Chemistry : Chlorine

[utopian]

i have a skin allergy to chlorine.
so i can't use my pool.

when people ask me about a salt water pool i have to remind them about what salt is made of.

NaCl

that's right people, sodium CHLORIDE

pool salts are chlorine based... as opposed to fluorine based which some rock salts may be.

so don't tell me to get a salt water pool... cos we already have one :D

[Cassa]

Get a fresh water pool then? :D

[utopian]

the costs of that are immense... as you'd have to change the water quite frequently.

if we ever got lakeside property (on a decent lake) i'd go swimming in it

[Tintin]

u can't be allergic to NaCl (or chloride ions)... ur body is full of it (have u ever been swimming in teh sea?). Perhaps it is some other chemicals (artificial or otherwise) in the pool that u have problems with. I would suggest test-swimming more in NaCl pools. Our local pool has ozone (O3)... maybe that is an option.

[utopian]

yeh, i've had a look at ozone pools.. haven't been in one yet

i get itches in the sea as well... it's a bitch

as well as the chlorinated water that comes out of the tap... drinking is ok, not as much skin on the inside

showers aren't fun :(

and i itch when i sweat... god damn heat

[NotWearingPants]

Maybe you should cut off all your skin, that way you can grow new skin

[geggle]

Originally posted by Utopienne
as well as the chlorinated water that comes out of the tap... drinking is ok, not as much skin on the insideI find that quite surprising... I would have thought that there would be more chance for absorbtion of chlorine from drinking it.

showers aren't fun :(How do you go with tank water?

Allergies are funny things... if you have a base level allergy (which may not necessarily even be diagnosed) it will increase your allergy reaction to all sorts of other substances.

[utopian]

absorption into the body is ok

it's just absorption into the skin that's a bummer

as for other allergies...

my skin is also allergic to sunlight, if left long enough, the exposed areas turn pink :(

[Chronic]

Originally posted by Utopienne
my skin is also allergic to sunlight, if left long enough, the exposed areas turn pink :(

Any exscuse to stay indoors on the net........................;)

[katana]

my skin is also allergic to sunlight, if left long enough, the exposed areas turn pink

This happens to most people...I'ts called sunburn:D :D :D

[beowulf437]

The problem you may be having is the way hypochorous acid (a by product the chlorine they use for water treatment) reacts with your perspiration. If this is not the case it is likely that the chlorine is sensitizing your skin to some other allergen.

As for taking showers you might want to consider a chlorine filter.

http://www.rainshowermfg.com/prodCQ1000.htm

[Zer0]

hehehe, now i see why u are so white utop.

I agree with Chronic its only and excuse to stay inside on the net.

Of coarse areas will go pink thats called sun burn. To prevent use

Suncream. lol

[Grumblefish]

I hate pools. I hate the beach.

[utopian]

Zer0: yeh, there's no incentive for me to go outside during the day

i wish i could swim in our pool :(

[primary]

Originally posted by Grumblefish
I hate pools. I hate the beach.

Insecurities with the body?

[Zer0]

utop: the only exercise i think i have ever see you d is type on keyboards and a lil magic lol.

if all else fails get a full body wet/dry suit and wear that in the pool and all your problems will be fixed. :P

[Diva]

Utop, before my parents moved and sold my childhood home (*sob*) our swimming pool was ozone. It *rocked*!!!

the water was really soft, and slightly bubbly. It also had that awesome headspinning smell like you get if you inhale from a box of radox bath salts.

*sigh* the guy who bought the house was a builder who knocked it down and filled the pool in. And I don't know anyone else with a ozone pool. But that would be my choice if I ever had a pool again.

[utopian]

i want an ozone pool :(
what's the cost like?

i dangled my legs in the pool today when 2 of my friends came over for a swim, and now they're all itchy :(

[pedxing]

have you been tested with bromine?

I heard it can be used as a pool disinfectant.

also, try rubbing moisturizer into your skin before and after swimming... I have similar reactions to clorinated water, although not as extreme. Pools get me, but not showers.

[Grumblefish]

Originally posted by primary
Insecurities with the body?

I like spas. I like Turkish baths. I like baths and showers too (though they are private). I like sitting on the beach if it is not windy and I have something to do, assuming I don't get sandy.

I hate swimming at the beach because I get sandy and icky and argghhghg. I hate swimming in pools because... well I don't really mind it if it is a really hot day and the pool is somewhat heated. I don't like getting wet that much in a pool though, because ultimately I will know it will end horribly when I start to cool down to the temperature of the pool and have to then GET OUT of the pool into even colder temperatures. If I like swimming I'd probably like it more. If the pool is really well heated then I'd probably get in of my own accord.

[Zer0]

utop i couldnt ever see you goin to the beach let alone out of your room into sunlight.... GET SOME SUN YOU ARE TOO WHITE!!

[utopian]

hehe

hey, i was outside the other day... had to help dylan clean the cars. his parents were away for 6 weeks and the house was a little messy as well.

i have been getting outside. i even sat by the pool a few times in the last few days ;)

[Zer0]

lol.

OMG utop u got sunlight no thats cool oh well. hmmm u really do need a pool that won't agitate ur skin.

[FireStorm]

Utop,
When I was a wee one, we had a pool which wasn't chlorine or salt. It used a chemical called "baquacil", which seemed to work pretty well, only drawback was it left a REALLY bad taste in the mouth (if you gargle with it while swimming).

Check it out:

http://www.baquacil.com/why_use/why_use.asp

[frednurk]

Try adding a metal ion solution. Silver ions for example act as a very effective sanitiser and greatly reduce the required level of chlorine. They are also PH neutral, and are not affected by sunlight.
http://www.npools.co.uk/commercial.htm :)

[MisterBishi]

Don't go in the pool Utop!

Swimming is horrible.

[utopian]

Originally posted by MisterBishi
Don't go in the pool Utop!

Swimming is horrible.
yeh, i'm working on my pasty white skin, so that if i ever come to england i just have to put on a fake accent to fit in

[MisterBishi]

Originally posted by Utopienne
yeh, i'm working on my pasty white skin, so that if i ever come to england i just have to put on a fake accent to fit in

OH NO! YUO ARE TEH ANTI-ENGLALND! :mad:

[utopian]

Originally posted by MisterBishi
OH NO! YUO ARE TEH ANTI-ENGLALND! :mad:
yeh, it's called being of irish descent ;)

[Bostonmess]

There's nothing decent about the Irish :)

[utopian]

Originally posted by Charley Dancey
There's nothing decent about the Irish :)
if by "decent" you mean "having pants up" then i agree... kilts are like that... no pants

[Bostonmess]

Tut tut. Such windy countries too :)

[utopian]

yes, it blows all the rain across to england's shores

[FireStorm]

Utop wrote:
yeh, i'm working on my pasty white skin, so that if i ever come to england i just have to put on a fake accent to fit in

Hey, let us be the judge of your pastiness. Post a nekkid pic and we'll rate it out of ten. Hey, there's probably a website somewhere called www.ratemypastiness.com!!!

[MisterBishi]

Originally posted by Utopienne
if by "decent" you mean "having pants up" then i agree... kilts are like that... no pants

Tut tut Utop, you need to research your ancestry.

It's actually the Scottish that wear kilts mate, the Irish tend to wear balaclavas and camo kit. :eek:

[utopian]

irish also wear kilts

but you don't care, you'll colonise every corner of the earth you limey bastard

[MisterBishi]

Originally posted by Utopienne
irish also wear kilts

but you don't care, you'll colonise every corner of the earth you limey bastard

Irish don't wear kilts any more than Australian schoolgirls do.

Irish schoolgirls wear kevlar.

[King_Crud]

Go swimming in the kiddies pool, unless you're allergic to urine? Nice and warm too

[MisterBishi]

This thread is classic utopian :cool:

[FireHart]

I love you all in a non-swedish way :)

[Turtle_Wrangler]

I hate TV adverts. Theres been an advert playing for ACT test preperation... advising parents to help their kids study.
In the commercial they ask the child to locate "Chloride" on the periodic table.
I want to throw a toaster at the TV every time. I dont know why, it just angers me.

[That Bloke]

Originally posted by utopian
i have a skin allergy to chlorine.
so i can't use my pool.


I hade an allergy to chlorine because of my asthma, at work there is a chlorine like chemical that goes by the trade name Tsunami 100, first time I was exposed to that all my muscles & joints siezed up & I felt a crushing sensation on my chest, by the 3rd time I'd been around this stuff though it had no effect on me.

[utopian]

We use a chlorine based bleach at work to sanitise the chopping boards every few months.

Edit: They use a chlorine bleach at work. After my hands went all red and started breaking out in hives, they believed me when I told them instead of them thinking I was just trying to get out of doing it.

[jacko]

a wetsuit ,say a full steamer and smear the remaining bits in buffalo grease . Now if that doesn't work we will at least get a good laugh out of resulting pic's .:banana:

[utopian]

Or I could not, and say that I didn't.

[Tintin]

Ever inhaled bromine gas? That stuff clears the sinuses alright.Originally posted by Turtle_Wrangler
I hate TV adverts. Theres been an advert playing for ACT test preperation... advising parents to help their kids study.
In the commercial they ask the child to locate "Chloride" on the periodic table.
I want to throw a toaster at the TV every time. I dont know why, it just angers me. I feel someone must be held accountable for this. We must find out who it is.

[locust]

(A year late, I know..)

Salt water pools actually contain chlorine gas, just like 'chlorine' pools. You'll find something called a 'chlorinator' which uses electrical current to electrolyse the chlorine ions into chlorine gas.

So chlorine pools = you add nasty only-handle-with-gloves chemicals to the pool, they react in the water and give off chlorine gas. Salt water pools = you add harmless salt to the pool, it dissolves into Na+ and Cl- ions, the chlorinator converts chlorine ions into chlorine gas.