DownSouth 0 Share Posted January 7, 2006 okay, im 17 and i used to run about 3 miles a day. but then i remember hearing someone say that sweat makes your acne worse. well obviously i dont want to make my acne worse than it already is(though i plan on going on 'tane soon)so i was wondering, does sweat really make your acne worse? b/c i like running and would like to do that again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kamstan 1 Share Posted January 7, 2006 okay, im 17 and i used to run about 3 miles a day. but then i remember hearing someone say that sweat makes your acne worse. well obviously i dont want to make my acne worse than it already is(though i plan on going on 'tane soon) so i was wondering, does sweat really make your acne worse? b/c i like running and would like to do that again If I don't shower imediately after working out, I always break out, it totally sucks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xue_mei 0 Share Posted January 7, 2006 I'm not sure. With a ton of things, I think it varies from person to person...some say that sweating makes their skin feel really refreshed and clean, but others say it makes it worse. Personally, I work out a lot in a week, and I also sweat a ton. I've found that it doesn't make my acne worse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tisha2 0 Share Posted January 11, 2006 i dont think so. i too am a runner and i run distance (lots and lots of running--most the time i run in the middle of the afternoon and am very very sweaty) But i didnt have increased acne when i ran....plus, i would shower and do my skin care regime as soon as i was done.i just had a kid so im getting back into running again, but since i havent been running, i have actually broken out worse than i ever have in my life. (maybe due to hormones, but it should prove the running/acne theory wrong) if you dont wash yourself after sweating immensly, of course youll suffer more breakouts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
santacruz 0 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I think it's good for your skin, at least it's good for my skin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt J C 0 Share Posted January 11, 2006 exercise is good for your skin, gets the blood flowing, but you have to clean it right afterwards! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
reebok4146 0 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Last year I had bad acne, like I do now, but it all cleared up after workin out for my baseball team. I think about after a month of workin out (this was like the first time ever i had ever lifted weights and I could even bench 50 pounds), it cleared up tremedously and stayed clear until the season ended in the spring. We had summerball during the summer and I never got to play and we only had 2 games a week. Like every week I saw new whiteheads come up and it eventually came back worse than before.......but anyways this past summer was the worst ever because I couldnt go on vacation and my acne came back Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jagwarlord 0 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I stopped working out all together and you know what happend, a week later I had ZERO acne on my body. It's a catch 22 for me....either be scrawy with clear skin or huge with acne Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DownSouth 0 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 hmmm...i think ill just start running again, but make sure i shower right afterwards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnsonJohnson 0 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Dried sweat can clog pores....that is some people say that excessive sweating breaks them out. I don't think it is the actual sweating that irritates acne....it is sweating + not cleaning up afterward. As long as you don't let the sweat dry on your face...you should be fine I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
