A while back I wrote a post about neutralizing chlorine in your bath water. Now that it’s summer, we’re filling up the kiddie pools, most likely with the same water we use to fill our bathtubs. The kids are splashing around having a great time…and absorbing chlorine through their skin.
As I wrote in my previous post, “Chlorine is a chemical that kills living organisms. Unfortunately, it is not selective, so along with killing pathogens in our water, it kills beneficial bacteria and cells and tissues within the body. Inhaling chlorine byproducts in the steam from chlorinated showers and absorbing chlorine through the skin can trigger the body to produce free radicals, which cause damage to cells. Chlorine byproducts have also been shown to cause cancer and are a factor in heart disease .” (Read more about why we avoid chlorine in my previous post.)
The good news is that the same way you can clean up your bathwater, the chlorine can be wiped out of that kiddie pool in seconds VERY INEXPENSIVELY. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) has been proven to neutralize chlorine in water. Just one teaspoon can neutralize the chlorine in 200 gallons. Sprinkle it in the little pool, swish it around and you’re done! The water should be drained often to prevent bacteria build-up. (GET VITAMIN C POWDER HERE). OR…you could wait 24-48 hours for the chlorine to evaporate on its own, but who wants to wait to play???
Unfortunately, you can’t go around neutralizing the neighbors’ pools or the public pool. Luckily, vitamin C will also neutralize chlorine on the skin after swimming. There’s a great topical spray for hair and body that uses the same method of neutralization (get it here).
Keep the chlorine out of the kiddie pool this summer with safe and natural Vitamin C!
