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Why does my hair turn green from the swimming pool?

Conventional wisdom is to blame chlorine however, while it does play a part, it is not the main culprit.

Woman swimming in a pool. It's not just blondes who end up with a green tinge in their hair after a few laps in a chlorinated pool.
Why does my hair turn green from the swimming pool?

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