The World's First Pre-Swimming Lotion
Most Swimmers Reach for Lotion After Swimming. Here's Why That's the Wrong Time.
The standard approach to chlorine skin care is: swim, shower, moisturize. That routine helps, but it's responding to something that's already happened. By the time you're toweling off, chlorine has been in direct contact with your skin for your entire session. Post-swim lotion helps your skin recover. Pre-swim lotion helps prevent the disruption in the first place. Those are different things, and the timing matters more than most swimmers realize.
Designed by competitive swimmers who love to swim
The Argument
Prevention Works Differently Than Recovery
When you apply a moisturizer after swimming, you're giving your skin what it needs to begin recovering from chlorine contact. That's useful. But your skin's natural oil layer has already been disrupted. The moisture balance has already shifted. The tight, dry feeling is already there. Post-swim lotion is the right response to a problem that has already occurred.
Pre-swim lotion works upstream of the problem. Applied before you enter the pool, it creates a physical layer on the skin's surface, a barrier that's already in place when you start swimming. Chlorine still contacts the barrier. But with a protective layer between the pool water and your skin's natural oils, less of that contact reaches the surface you're trying to protect.
The difference is timing. One approach starts after the exposure ends. The other starts before it begins.
Why Frequency Matters
Why This Matters More the More You Swim
For a swimmer who gets in the pool once a month, the distinction between pre- and post-swim care is relatively minor. Skin recovers. One session's worth of chlorine exposure isn't a significant cumulative load.
For a swimmer who trains three to five times a week, or whose child is in swim lessons twice a week through the summer, the math changes. Each unprotected session means another round of chlorine contact before the skin has fully recovered from the last one. Over a full swim season, that compounds. Skin that started the season feeling normal can end it feeling noticeably drier and more reactive.
Pre-swim protection reduces the load on your skin's natural barrier with every session. Less disruption each time means less to recover from each time. Across a full season of regular swimming, that consistency is the difference.
Why Regular Lotion Doesn't Work
Why You Can't Just Use Regular Lotion Before Swimming
Regular moisturizers, even good ones, are not formulated to stay on skin in water. They are water-soluble by design, which makes them feel comfortable and absorb well on dry skin. In a pool, that same property means they disperse within the first few minutes of swimming, long before your session is over.
DermaSwim is formulated specifically for pool use. The barrier is built around beeswax and coconut oil, ingredients that are not water-soluble. They adhere to the skin's surface and hold during pool exposure. That's what makes the timing work: the protection is still there 45 minutes into your swim, not just for the first lap.
Build the Habit
How to Build Pre-Swim Protection into Your Routine
The best pre-swim routine takes about five extra minutes before you get in the pool. That's the entire investment.
Rinse with fresh water first
A quick rinse before entering the pool pre-saturates your skin with clean water, which helps limit how much chlorinated water it absorbs during your swim.
Apply DermaSwim to clean, dry skin
Massage it in evenly across any skin that will be exposed to the pool.
Swim your session
The barrier is in place.
DermaSwim, The World's First Pre-Swimming Lotion
DermaSwim was created by swimmers who understood that the right moment to protect your skin from chlorine is before you ever get in the water. 97.5% natural. Paraben-free. Formulated for pool use from the start, not adapted from a general moisturizer.
Pure Ingredients
What Makes DermaSwim Work in the Pool
A formula built around ingredients that hold on the skin's surface during pool exposure, not wash off in the first few laps.
*Based on weight/volume of natural-origin ingredients.
Coconut Oil
- Works with beeswax to form a smooth, protective layer
- Helps keep skin moisturized through your swim
- Naturally derived with skin-compatible properties
Grapefruit Seed Oil
- Provides antioxidant support to the formula
- Contributes to natural preservation
- Helps soothe irritated skin
Aloe Vera
- Known for soothing and moisturizing properties
- Keeps the formula comfortable on skin
- Supports hydration during pool exposure
Green Tea Extract
- Antioxidant properties for the skin
- A natural complement to the barrier ingredients
- Supports overall formula performance
"I never thought about protecting my skin before swimming, only after. Since I started using DermaSwim before I get in, the difference is noticeable. My skin doesn't feel nearly as dry after practice."
Verified Amazon Customer
"Makes complete sense once you think about it. Protect before, not just after. DermaSwim is part of my routine now."
Verified Amazon Customer
Add It to Your Swim Bag
Start Before Your Next Swim
DermaSwim Pre-Swimming Lotion is available on Amazon and Walmart. Apply it before every session, pool, hot tub, or open water.
Use caution when entering or exiting a hot tub after applying DermaSwim, as the lotion may make surfaces slippery.
The Original Pre-Swimming Lotion
Created by competitive swimmers who wanted a better answer to chlorine skin. 97.5% natural. Paraben-free. Made in the USA.
This product is for external use only. DermaSwim is a cosmetic skin care product, not a medical treatment. If you have a diagnosed skin condition, consult your healthcare provider before use.