Sun, Sea And Scuba Divers: Avoiding Sunburn
If you imagine one of the 6 million scuba divers in the world, you’d typically think of them swimming underwater and wearing a suit covering from head-to-toe. So, you wouldn’t expect …
Common Scuba Diving Concerns
Can You Scuba Dive on Your Period? – Facts, Advice, and Myths Debunked
For divers who menstruate, scuba diving on your period may initially seem like a scary or difficult concept. Many instructors have been approached by a nervous student asking whether they …
Girls that Scuba help with your scuba anxieties, panics and concerns
Did you know that divers get anxious sometimes? In fact, something like half of divers experience panic or near-panic at some point in their diving. Half! That is either you or your …
What to Do With Your Hair When Scuba Diving – 7 Tips and Tools to Try
If there’s one question new divers ask our Girls that Scuba Community time and time again, it’s this one. From chlorine and salt water to spending hours in the sun, scuba diving …
Girls that Scuba share their most embarrassing scuba stories!
On Girls that Scuba we’ve heard it all; stories involving bodily functions, dive boat slip ups, lack of toilets(?!) and many more in between. And because we are a friendly sharing bunch …
Learning to scuba dive and finding the right instructor
Learning to scuba dive will be a life-changing experience offering adventure and the chance to explore parts of the world you may never have dreamed of visiting before. But how do …
Can You Scuba Dive While Pregnant?
For many people, finding out that they are going to become a parent is one of life’s most joyous occasions. However, scuba diving while pregnant is not recommended. So for …
Let’s talk about reef-safe skin and hair products
Set scene: One day, a girl went scuba diving in Palau. During her safety stop at the end of the dive she looked up to the surface and saw a colourful pattern. She …
5 Things You Should Never Do Right After Scuba Diving
As new divers maybe you know what you SHOULD be doing, but do you know what you SHOULDN’T be doing after diving? In fact, this is not just for new divers, as many …
Fear while scuba diving; is it normal and how you can overcome it
Diving is about having fun! We are all just happy to be in the water and excited about learning to dive. We do not often think about the more difficult …
Everything you ever need to know about ear problems when diving
The ear is an incredibly important organ responsible for our hearing as well as our balance. Scuba divers do have to be careful to take good care of their ears …
How to deal with underwater anxiety
Anxiety in scuba diving, or in every day life, is a psychological state that can cause emotional and physical symptoms which can range from a quickened heartbeat to the paralyzing …
What NOT to do on Your First Liveaboard Trip
So you’ve booked your first liveaboard? You’re going to have the best time! And if you’re yet to book we suggest browsing through Divebookers or PADI Travel to find yourself a suitable one. So …
Top Tips on How to Clear your Mask
First of all CONGRATULATIONS on starting (passing?) your Open Water! Welcome to the best club in the world! You’re struggling to clear your mask right? Donnnn’t worry! We’ve all been there – so much …
Decompression sickness in women – are we more at risk?
Decompression illness is a serious subject and one here at Girls that Scuba we talk about often. While every case of DCS is different there are some similarities between women who have …