Exercise, swim & travel

Find the right step before swimming, after swimming or under a hair covering.

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Choose your starting point

Choose by the moment: preparing for a swim and washing afterward are separate tasks. For an everyday hair covering, use the liner guide to check placement and comfort. A swim cap contains hair without promising to keep it dry.

Compare the methods

Explore the methods below. Open a guide for when to use it, what you’ll need and the full steps.

An adult eases a fine mesh net over a low bun with both hands at a reachable angle.

5–10 min hands-on

Cover and release a bun with a hair net

A bun hair net is a fine mesh covering that contains the outside of a bun and its loose ends during a chosen hairstyle.

Settling a wide-brim hat comfortably over the hair.

30 sec–2 min hands-on

Cover your scalp in the sun

A wide-brim hat with a closed crown covers exposed scalp and shades the head, ears and neck.

A woman holds open a soft tie-back undercap and checks its seams and orientation.

2–5 min hands-on

Fit a hair-covering liner

A hair-covering liner is a soft cap worn beneath an everyday scarf or wrap to hold loose hair together.

An adult checks the comfortable edge of a full-head blue mesh hairnet, with all short hair contained.

2–5 min hands-on

Fit and remove a full-head work hairnet

A full-head work hairnet encloses loose hair and the hairline inside a fitted mesh covering for tasks that require hair containment.

The same woman adjusts the lower edges of a turquoise swim cap with her fingertips after covering her hair.

3–6 min hands-on

Prepare your hair for swimming

Swimming preparation wets loose hair with fresh water and contains it in a comfortably fitting swim cap before entering the water.

A woman lifts a root section with one hand while holding a dryer clear of her hair with the other; the air gap is visible.

2–5 min hands-on

Refresh sweaty hair after exercise without washing

A post-workout refresh uses a towel and air-drying or cool airflow to dry damp roots before rearranging the hair.

An adult guides a ponytail through the intended rear opening of a helmet while holding it steady.

3–8 min hands-on

Route a ponytail through a helmet hairport

A helmet hairport is a maker-designed opening that lets a ponytail pass outside the helmet without sitting under its fit system.

After a swim, a woman rinses her loose curly hair under a fresh-water shower while a turquoise cap rests nearby.

6–12 min hands-on

Wash and condition your hair after swimming

Post-swim washing rinses loose hair with fresh water, then uses ordinary shampoo and rinse-out conditioner as directed.