Acne after training

Do you love the feeling of extra energy after your workout, but not so much the sudden acne breakouts that appear? Here are the most common reasons why you get acne from hitting the gym and how you can prevent and treat it.

Adopting a regular exercise routine is an important step in achieving a healthy body, but for some of us it can also mean getting unwanted acne breakouts (on the face and other areas of the body).

"The good news is that you don't have to quit the gym to maintain clear, healthy skin. Here are some tips for treating the causes of acne after the gym."

What to do immediately after training?

To avoid acne after training, as soon as you have finished your workout, you should jump into the shower and use a fragrance-free body wash and a specific facial cleanser without soap or artificial perfumes that can irritate the skin or alter its natural protective barrier. Sweat mixed with other substances (bacteria, facial moisturizers with dyes, makeup, etc.) create a perfect environment on the surface of the skin for the proliferation of acne-causing bacteria. Getting rid of it immediately is a big step to reduce the risk of acne as much as possible.

If you don't have the ability to take a shower at your gym facility, we can at least bring a change of clean, dry clothes and wipe the skin of the face with a towel dampened in water. Changing clothes will reduce the amount of sweat and bacteria accumulated on the skin (which reduces the likelihood of acne breakouts on the body) and rinsing facial skin with water does the same. Once at home, be sure to cleanse the face with a mild cleanser or take a shower as soon as possible.

After-workout facial treatment

If we're not in a hurry, we can ask ourselves... should we do a full skincare routine or opt to use the essentials immediately after training? There is no definitive answer to this, but if you have the time, it is best to perform your usual facial care routine, especially if you train first thing in the morning.

If you go to the gym in the middle of the day, cleanse your facial skin with a gentle cleanser, apply an alcohol- or fragrance-free Toners and a well-formulated moisturizer with SPF, and touch up your makeup as desired. We will ensure that your skin gets a good mix of anti-irritants, necessary hydration, and essential sun protection during the daytime hours. This does not exempt us from performing our necessary facial care routine every morning and evening, this is an extra process due to our mid-day workout.

If you do not have the opportunity to do the above at your gym, rinse the skin with water, do not apply make-up on top and try to cleanse the skin as soon as possible.

Post-workout anti-acne treatment

Whether acne breakouts appear on the body or face the treatment is more or less the same. Cleanse the skin with a mild cleanser without irritants and use a facial BHA (salicylic acid) scrub or body BHA scrub, never a scrub, as a skin care routine that treats and eliminates breakouts post-workout.

A leave-on, non-removing exfoliant with BHA used once a day (applied in the morning along with SPF or at night) should be your second key step in your plan to fight and treat acne breakouts. Try the amazing results of our Exfoliants in the most recommended texture for your skin type.