Perspiring in saunas or hot baths has long been used to purify skin.
Breaking a sweat can cause the opposite to happen—irritation and redness, acne flare- ups and clogged pores—when you leave the salty stuff on your face to dry. And by looking around the yoga studio and the gym, most people do.
Research shows that most gym-goers don’t shower after a workout.They’re literally sitting in bacteria both on their bodies and on their skin .
How to make breaking a sweat good for your body and great for your skin? Clean up, people!
Before your workout.
A lot people exercise in make-up.
This is huge skin-care no-no. You need to wash your face before you workout, otherwise the bacteria combined with the dead skin on your face will clog your pores.
After your workout wash your face immediatley. It’s one a few skin-care rules that you should never break. You don’t want a cocktail of dirt, oil, and bodily fluids clinging to your skin, affecting its pH, and clogging your pores. Bring cleansing facial wipes to clean your face.
HOW TO WASH YOUR FACE AFTER A WORKOUT, yes I know everyone should know this. The main thing is to get the dirt, grime, and sweat off your skin. The rest is icing!)
Use a gentle cleanser. Stay away from cleansers that contain sodium laureth sulfate, an ingredient that can overly dry skin. Try an anti-bacterial cleanser with tea tree oil in it, a cooling gel-based face wash, or lavender extracts.
Let me know what you think ladies….
Breaking a sweat can cause the opposite to happen—irritation and redness, acne flare- ups and clogged pores—when you leave the salty stuff on your face to dry. And by looking around the yoga studio and the gym, most people do.
Research shows that most gym-goers don’t shower after a workout.They’re literally sitting in bacteria both on their bodies and on their skin .
How to make breaking a sweat good for your body and great for your skin? Clean up, people!
Before your workout.
A lot people exercise in make-up.
This is huge skin-care no-no. You need to wash your face before you workout, otherwise the bacteria combined with the dead skin on your face will clog your pores.
After your workout wash your face immediatley. It’s one a few skin-care rules that you should never break. You don’t want a cocktail of dirt, oil, and bodily fluids clinging to your skin, affecting its pH, and clogging your pores. Bring cleansing facial wipes to clean your face.
HOW TO WASH YOUR FACE AFTER A WORKOUT, yes I know everyone should know this. The main thing is to get the dirt, grime, and sweat off your skin. The rest is icing!)
Use a gentle cleanser. Stay away from cleansers that contain sodium laureth sulfate, an ingredient that can overly dry skin. Try an anti-bacterial cleanser with tea tree oil in it, a cooling gel-based face wash, or lavender extracts.
Let me know what you think ladies….
