Pool smell

I have the same problem when I swim at the gym (indoor) pool, swim specific shampoo and body wash doesn't help.  It doesn't happen when I swim at the outdoor pool??? Is it chlorine concentrations in the indoor pool maybe?

Really interested to see if this is just a common problem of if someone else has an answer.

I can be 3 says and 5 showers away from my last swim, hop on the trainer and the chlorine fumes come wafting up from my sweat like I'm sweating pool water!

The chemicals get into your pores.

Someone here once suggested hitting the sauna after a swim and it sure seems to help me. (In my case I am bothered by the itching more than the smell though.)

A good sweat helps get the stuff OUT of your skin.

It is important to NOT take a hot shower right after your swim.  The warm water opens your pores up more and the chemicals get down in there.

So, good hot sweat, then a cool rinse off before your normal shower temps!

That's the sweet smell of awesomeness.  You can try a product called Swim Spray that actually works remarkably well.  Here's think link:

http://www.swimspray.com/

Not doubting you, but the this seems contradictory. .. a hot sauna is good, but a hot shower is not-I am confused

It's not just you! I swim in a low chlorine pool which is really nice but I still use a chlorine removing shampoo/body wash, otherwise I can still smell the chlorine even a shower or two later!

I will second the poster who suggested getting into the sauna after a swim. I hop in the steam room after I'm out of the pool which I do find helps both the itchiness and the smell.

stop peeing in the pool first of all, that makes it smell much worse. The chemicals in your pee interact with the chlorine to produce the stench of which you are referring to.

BikerGrrrl - 2012-02-08 5:43 PM I admit that I actually like the smell.  I only use the excessive body wash because the husband disagrees. Lame!

Was just talking about this the other day.....I like it too.  Not sure why.

I'm just guessing here, but in the Sauna you would be actively sweating... so the pores open up, but water is coming out of them, hence removing the chemicals.  When you take a hot shower, you get the same things happening to your pores, they open, but because you're covered in water the chemicals go in.

My wife always smells like chlorine when she's been swimming a bunch. When we met, she was a competitive collegiate swimmer - because of that, she pretty much ALWAYS smelled like chlorine.

So now when I smell chlorine it reminds me of her. I like it when I can tell she's been in the pool... reminds me of when we first met.

x2 on both accounts!