Cruise Planner said:I hear what you're saying about the chlorine levels in a private pool as opposed to a public pool. Makes sense. I'll talk to my sister-in-law about hers as I had the same problem in her pool - possible she keeps it too high. It's the only experience I've had with a private pool in the last 10 years. Funny how your body changes as you get old, because I never had any problems when I was younger. Wasn't until I hit about 50 that it started to affect me - red, itchy skin.
It honestly sounds like the opposite is true. Very very likely the chlorine levels weren't too high, rather too LOW. Likely there was little to no active chlorine in the water to kill off any algae or bacteria. With the proper chlorine/stabilization combo, and little to nothing growing in the water, skin issues are very rare.