Learn to make a DIY Chlorine Neutralizer Spray, also referred to as a Vitamin C swim spray, to neutralize the dangerous results of chlorine this summer time! Price range-friendly and fast to make it’s a game-changer for all your pool-filled adventures.
What’s Chlorine Neutralizer Spray?
This pool chlorine neutralizer is an easy spray that helps neutralize or negate the dangerous results of chlorine present in public swimming pools with using vitamin C! Vitamin C breaks down chlorine. I’ve been utilizing it for my youngsters after swim classes, and it actually helps to stop and relieve a number of the noticeable results of chlorine publicity, like itching and dryness. ⠀⠀
When mixed with chlorine, vitamin C types hydrochloric acid and dehydroascorbic acid, which destroys dangerous toxins in chlorine.
You will discover chlorine neutralizers on-line and in some grocery and sporting shops. Nevertheless, it’s tremendous straightforward to make at residence, and cheap!
Easy methods to Make Chlorine Neutralizer Spray
Components You’ll Want
*Scroll all the way down to the recipe card for the complete particulars, however you too can discover every part right here in my Amazon Retailer!
Directions
- Mix. Place a mini funnel over a glass spray bottle. Pour the water and sodium ascorbate into the bottle.
- Shake. Screw the lid on tightly, and vigorously shake to mix. Your swim spray is able to go!
Easy methods to Use It
As soon as the spray is ready, merely spritz it throughout your physique earlier than and after chlorine publicity!
Keep away from Eyes
Simply watch out to keep away from spraying it straight on the face and within the eyes, particularly when utilizing it on kids!
Well being Issues When It Involves Chlorine
It’s no secret that many swimming swimming pools and public swimming areas use chlorine to kill micro organism and viruses within the water. Nevertheless, the chemical is so sturdy that it may well have unfavorable impacts on our well being.
You might discover speedy reactions like dry pores and skin, pink eyes, or pores and skin rashes after swimming. Nevertheless, chlorine can have many extra, typically longer-lasting results together with:
- Dry hair
- Issue respiration
- Dental erosion
- Forms of most cancers
- Heart problems
- Allergy symptoms
After all, it’s essential to bathe after swimming. Nevertheless, chlorine can chemically bind to our pores and skin and hair, which means a bathe isn’t all the time sufficient to eliminate it!
That’s the place chlorine spray comes into play. Spraying it throughout your physique earlier than swimming may help stop chlorine from clinging to your pores and skin and mitigate the dangerous results so you possibly can have enjoyable within the pool all summer time lengthy!
FAQs
There are two varieties of vitamin C you need to use for this spray together with ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate. Each work equally effectively.
I exploit sodium ascorbate as a result of ascorbic acid is far more acidic and may irritate delicate pores and skin. It additionally doesn’t combine as shortly as sodium ascorbate, but it surely does are usually cheaper. So, select whichever possibility works greatest to your wants and funds.
Sure! I don’t see any purpose to not, and it’s an effective way to stop chlorine from clinging to your hair.
Swim spray solely stays recent for 3-5 days. So, you’ll need to make a batch weekly. Fortunately, it solely takes a few minute to do and also you’ll have loads of the Sodium ascorbate powder to take action! With that mentioned, you too can half this recipe!
Extra Methods to Keep away from Chlorine
- Coconut oil also can act as a protecting barrier from chlorine. So, I prefer to lather myself and my little ones earlier than utilizing the chlorine-neutralizing spray to keep away from dry pores and skin.
- Additionally, remember to nonetheless bathe after swimming. We love to do detox baths with Epsom salt!
- Don’t spray straight on the face or within the eyes, particularly for youngsters.
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Mix water and sodium ascorbate within the spray bottle.
1 cup filtered water, 1 teaspoon sodium ascorbate
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Shake to mix, and use the spray earlier than and after chlorine publicity.
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Swim spray solely stays recent for 3-5 days. So, you’ll need to make a batch weekly. Fortunately, it solely takes a few minute to do, and you will have that large container of Vitamin C powder. So, it’s no biggie!
Use: Spritz the swim spray throughout your physique and hair earlier than and after chlorine publicity. Simply watch out to keep away from spraying it straight on the face and within the eyes, particularly when utilizing it on kids!
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