Don’t Sweat It! How to Replenish your Skin After a Workout

When you exercise and break a good sweat, your body produces endorphins, a feel-good hormone that makes you feel energized and pumped-up for the day. So, it can be a drag when exercising leads to skin irritation, breakouts, dryness, and other persistent issues.

When you sweat, your skin loses moisture and hydration. It also becomes depleted of essential vitamins and minerals. It’s critically important not only to rehydrate by drinking water and replenishing electrolytes through food, but also to use the right skincare products that will rehydrate your skin and restore essential nutrients needed to keep your skin youthful and glowing.

"When you sweat, your skin loses moisture and hydration. It also becomes depleted of essential vitamins and minerals."

When sweat dries on the skin, you also run the risk of trapping in dirt and impurities, which can clog pores and cause blemishes and redness. Oftentimes, sweat cannot evaporate due to makeup or tight fitting clothing, which further exacerbates skin issues.

One common post-workout complaint is sweat pimples, which occur when bacteria gets caught just under the skin’s surface. Together with the warm environment of a sweaty body, this bacteria thrives and turns into small red bumps.

To maintain a healthy, glowing complexion and avoid sweat-induced skin irritations and breakouts, it’s important to have a good post-workout routine.

BODY ROUTINE:

1. Immediately after exercising, the first thing you should do is remove sweaty clothing and take a shower. Use an exfoliating cleanser like PURIFY BODY to wash away sweat, toxins, dead skin cells, excess oils and sebum. PURIFY BODY contains Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, which has anti-inflammatory effects and helps skin recover from UV exposure.
2. You also need to restore moisture and hydration lost through sweating. After your shower, apply GLOW BODY all over. It contains antioxidants and oils deeply nourish the skin.

"Immediately after exercising, the first thing you should do is remove sweaty clothing and take a shower."

FACE ROUTINE:

1. You need to properly clean your face in order to remove excess sweat, dead skin cells, toxins, environmental pollutants and sunscreen. Double cleanse with CLEANSE ME followed by PURIFY ME to restore your skin’s natural barrier. After doing this, your skin will feel clean, strong and resilient.
2. Apply REVIVE ME to replenish lost vitamins and minerals and deeply hydrate skin. REVIVE ME contains argan stem cells, which help to restore elasticity, reduce wrinkles and increase skin’s firmness.
3. The last step is to use a nourishing night cream like RECOVER ME, which has anti-aging compounds, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory essential oils like lavender. Putting this on before bedtime allows your skin to restore itself overnight.

"You need to properly clean your face in order to remove excess sweat, dead skin cells, toxins, environmental pollutants and sunscreen."

Be consistent with your post-sweat skincare routine and you will see the positive effects.