Why does chlorine cause blond hair to turn green?

Subject: Why does chlorine cause blond hair to turn green?

Date: Mon Mar 6 17:51:05 2000
Posted by Natalie
Grade level: 10-12 School: No school entered.
City: Pelham State/Province: NH Country: No country entered.
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 952386665.Ch

Message:


 When a person with blond hair goes swimming in a chlorinated pool,
> eventually there hair starts to turn green.  This is said to be because of
> the chlorine.  If that is true, what about the chlorine causes the change
> in color?  What exactly does it do to the hair?

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