Ever wondered how swimmers at the 2024 Paris Olympics keep their hair looking so perfect while competing without a swimming cap?
Artistic swimmer Daniella Ramirezfrom Miami, Florida, recently revealed her intensive routine to keep her hair from getting wet, shocking the internet.
On Monday, 22-year-old Daniella showed her fans how to remove the secret ingredient – Knox gelatin – which she spreads on her head before showering to keep her hair in place in the pool.
“The Olympic Peelies are…” the third-generation artistic swimmer captioned the clip, which sees her pulling off the concoction as Kanye West’s American Boy plays.
“I didn’t know you have to wear a helmet in artistic swimming,” one commenter joked.
Miami, Florida artistic swimmer Daniella Ramirez revealed her intensive routine to keep her hair from getting wet and shocked the internet
Daniella, 22, showed her fans how she removes the secret ingredient – Knox gelatin – which she applies to her head before the routine to ensure her hair stays in place in the pool.
“I didn’t know helmets were mandatory for artistic swimming,” one commentator joked about the hairstyle that had to be removed after the performances
‘Is this damaging to your hair? I’ve seen the videos of the removal and was just curious?’ wondered another.
“How can I make this, haha. I need this for my frizzy hair?” asked another woman.
The UCLA student won a silver medal with the U.S. artistic swimming team on Wednesday at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
It was the team’s first medal in this event since winning bronze at the 2004 Games in Athens.
In February, Daniella shared a video about TikTok where she showed the ‘freshly dried Knox’ gelatin and showed her followers exactly how she makes the unexpected mask.
Daniella told her followers: ‘This is what we use in our hair when we perform.’
“It’s to keep the hair in place while swimming and it’s purely for aesthetic reasons,” the swimmer explained, adding that “it’s sticky and dries hard.”
She explained that they do wear swimming caps during training, but that it “looks better to swim this way because it fits the theme.”
The UCLA student won a silver medal with the U.S. artistic swimming team at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Wednesday
“It’s to keep the hair in place while we swim and it’s purely for aesthetic reasons,” the swimmer explained, adding that “it’s sticky and dries hard.”
The swimmers apply a thick layer of the tasteless gelatin
The swimmers apply a thick layer of flavorless gelatin because it dissolves in the water and they want to have a smooth bun throughout the routine.
In an earlier Instagram In a video, the Olympic athlete showed off her hair routine, leaving her followers both bewildered and confused.
“How on earth do you get this out of your hair?” asked one bewildered commentator who hadn’t seen the peelies.
“Oh dear, wouldn’t baby oil and coconut oil have the same effect, without being impossible to remove?” wondered another, even though those ingredients would dissolve in the pool.
Another fan asked, “Is the point of putting Knox gelatin in your hair to protect it from the chemicals in the pool and keep everything in place?” And that’s exactly what the product does as the performers perform their elaborate underwater moonwalking routine.