Bathing Caps

[RetroMom]

Hi Ladies:

I'm just wondering...

Since such lovely pictures of your hairstyles have been posted, and we all know how long it takes to set/dry and style hair, what do you do when you go swimming in a pool or at the beach? Do you wear a bathing cap?

I just ordered a new swimsuit from the Esther Williams collection (the white with cherries) and was offered a special price at checkout of a bathing cap. I didn't order it, but now wonder if I should have.

What does everyone do?

 

[KAT]

hey there
you got a link to the bathing caps?
i was considering to get one as well, but dont wanna get a simple one
i always have that problem...when i set my hair, i can go a while without washing them, but i still take a shower , but i dont wanna ruin my hair[huh]
Benefit cosmetics got a cute shower cap..but ehhh nooo i want something else!

 

[Lauren]

Ooh! I want one too... I was looking at pictures the other day of girls in 20's and 30's suits and said to myself "I really need a swimming cap. Especially a white one"

I have the Benifit shower cap and it makes me happy

 

[MissQueenie]

I love vintage swim caps -- they're so very odd.

Here's a link with retro/vintage repro caps: http://www.headcovers.com/hatsort.php?next=0&sortby=swimcaps

Lots of places online that sell "real" swim caps also do a "silly" caps section and you can usually find vintage looking caps there at reasonable prices. Too cute!

 

[KAT]

I have the Benifit shower cap and it makes me happy

good ..you know who to expect in the early morning now

oh and thanks for the link!!!

 

[jonniangel]

Thanks for posting the link! I just moved to a house with a pool and I was thinking the other day that I really needed a swimming cap because I'm tired of getting my hair wet each day, especially if I've just set it.

It's funny, my mother made me wear a swimming cap when I was a little kid in the mid to late 60's and I hated it. She'd really laugh if she knew I was considering voluntarily wearing one now.

Jonni

 

[jp*81]

Vintage Playtex Swim Cap Link.

Here is a link with tons of info and pictures of swim caps.

Years ago there were products called "Swim Band" and "Dry Band" They were head bands made of polyfoam that you would wrap around the hair line to cover your ears. you would then slip a swimcap over the head band and what water leaked in would be absorbed by the inner band.

http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/bath/5413/scg.html