Sync Hair Guard & Ear Guard Headband - Wear Under Swimming Caps

I have medium length wavy hair and swim daily. I have tried many swim caps to keep my hair dry!! While no swim cap is capable of keeping hair 100% dry, here is the routine and products that I have found to keep my hair 85% dry. The 2nd photo is of my hair is right after swimming breastroke and freestyle laps doing flip turns, swimming underwater to 12 feet deep, and floating on my back. Only the back and edges above my ears are slightly damp.TYR Long Hair Swim CapSync Hair Guard & Ear Guard HeadbandSpeedo Vanquisher 2.0 Swim GogglesCut strip of an exercise resistance bandI put my hair up in a high bun that sits right behind my forehead. Then I flip my head upside down and put the TYR cap on with the letters in the front. I ensure that the cap is fully over my ears and hair. Next, I put the Sync hair guard over the TYR cap with the words right side up in the front. I make sure it overlaps the swim cap by about a cm on all sides. Finally, I tie the resistance band strip like a headband over both, making sure it is tied under my ears. The goggles go over everything. Since this pair is small they seal even though the cap is close to my eyes.After swimming I rub a half teaspoon of ascorbic acid powder between my hands and over the wet parts of my hair to neutralize the chlorine instead of getting my hair more wet by rising. This is the active ingredient in expensive swim products, but much cheaper to buy on it's own. I then apply leave in conditioner to the damp areas.

I definitely notice a difference with how dry my hair stays when I wear this. It’s not going to keep your hair 100% dry — the back of my hair gets wet around my neck when I wear it in a top bun under my swim cap, probably only about 2 inches worth. But it never has crept up higher on my hair, so it keeps my head about 80% dry. Also a great cover for my ears, too. Definitely takes some experimenting to get the right fit!

I put it on first, then my Speedo swim cap, then my goggles. Worked great with no need for ear plugs. However, when I put goggles on first, then the band and swim cap, my goggles leaked. If you have an ear disease, you would still need to put something in your ears. Sometimes when I swim, a drop or 2 of water get in, and sometimes my ears are totally dry. You have to fiddle a bit at first to get the best fit. Too low and it puts too much pressure on my head. Too high and it doesn't cover my ears. Just right is easy once you know how.

So I've decided no swim cap is going to keep my hair dry. All they do is keep my long hair out of my face so I don't have to keep dunking my head and re-positioning my hair in my hair clip or tie. I even purchased an additional silicone head band hoping if I put this cap over the band that is would created a seal that would keep water out. It does keep the hair at the very top of my head dry, but if any part of my hair gets wet then I have to wash my whole head anyway. Plus I realized the silicone at the base of my hair line is like a sauna that makes me sweat. So half of the moisture along my hairline is perspiration that must be shampooed post workout. So, these caps do not keep me from having to wash my hair every time I swim. So I do what a previous reviewer suggested and apply conditioner to my dry hair before putting my head band and cap on. Then I can swim with my hair out of my face and shampoo after swimming with the least damage to my salon-colored hair. I'll add in some deep conditioning treatments each month and see if I can keep swimming because it's my favorite workout by far.

The media could not be loaded. Looked good but did not keep my hair dry, I may try 2, one underneath and 1 on top

The Sync Hair Guard & Ear Guard Headband was easy to locate, purchase at a good price with no wasted effort and included free shipping! Thank you!

The purpose of this is to keep hair dry and it did not do that. I tried it with multiple swim caps, on top of them and under them. It was very difficult to get on, then my hair was soaking wet after swimming. I don't see how it can claim to keep any of your hair dry.

I liked this headband so much I just purchased another for a friend of mine. I swim laps and even when I pull the swimcap down low on the back of neck, water would get in and my hair in that area would get wet. This headband keeps my hair completely dry. I love it! Rather than following the instructions, I pulled the headband all the way over my head (down to my neck) and then pulled it back, in place. Then I clipped my hair up and put a swimcap on over the headband. It worked great. Full disclosure: my laps consist of the breaststroke so I'm not full submersed, even though the back of head is always in the water.