, increase respiratory disorders like asthma and allergies, and create gut flora imbalance.
There are some steps you can take before you enter the pool to help reduce how much chlorine (and other pool chemicals) get absorbed into the skin.
- Rinse before swimming which saturates your skin with cleaner water so it is less likely to absorb chemical pool water. Showering also removes access sweat – the ammonia in sweat reacts with the chlorine in a pool to create a more dangerous chemical called chloramine.
- Slather coconut oil all over your skin to help keep the acid mantle intact. This natural acidic film found on the skin protects us from absorbing bacteria, viruses, and other potential contaminates.
- Spray hair and skin with vitamin C after getting out of the pool to neutralize the chlorine. Rub the spray in and rinse in a shower.
You may need some additional support, especially if your child is more sensitive to chemicals and other toxins. And, if your child is anything like mine, they may also be drinking some of the water.
There are two great products we use in our family. One is a homeopathic remedy that helps the body to recognize and eliminate the chemicals at the cellular level. The other product is a herbal combination that specifically supports the liver, which is one of your main detoxifying organs.
We tend to use the homeopathic before and after every swim, whether it is a chlorinated, saline, or salt water pool, since even saline and salt water pools may contain some chemicals (including chlorine). We also take extra probiotics on swimming days. If you want to learn more, contact me.
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