Its summer, and the heatwave that is taking over Southern England is enough to drive anyone mad. Droves of people are seeking refuge in the indoor pools and lidos across the country, and yours truly is no exception. Although, not recreationally, I now go to my public indoor pool to do lengths once a week, and on the first trip I thought that a speedo swimming cap would be my answer and saving grace to the issue of chlorine and natural hair. Unfortunately, no! It was great at keeping my hair back, but afterwards, my hair was crunchy, dry and unpleasant to touch.

What on earth should I do? On my second trip, I scoured the cupboards for products, and the internet for remedies, and came up with a combination of techniques that show vast improvement from the rest. These are simple pre- and post-swimming processes that I am happy to recommend to everyone. As I swim weekly and not recreationally I highly recommend that those of you with similar or more competitive swimming habits.