How to choose a swimming cap

How to choose a swimming cap
 For a hike in the pool or water treatments on the river or the sea, many use special caps. And if the summer on vacation, you can choose whether to wear it or not, when you visit this part, the presence of pools of equipment is imperative. Why do they need and how to choose this accessory?
 In professional swimming cap is on a subject that helps protect hair from moisture. It greatly enhances the hydrodynamic qualities of the athlete. Properly chosen and well-fitting cap makes the head more streamlined and can significantly increase your speed. Furthermore, this simple enhancement helps protect the athlete from a significant loss of heat, as it goes through the wet head very strong cooling. Those who go to the pool exclusively for relaxation and enjoyment, cap helps protect hair from getting wet, does not allow them to get confused with glasses or a bathing suit, and also prevents the effects of chlorine and other disinfectants in the water.

Today industry produces several types of swimming caps. In size they are not fundamentally different, because all the materials from which made this accessory, it is very flexible and well stretched. However, there is a division in the adult and children's hats, as well as a wide variety of colors and materials.

Latex cap for the pool - a grandmother or great-grandmother even modern hats. Those lucky enough to go swimming twenty or even fifteen years ago, will remember this simple device of a type vaguely resembling a cut rubber ball. The main advantage of such a cap is its cheapness. As for the disadvantages, the most important - a bad elasticity. She stretched, of course, but due to the nature of the material is very pulls the hair and causes a lot of inconvenience in the on and off. Therefore, if you want ponostalgirovat such a cap, of course, you can buy, but for comfortable swimming, unfortunately, does not fit.

The new generation of swimming caps - silicone. They are much thinner than latex, are painted in any color of the rainbow and that is their main advantage, well stretched. In such a cap, any Russian beauty, whether she even spit five-meter, can easily pack all your hair without feeling any discomfort while. Silicone caps are much easier and better heat dissipation from the head while swimming, but are a little more expensive latex.

Especially for those who do not like any discomfort and prefer a little more to get wet, but remove the cap after the pool while preserving all of the hair on the head, coined accessory fabric. This cap fits very easy and convenient, does not contract the head, leaves no residue on the skin and do not pull your hair before, during and after use. But as retribution for comfort, wet, like a towel. If this fact does not confuse you - cloth cap for you.

In fairness it should be noted that no one, even the most modern and sealed cap for the pool, not protect your hair from getting wet by 100 percent. How would you go gently floated, shoulders and lower part of the head are still in the water. And even if a small amount of moisture will seep to the edge of hair, especially long, an hour floats your hair under the waterproof cap is decently hydrated. So this accessory is more hygienic.

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