Sync Hair Guard & Ear Guard Headband - Wear Under Swimming Caps

Provides a good barrier for ears. I wear it under my swim cap to be able to keep my hair dry.

I purchased this headband as a “addition” to my swim cap. I am not really a true lap swimmer, but I wanted to start somewhere and the one thing holding me back was my hair. I have thick long hair and once it is wet, it takes forever to dry so I decided to purchase this item along with an extra large swim cap that was made for long, thick hair. The headband works well with the swim cap but there are a few things to remember to do in order to get the least amount of leakage: 1. Make sure you follow the directions on the package. 2. It is fine to put your hair in a ponytail on top of your head to get stray hairs out of the way. 3. I found it helpful to invert my head upside down and then pull the band over my head and ears. It took some time for me to get the routine down but it keeps the top of my head pretty dry. The nape of my neck gets a little wet as the band will “creep” up, but I don’t have sopping wet hair. I can deal with a little dampness. Like most reviews of other products of this kind, there isn’t a perfect seal or waterproof product that will keep your head 100% dry. Again I am not the serious lap swimmer where I am doing flip turns and racing in the water. I leisurely do a few laps, switch to a different stroke, and then come back to lap swimming. I do not know how this band would react when doing lengthy laps, backstrokes, or flip turns. One other thing I should mention is that it is pretty tight around your head and ears so if you are uncomfortable to tightness around your face and head you may not care for this item.

I have medium length wavy hair and swim daily. I have tried many swim caps to keep my hair dry!! While no swim cap is capable of keeping hair 100% dry, here is the routine and products that I have found to keep my hair 85% dry. The 2nd photo is of my hair is right after swimming breastroke and freestyle laps doing flip turns, swimming underwater to 12 feet deep, and floating on my back. Only the back and edges above my ears are slightly damp. TYR Long Hair Swim Cap Sync Hair Guard & Ear Guard Headband Speedo Vanquisher 2.0 Swim Goggles Cut strip of an exercise resistance band I put my hair up in a high bun that sits right behind my forehead. Then I flip my head upside down and put the TYR cap on with the letters in the front. I ensure that the cap is fully over my ears and hair. Next, I put the Sync hair guard over the TYR cap with the words right side up in the front. I make sure it overlaps the swim cap by about a cm on all sides. Finally, I tie the resistance band strip like a headband over both, making sure it is tied under my ears. The goggles go over everything. Since this pair is small they seal even though the cap is close to my eyes. After swimming I rub a half teaspoon of ascorbic acid powder between my hands and over the wet parts of my hair to neutralize the chlorine instead of getting my hair more wet by rising. This is the active ingredient in expensive swim products, but much cheaper to buy on it's own. I then apply leave in conditioner to the damp areas.

So tight !!! How is it possible to wear this ?

This item is good idea. However not constantly a dry result. Use mirror to apply as directed. Then cover with the friendly swed dry cap also proposed to keep hair dry Wish it worked to keep my hair dry every time but nope. Not sure if anything out there can?

I put it on first, then my Speedo swim cap, then my goggles. Worked great with no need for ear plugs. However, when I put goggles on first, then the band and swim cap, my goggles leaked. If you have an ear disease, you would still need to put something in your ears. Sometimes when I swim, a drop or 2 of water get in, and sometimes my ears are totally dry. You have to fiddle a bit at first to get the best fit. Too low and it puts too much pressure on my head. Too high and it doesn't cover my ears. Just right is easy once you know how.

I loved the idea of a headband that would make my swimcap (mostly) waterproofed - but wow, it is tricky. I suppose that if I didn't move around and do laps, this band might work. However, after a few laps and moving my head normally, the seal breaks and my hair is wet. The idea is great but it just doesn't practically work like I would like. Also it is snug on the head so can cause a bit of a headache. I did read from other reviews that people had luck with it and so I gave it many chances just in case - but every time, a good deal of my hair got wet. Oh! It is good for keeping water out of your ears! My hair always got wet but I the band kept the water out of my ears! So that is a plus.

Wow, okay this actually worked. I paired this under my hairbrella swim caps and it kept out about 98% of the water. only a small amount of my hair ends got a little moist. My scalp and strands from front to back and side to side was dry. I love this!

This helps keep your hair off your face but it does slip up after a bit but they all do . I wear it under my swim cap . I’m happy with my purchase but it was very overpriced

Not worth spending any money on. It's expensive and doesn't stop your hair from getting wet as it promises to do.

Couldn't wear as it coveredc my ears and I didn' like that

too costly

Definitely reduces the amount of water that gets into the ears but not 100%. When combined with a cap it does feel very tight around the head which does get uncomfortable after a while. Overall good